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FOSTER, ED, Broadhead, Will, G. M., J. P., Appleton, Mark, S. T., M. W., Crammond, Ian, M. B., L. P., A. C. |
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Classic & Sports Car; Sep2021, Vol. 40 Issue 6, p90-107, 16p, 40 Color Photographs, 12 Maps |
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Thanks to other major routes taking most of the strain, the A272 has never needed to be heavily upgraded, escaping the dual-carriageway fate of many great roads and offering the sort of drive that turns back the clock to when some of our cars were new. LOCAL KNOWLEDGE WHERE TO STAY The Bear Hotel: meeting point for generations of motoring hacks bearhotel.co.uk WHERE TO EAT Askew's Family Bakery:Welsh cakes over the road fromThe Bear01873 810345 WHAT TO SEE Blaenavon's Heritage Railway: hop 10 miles south for steam trains bhrailway.co.uk HIDDEN GEM Crickhowell Bridge: it's en route and, at 128m, the longest stone bridge in Wales PITSTOP The Shell garage on the way out of town, where A40 meets A4077, sellsV-Power LOCAL KNOWLEDGE WHERE TO STAY There are more than 1000 options on the 516-mile route, with your choice largely depending on how many miles you want to cover each day. Our lunch stop at Lochinver summarises much of the NC500 experience: 'bikers chatting on the side of the road at the petrol station, the car's exhaust ticking quietly as it cools after the latest section of winding road, and a queue for the Spar as locals and tourists get supplies. FEATURES Northern Scotland is a land of fairy tales and castles, lochsandglens, distilleries and smokehouses, of winding roads and windswept beaches. [Extracted from the article] |
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