{"id":198,"date":"2024-12-09T13:29:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T13:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/home\/?page_id=198"},"modified":"2026-07-04T17:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T17:03:25","slug":"top-gear-roads-driving-routes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/home\/top-gear-roads-driving-routes\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Gear Roads Driving Routes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RCC-www-logo-6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RCC-www-logo-6.jpeg 778w, https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RCC-www-logo-6-300x58.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RCC-www-logo-6-768x148.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Top Gear Roads Driving Routes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<nav class=\"is-responsive has-text-decoration-underline wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Navigation\" \n\t\t data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.openMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 7.5h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><path d=\"M4 15h16v1.5H4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container\"  id=\"modal-1\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--has-modal-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--is-menu-open=\"state.isMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.initMenu\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--focusout=\"actions.handleMenuFocusout\"\n\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"-1\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-close\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-dialog\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-modal=\"state.ariaModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.ariaLabel\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--role=\"state.roleAttribute\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Close menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.closeMenuOnClick\"\n\t\t\t><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"m13.06 12 6.47-6.47-1.06-1.06L12 10.94 5.53 4.47 4.47 5.53 10.94 12l-6.47 6.47 1.06 1.06L12 13.06l6.47 6.47 1.06-1.06L13.06 12Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-watch=\"callbacks.focusFirstElement\"\n\t\t\t id=\"modal-1-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container is-responsive has-text-decoration-underline wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/home\/home\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/home\/this-years-programme\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">This Year&#8217;s Programme<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/home\/previous-years-events\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Previous Years&#8217; Events<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/home\/photos\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Photos<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/home\/previous-years-programmes\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Previous Years&#8217; Programmes<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/home\/top-gear-roads-driving-routes\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Top Gear Roads Driving Routes<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/home\/club-representatives\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Club Representatives<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/home\/contact-us\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Contact us<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of our main activities is the enjoyment of driving those excellent local Welsh roads within easy reach of our homes. We include great driving roads that you may recognise from Top Gear programmes and magazine photo-shoots. We have refined our routes over the years, including having to stop doing one of them thanks to the traffic police: the A4069 from Llangadog to Brynamman is one of the best scenic and driving roads in the country but was ruined a few years ago when 40 mph Average Speed Cameras were installed. In December 2024 there were reports of the cameras being cut down so we may give the route a go again in future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We aim to fit in four different routes each year, usually on a Thursday, with two variants to the north, one to the south and one heading west. These are the default routes, most starting in Llanllwni at the junction of B4336 and the A485 (w3w: \/\/\/snooping.educates.panting). All routes include an early stop for breakfast and usually end at Lloyds Fish &amp; Chip Shop in Lampeter, or JT&#8217;s Fish Bar in Llandovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please click on the map images to view more detailed maps of the routes and full details including timings and sector distances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:17% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/TGRN-Clywedog-map-and-route.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/TGRN-map-Clywedogsm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1735 size-full\"\/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Top Gear Roads North &#8211; Clywedog route<br><\/strong>Llanllwni &#8211; Lampeter &#8211; Pontrhydfendegaid &#8211; Devil&#8217;s Bridge &#8211; Nantymoch Dam &#8211; Talybont &#8211; Machynlleth &#8211; Dylife &#8211; Clywedog Dam &#8211; Llanidloes &#8211; Llangurig &#8211; Rhyader &#8211; Newbridge-on-Wye &#8211; Beulah &#8211; Llanwrtyd Wells &#8211; Tirabad &#8211; Epynt Ranges &#8211; Llywel &#8211; Llandovery &#8211; Llanwrda &#8211; Lampeter Fish &amp; Chips &#8211; disperse. ~200 miles<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/TGRN-Elan-Valley-2026-map-and-route.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/TGRN-Elan-Valley-mapsm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1743 size-full\"\/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Top Gear Roads North &#8211; Elan Valley route<\/strong><br>Llanllwni &#8211; Lampeter &#8211; Pontrhydfendegaid &#8211; Devil&#8217;s Bridge &#8211; Cwmystw<a href=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/TGRN-Elan-Valley-map-and-route.pdf\">https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/TGRN-Elan-Valley-map-and-route.pdf<\/a>yth &#8211; Craig Goch Dam &#8211; Elan Valley Visitor Centre &#8211; Rhyader &#8211; Newbridge-on-Wye &#8211; Beulah &#8211; Abergwesyn &#8211; Llyn Brianne dam &#8211; Porthyrhyd &#8211; Lampeter Fish &amp; Chips &#8211; disperse. ~125 miles<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:17% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Top-Gear-Roads-South-v2026.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/TGR-South-2026sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1711 size-full\"\/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Top Gear Roads South<\/strong> <strong>route<\/strong><br>Llanllwni &#8211; Rhydcymerau &#8211; Coffee stop at Owl&#8217;s Nest, Llandovery &#8211; Brecon &#8211; Bwlch &#8211; Llangynidr &#8211; Garnlydan &#8211; Blaenafon -Llanfoist &#8211; Lunch stop at Baffle Haus cafe, Goetre &#8211; Dowlais &#8211; Pontsticill reservoir &#8211; Talybont reservoir &#8211; Libanus &#8211; Sennybridge &#8211; Llandovery fish &amp; chips &#8211; disperse. ~150 miles<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/TGRW-map-and-route.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"114\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/roadsterscarclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/TGRW-mapsm-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1757 size-full\"\/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Top Gear Roads West<\/strong> <strong>route<\/strong><br>Newcastle Emlyn &#8211; Cenarth &#8211; Boncath &#8211; Efailwen &#8211; Haverfordwest &#8211; Newgale &#8211; St David&#8217;s &#8211; Porthgain &#8211; Goodwick &#8211; Llanychaer &#8211; Tafarn Sinc &#8211; Eglwyswrw &#8211; Boncath &#8211; Cenarth &#8211; Newcastle Emlyn &#8211; disperse. ~100 miles<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Gear Roads Driving Routes One of our main activities is the enjoyment of driving those excellent local Welsh roads within easy reach of our homes. 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