Welsh Border Sweepers
A483 · Newtown → Builth Wells · Wales
- Length
- 40 miles
- Drive time
- 1 h
- Type
- Grand touring road
- Region
- Wales
The mid-Wales artery at its best: long, cambered, rhythmic sweepers from Newtown down through Llandrindod Wells to Builth — a road for covering ground beautifully.
Highlights of the Welsh Border Sweepers
- Rhythmic open sweepers
- Llandrindod spa town
- Links to the A44 & Elan
Where to stop on the Welsh Border Sweepers
- Llanbadarn Fynydd crest viewpoint — High moorland stretch by the village — laybys amid the best sweepers of the run
- Crossgates services (Ascona) fuel — Fuel, cafe and loos at the A483/A44 junction — the obvious mid-route stop
- Herb Garden Cafe café — Family-run cafe with homemade cakes in the old spa town — closed Sundays
Drive the Welsh Border Sweepers
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