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peerie64

30/7/2012 at 9:18pm
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Hi all going to bala in wales from teversal in nottingham should i be wary of any dodgy roads , being on route planner and advises me to go up on the A6-M60-M56-A55 -A494-A5-A494 if anyone has done this route is it ok thanks.

tango55

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When I went to the Bala Camping & Caravanning Club site I went straight up the A5 and continued through the welsh border through Llangollen, Corwen and then on to Bala. There are a few roundabouts along the way but not really any difficult roads as such. So if you were coming from Teversal you could go M1, A42/M42 to junction 10 (Tamworth) and that is the A5 that will take you straight through to north Wales.

the black fox

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yes its not a bad route ,your only problem stretch is the extremely steep hill as you descend towards ruthin ,once past that its a doddle .
mind you saying that the views as you come down the hill are nothing but spectacular ,and you can always pop in for a coffee en-route .

p.s don't forget the wellys the sheep are very friendly up here

alan29

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Quote: Originally posted by the black fox on 31/7/2012
yes its not a bad route ,your only problem stretch is the extremely steep hill as you descend towards ruthin ,once past that its a doddle .
mind you saying that the views as you come down the hill are nothing but spectacular ,and you can always pop in for a coffee en-route .

p.s don't forget the wellys the sheep are very friendly up here

I'd have a look at that bit on streetview - there are a couple of hairpins. Trucks do it, but at a crawl.
The alternative is via LLandegla and Corwen.

Whatamess

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mind you saying that the views as you come down the hill are nothing but spectacular ,and you can always pop in for a coffee en-route .

Come down that hill too fast and you'll pop into that little timber clad bungalow that was built a couple of years ago!!

Just proceed with care, you should be OK.

Nora

peerie64

31/7/2012 at 8:59pm
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thanks for those replies.

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