Birkenhead Ferry to Thruxton Circuit?
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wrote on 28 Dec 2023, 19:31 last edited by
Hello all, has anyone got a good route (twisties, fast flowing, great views and good food) from Birkenhead Ferry Terminal to Thruxton Circuit? I'm doing a track day there next September and would like a good route down. Thanks very much for sharing if you have.
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Valued contributorwrote on 29 Dec 2023, 14:37 last edited by richtea999
@David-Ringland As general guidance, if you've got a lot of time, then ride down through Wales. It's quieter than England, the roads are less crowded, and quite often they're in better nick (not so over-used and potholed).
See the A483 - Welshpool, Newtown, Builth Wells, Abergavenny etc. It will get a bit sticky down near Chepstow/Bristol/Severn Bridge but that's the price you pay for the previous 100 fabulous miles!
Or before you get to Abergavenny cut across to Gloucester, and then you get a bit of Cotswolds afterwards.
Example route:
https://www.myrouteapp.com/route/open/8481843
2 = Crossgates - biker meeting place and petrol
5 = Avebury - like riding through Stonehenge, but free & with less peopleIf time is tight, then the A49 through the Marches is a good compromise. About 4.5 hours versus maybe 3.5 - 4 on motorways. An extra hour well spent.
Example route:
https://www.myrouteapp.com/route/open/8482009I'm sure other users who know those areas can improve on the above routes, but they're not bad for starters.
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@David-Ringland As general guidance, if you've got a lot of time, then ride down through Wales. It's quieter than England, the roads are less crowded, and quite often they're in better nick (not so over-used and potholed).
See the A483 - Welshpool, Newtown, Builth Wells, Abergavenny etc. It will get a bit sticky down near Chepstow/Bristol/Severn Bridge but that's the price you pay for the previous 100 fabulous miles!
Or before you get to Abergavenny cut across to Gloucester, and then you get a bit of Cotswolds afterwards.
Example route:
https://www.myrouteapp.com/route/open/8481843
2 = Crossgates - biker meeting place and petrol
5 = Avebury - like riding through Stonehenge, but free & with less peopleIf time is tight, then the A49 through the Marches is a good compromise. About 4.5 hours versus maybe 3.5 - 4 on motorways. An extra hour well spent.
Example route:
https://www.myrouteapp.com/route/open/8482009I'm sure other users who know those areas can improve on the above routes, but they're not bad for starters.
wrote on 29 Dec 2023, 14:45 last edited by David Ringland@richtea999 thanks very much, i'll have a look tonight at those routes.
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@David-Ringland As general guidance, if you've got a lot of time, then ride down through Wales. It's quieter than England, the roads are less crowded, and quite often they're in better nick (not so over-used and potholed).
See the A483 - Welshpool, Newtown, Builth Wells, Abergavenny etc. It will get a bit sticky down near Chepstow/Bristol/Severn Bridge but that's the price you pay for the previous 100 fabulous miles!
Or before you get to Abergavenny cut across to Gloucester, and then you get a bit of Cotswolds afterwards.
Example route:
https://www.myrouteapp.com/route/open/8481843
2 = Crossgates - biker meeting place and petrol
5 = Avebury - like riding through Stonehenge, but free & with less peopleIf time is tight, then the A49 through the Marches is a good compromise. About 4.5 hours versus maybe 3.5 - 4 on motorways. An extra hour well spent.
Example route:
https://www.myrouteapp.com/route/open/8482009I'm sure other users who know those areas can improve on the above routes, but they're not bad for starters.
wrote on 29 Dec 2023, 19:32 last edited by@richtea999 Thanks very much, I'll adjust those route to suit our timeline and hopefully have a blast! thanks again for taking the time to rely to my post.
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wrote on 30 Dec 2023, 07:49 last edited by paul69
will also highly recommend the 483, riden that route many many times on my way to the Brecons, or whatever it's called now.
also as mentioned the route to gloucester is very good, but sadly a lot of the twisty parts have twin solid whites, and if you get stuck behind tractors or old people with tissue boxes and a hat on their parcel shelf driving at 25mph in a VW VR6, it spoils the route somewhat, and of course that road is a campervan and caravan corridor, but still very good when you do eventually get passed them.
enjoy it, watch out for the hairpins