Castle Tour of Wales 2022

18-04-2022, 05:24 AM

Navigating a course through the COVID minefield of the last two years has been a challenge , one of the highlights was a trip to France last September. Hassle…..yes, was it worth it….Oh Yes.

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Grumpy engaged his creative juices ( don’t dwell on that thought too long ) to come up with a jaunt a bit nearer home and hey presto we have the Castle tour of Wales.

Now before we go any further this is not intended to be an in depth historical tour comparing defensive attributes of old large buildings, typically of the medieval period, fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, drawbridges and a moat …….. although we may pop in to one or two.

The castles define the route, waypoints if you will, hopefully many have a car park and a cafe so a brew and record selfie and on to the next one.

The intention is to do this when , thanks to Liz celebrating a record time sat as monarch ,we get a two day bank holiday at the start of June.

The route is shown below ,clockwise is the direction of travel.if anyone fancies a few days , the accommodation is shown below the route ,join in for part or all of the trip ,meet us on the way. Overnighters please contact the accommodation direct.

That’s about it in a nutshell,

A453F5DF-283B-45C5-968F-DF26D924A6CF by Mike OConnor, on Flickr

CASTLE TOUR 2022

THU 2ND JUNE
ROYAL HOTEL – ROSS ON WYE, HR9 5HZ

FRI 3RD JUNE
BOARS HEAD HOTEL – CARMARTHEN, SA31 3AE

SAT 4TH JUNE
ERYL MOR HOTEL – BANGOR, LL57 2SR

SUN 5TH.
THE SWAN HOTEL – KINGTON, HR5 3AZ

Mr Gazza · 22-04-2022, 05:42 PM

Alarming amount of tumbleweed here considering the effort put in by Mike and Grumpy!!

Jez900ie · 22-04-2022, 08:04 PM

Wow thats one hell of a lot of castles!

Grumpy · 22-04-2022, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Jez900ie

Wow thats one hell of a lot of castles!

You would think so, however there are approx 2500 castles dotted around the UK. Anything from a mound to Windsor!

Doggy · 22-04-2022, 09:02 PM

I would have come, but I'm away the week before on the bike in Germany.

Grumpy · 22-04-2022, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Doggy

I would have come, but I'm away the week before on the bike in Germany.

Looking at castles

Have a great trip. What's the itinerary?

23-04-2022, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Doggy

I would have come, but I'm away the week before on the bike in Germany.

Hi Col, on which bike? You have quite a collection mate,my guess is the white one

bigredduke · 23-04-2022, 08:19 PM

Well done for organising this trip Mike. Unfortunately the dates clash with our trip to Northern Spain & Portugal, postponed from 2020.
Hope it goes well for all those involved

23-04-2022, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by bigredduke

Well done for organising this trip Mike. Unfortunately the dates clash with our trip to Northern Spain & Portugal, postponed from 2020.
Hope it goes well for all those involved

Hi Paul, grumpy must take all the credit for this one, with a helping hand from an old friend

Enjoy the trip mate

Doggy · 23-04-2022, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Moco1961

Hi Col, on which bike? You have quite a collection mate,my guess is the white one

Yes, the new white one.

slob · 25-04-2022, 06:20 AM

I’m going to try and make it to at least part of this

bigredduke · 25-04-2022, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by slob

I’m going to try and make it to at least part of this

Remember! Only straight up and down or across. Diagonal routes forbidden

jonzi · 25-04-2022, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by slob

I’m going to try and make it to at least part of this

back on a bike then old boy?

25-04-2022, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by slob

I’m going to try and make it to at least part of this

Well done sir ! It will be good to see you out and about again

Stinger101 · 26-04-2022, 02:14 PM

That's a good trip around. Sadly we're away riding to Monte Carlo from June 2nd to 11th.

18-04-2022, 05:24 AM	#1
Moco1961 Guest Posts: n/a	Castle Tour of Wales 2022 Navigating a course through the COVID minefield of the last two years has been a challenge , one of the highlights was a trip to France last September. Hassle…..yes, was it worth it….Oh Yes.. Grumpy engaged his creative juices ( don’t dwell on that thought too long ) to come up with a jaunt a bit nearer home and hey presto we have the Castle tour of Wales. Now before we go any further this is not intended to be an in depth historical tour comparing defensive attributes of old large buildings, typically of the medieval period, fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, drawbridges and a moat …….. although we may pop in to one or two. The castles define the route, waypoints if you will, hopefully many have a car park and a cafe so a brew and record selfie and on to the next one. The intention is to do this when , thanks to Liz celebrating a record time sat as monarch ,we get a two day bank holiday at the start of June. The route is shown below ,clockwise is the direction of travel.if anyone fancies a few days , the accommodation is shown below the route ,join in for part or all of the trip ,meet us on the way. Overnighters please contact the accommodation direct. That’s about it in a nutshell, A453F5DF-283B-45C5-968F-DF26D924A6CF by Mike OConnor, on Flickr CASTLE TOUR 2022 THU 2ND JUNE ROYAL HOTEL – ROSS ON WYE, HR9 5HZ FRI 3RD JUNE BOARS HEAD HOTEL – CARMARTHEN, SA31 3AE SAT 4TH JUNE ERYL MOR HOTEL – BANGOR, LL57 2SR SUN 5TH. THE SWAN HOTEL – KINGTON, HR5 3AZ Last edited by Moco1961; 18-04-2022 at 05:37 AM..

22-04-2022, 05:42 PM	#2
Mr Gazza Lord of the Rings Join Date: May 2013 Location: Norwich Bike: M900sie Posts: 5,806	Alarming amount of tumbleweed here considering the effort put in by Mike and Grumpy!! __________________

22-04-2022, 08:04 PM	#3
Jez900ie Pleasantly surprised! Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Stoke on Trent Bike: M900ie Posts: 780	Wow thats one hell of a lot of castles! __________________ Monsters don't hide under the bed, they sleep inside the shed

22-04-2022, 09:02 PM	#5
Doggy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Kent Bike: M796 Posts: 510	I would have come, but I'm away the week before on the bike in Germany.

23-04-2022, 08:19 PM	#8
bigredduke Nothing to see here Join Date: May 2005 Location: brough Bike: M1100evo Posts: 1,546	Well done for organising this trip Mike. Unfortunately the dates clash with our trip to Northern Spain & Portugal, postponed from 2020. Hope it goes well for all those involved

25-04-2022, 06:20 AM	#11
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,711	I’m going to try and make it to at least part of this

26-04-2022, 02:14 PM	#15
Stinger101 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Alcester Bike: M1200s Posts: 241	That's a good trip around. Sadly we're away riding to Monte Carlo from June 2nd to 11th.