Plowsie - I posted this up on the Border Patrol section. Probably a bit out of the way for EAR peeps. If I were further north then I'd take the M56 to J10 and take the A49 to S'bury and then as below. Up to you, some want there quick via the M6.
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On leaving Shrewsbury - I was thinking of leaving about 11am ish, maybe a bit later - it's only 2.5 - 3 hours to Bristol. Perhaps we could all meet at Shrewsbury Services, at the junction of the A5 and A49? Route:
- A49 to not quite Ross-on-Wye
- A4137 to the A40
- A40 to Monmouth - we could meet Luckypants here
- A466 through the Wye Valley to Chepstow (nice bit of road this, bit narrow around Tintern)
- A48/M48 across the Severn Bridge
- M4/M32 into Bristol City Centre
- Stay on the inner ring road straight to Fowlers
- http://tinyurl.com/52fqx8
I then have to hop up to Clifton with darylB to collect Fran, it's 2 miles max, doesn't take long (on a bike). Then, depending on whether other people are travelling at the same time, meet up again at Fowlers for a ride down the A37. Or, darylB and I could go straight to Fran's house, pick him up and then meet up with everyone at Fowlers.