Manchester - Llandudno 2016 : Saturday April 23...for Harry, England and St George

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DiddlyDodds

Random Resident
Location
Littleborough
First ride of the year today , a nice 25 miler to see if those hours on the spin o matic made any difference, quite pleased with how it went, stayed on the salty roads as the lanes around here can be a tad dodgy in cold weather.
 

DiddlyDodds

Random Resident
Location
Littleborough
Sorry fellas, I'm out, have booked a holiday in Italy. Enjoy it, it's a good ride.

365 days in a year and you've chose the same one as the Man to Land Ride , thats poor planning may i say, and what does Italy have that the Connahs Quay River Dee Delta cannot offer.
 
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nickyboy

nickyboy

Norven Mankey
So, I'm umming and ahhing about where we have our post-ride evening in Llandudno

Last year we went here:

http://www.kingsheadllandudno.co.uk/

Mainly because it was right across the road from the chippy. It was....OK but nothing special to my mind

I'm floating out two alternatives, both of which are close to the chippy or anywhere else for that matter

The ubiquitous 'spoons

https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/wales/conwy/the-palladium-llandudno

Good range of beer (and food) and of course inexpensive. I had brekky there and it was fine but not sure what it's like on a Saturday night

The Cottage Loaf

http://the-cottageloaf.co.uk/

Does some nice beers it seems and its centrally located. Food seems pricey (for N Wales) so that has to be borne in mind

I'm happy to have feedback then make a decision for the group and I'm pretty relaxed which one is chosen
 
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nickyboy

nickyboy

Norven Mankey
i only live down the road from weaver ham .. would be up for trying it , do you need to be at any specific level ?

Weaverham to Llandudno is about 70 miles and will be done at a fairly gentle pace. Depending on headwinds etc I would think 10-11mph would suffice to get you there at a reasonable time. You can go faster than that of course if you feel up to it

On this ride I have tried to offer bale-out options in the event that a rider isn't enjoying himself. As such, all the way along the N Wales coast we go past train stations so a rider could hop on a train and be transported to Llandudno (or the other way if you've really had enough). So no danger at all of getting into difficulties if you're not used to that sort of distance of ride

Why not come along to the Devonshire Bakery in Weaverham and ride with us to Eureka Café for a spot of lunch? After that you can decide if you fancy the rest of the ride to Llandudno or not

I'll stick you on the "Expressions of Interest" on post#1 of this thread
 

Jaykun85

Senior Member
Yea ill do that :smile: will have to get out a lot more on my bike once it's back from the shop just to. Make sure I'm up to it as would be nice make it to Llandudno. As can easily get train back I assume
 
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nickyboy

nickyboy

Norven Mankey
Yea ill do that :smile: will have to get out a lot more on my bike once it's back from the shop just to. Make sure I'm up to it as would be nice make it to Llandudno. As can easily get train back I assume

Yes, there are regular trains back to Chester and beyond. If you prebook a ticket make sure that it is from Llandudno Junction, not Llandudno. Llandudno station in the town is on a short branch line which connects back to Llandudno Junction so it's a waste of time getting on there
 

theclaud

Openly Marxist
Location
Swansea
Yes, there are regular trains back to Chester and beyond. If you prebook a ticket make sure that it is from Llandudno Junction, not Llandudno. Llandudno station in the town is on a short branch line which connects back to Llandudno Junction so it's a waste of time getting on there
Yes and if you need further information, @rich p's specialist subject is the difference between Llandudno and Llandudno Junction.
 
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