Good roads around Bristol - advice?

[bendelfont]

I have been looking for good biking roads around Bristol, but so far the closest good place i have found is around Brecon, which is a trek when you want a quick burn - can anyone recommend some?

Thanks

[fizzwheel]

Cant really recommend any that close to you as not that familiar with that area that well

I'm organinsing a rideout not far from you though, details here if you are interested

http://forums.sv650.org/viewtopic.php?t=24052

[Haxsaw]

The A46 north of Bath (going past Westonbirt) is a great ride.

I quite often take A420 east, turn left (north) onto the A46 and stay on that until signs for Dursley. Turn west and go through Dursley to the A38 and come back south to Bristol on that.

[bendelfont]

Thanks for that - think i'll go give that a go now - great day for it

Cheers mate

[Enzo]

I like to take the A37 and then the A39 to Wells, I make up my mind what to do when I get there!

[Anonymous]

I like to take the A37 and then the A39 to Wells, I make up my mind what to do when I get there!

Yes, good advice.

Go south through to Churchill, then straight on and up Cheddar (via Shipham is nicer way to Cheddar) then youve got all the Mendips to play in. Chew Magna, Chew Stoke, through back to Bath etc. Alternatively take the Bath signed road out of Churchill, then up through Burrington Combe, over the tops down into Wells etc. Loads of bikes usually in the Mendips and Cheddar is a big meet area. About an hours round trip playing.

Of course over the old Severn Bridge you've got Wye Valley to Monmouth, then loop back over through forest of Dean and drop back over the bridge. About an hour round trip. Or go further to Whitchurch, the Symonds Yat East, up through forest.

For east, the run out to Avebury and around there is good, but a little further.

[minky]

Go south through to Churchill, then straight on and up Cheddar (via Shipham is nicer way to Cheddar)


Whoaaah there fella :)

I'd suggest everyone stay the hell away from Cheddar at the moment, they are resurfacing with 'gravel!' and it's bloody treacherous :(

Head into Wells on the 37 then toward Cheddar, there are some lovely twisties and it's quite a quick road with some lovely scenary. On your way back head toward Churchill then either head up through Burrington Combe (like cheddar but safer at the mo) then out to Bristol or pick up the Bristol /Bath road at the bottom of Burrington :)

Maybe head toward Burnham On Sea? Lovely bag of chips by the seaside :)


Round here the choices are endless, I'm in the head out and decide en-route camp, makes it more fun :)

[Anonymous]

I'd suggest everyone stay the hell away from Cheddar at the moment, they are resurfacing with 'gravel!' and it's bloody treacherous :(



Really? Thats a pain. The surface up Burrington is superb I had hoped we might get that in the gorge.

Must admit I use your method, Minky. Head out stop and top if Burrington and make a decision then. Lots of options up there.

Ideas for a mendips ride finishing with chips in Burnham are formulating....

[minky]

Really? Thats a pain. The surface up Burrington is superb I had hoped we might get that in the gorge.

Must admit I use your method, Minky. Head out stop and top if Burrington and make a decision then. Lots of options up there.

Ideas for a mendips ride finishing with chips in Burnham are formulating....


Hoped for that too, went up there a couple of days after they'd done some stretches and it was awful, slip sliding round those bends is not fun. They appear to have only done odd sections too :(

I could hear the paint being chipped off my bellypan as we rode :(


If I were you I'd head out of Bristol on the 37, turn to Cheddar by the Mendip Inn (superb food) then turn toward Burrington, head left at the bottom toward Churchill and pickup the Cheddar road. Through the bottom of the Gorge and towards Axbridge then left onto Burnham.

*watch out for the camera on that stretch*

Lovely roads and not a bad distance either for you :)

Could always go straight on at the bottom of Burrington on the way back and pickup the Bath / Bristol road for a bit of variety :)

Bear in mind the festival starts on Wed so we'll be knee deep in vans, cars and diesel spewing buses / coaches :(

[Anonymous]

Whats the festival and what village is the Mendip Inn in or near, I cant picture it?

[Carsick]

Whats the festival and what village is the Mendip Inn in or near, I cant picture it?
Glastonbury, I expect.
Looks like the Mendip Inn is a few miles south of Gurney Slade.

[minky]

Whats the festival and what village is the Mendip Inn in or near, I cant picture it?
Glastonbury, I expect.
Looks like the Mendip Inn is a few miles south of Gurney Slade.


Sorry, the festival is in Glastonbury. The Mendip Inn is at the top of the hill as you come out of Gurney Slade

**camera in Gurney so be careful**

It's the one with the Brian Fear Cars next to it, the now Jag sales garage. You turn right there heading toward Cheddar :)

[Anonymous]

Whats the festival and what village is the Mendip Inn in or near, I cant picture it?
Glastonbury, I expect.
Looks like the Mendip Inn is a few miles south of Gurney Slade.


Sorry, the festival is in Glastonbury. The Mendip Inn is at the top of the hill as you come out of Gurney Slade

**camera in Gurney so be careful**

It's the one with the Brian Fear Cars next to it, the now Jag sales garage. You turn right there heading toward Cheddar :)

Im with you. :thumbsup:

[Jabba]

The A46 north of Bath (going past Westonbirt) is a great ride.

That's the A433 dude :thumbsup: We went that way to AR05 and yes, it's a great ride.

Take the A46 north from J18 of the M4 then turn right onto the A433 (towards Cirencester) and a little place with a funny name.......Petty France or summat :?

From Cirencester take the A417 through Fairford etc until you get to Farringdon, than hang a right onto the A420 back down to the m'way somwhere just north of Marlborough.

[bendelfont]

Thanks for the advice - much appreciated - will give them a go

[Haxsaw]

That's the A433 dude

:oops: Lazy typing from me! I stay on the A46 and go past a sign that says Westonbirt then turn off on the A4135. Having never actually been to Westonbirt I thought this was 'going past'! :oops: