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The A470 — Spine of Wales (Cambrian Way)

A470 · Cardiff Bay (Mermaid Quay) → Llandudno · Wales

Length
186 miles
Drive time
5 h (best over 2–4 days)
Type
Grand touring road
Region
Wales

THE iconic Welsh drive: the only A-road in Britain to run the whole length of a country, 186 miles from Mermaid Quay in Cardiff Bay to Llandudno's Victorian promenade. Once voted Britain's favourite road, it climbs past Pen y Fan at Storey Arms, threads the wilds of mid-Wales, and crosses Eryri over the Crimea Pass. Dual carriageway to Merthyr, then proper single-carriageway touring all the way north.

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