09.11.24 Last Pizza ride of the year (probably)

 

With the weather getting colder and wetter in the coming months, it seems like the perfect opportunity for a final trip to Betws-y-Coed for pizza at the Hangin' Pizzeria!

We’ll kick things off by heading toward Mold, passing Moel Famau into Ruthin, and then on to Denbigh. 

From there, we’ll go halfway up the moors, turn right toward Llanrwst, and take the back roads into Betws. There's also a café we haven’t tried yet—Glan Yr Afon Café in Llanfair TH, right at the A544/A548 junction, which is usually packed with bikers. Might be a good spot to stop!

On the way back, we’ll ride down the A5 through Llangollen, hit Rhuabon, and wrap it up on the A483.

We finally managed to stop at Caffi Glan Yr Afon for the first time after riding the A544 from Denbigh. The café is small and a bit scruffy, but by the time we left, every table was taken, and there were people waiting to get in – it's clearly very popular, especially with bikers. Of course, we always greet other bikers, but there was one from Liverpool who just couldn’t stop talking! Seriously, he never paused for breath!!

Anyway, enough of that – we had a lovely cup of tea and coffee, then headed off to meet Dani, Steff, and Gethin in Betws.

Forgotten how really great the A548 is. lovely bends, quick road, scenery beautiful - other than a young nutter in a red car that had decided to overtake in the wrong place and a stupid person going far too quickly over the hI’d forgotten how great the A548 is – beautiful bends, a fast road, and stunning scenery. That said, there was a bit of a headache with a young idiot in a red car who tried to overtake in the wrong spot, and another reckless driver speeding over the humpback bridge in Llanrwst, both of whom forced us to take evasive action!

This is why riders need to stay smart, not speed, and always take good lines when riding. When approaching a left-hand bend, ride wide to the right, and when the road bends right, stay closer to the curb. This gives you an extra second or two to spot any nutters ahead!

We got to Betws in the sunshine and had pizza at Hangin’ Pizzeria – honestly, you won’t find a better pizza anywhere. The little Grrrrrandsprog is a big pizza fan – just like Steff, he can demolish one in no time! A lovely 45-minute stop before getting back on the road.

Leaving Betws and heading towards Ffestiniog on one of our top three favorite roads in Wales, we decided to mix things up a bit. Instead of the usual route to Bala, we took the B4407 to Ysbyty Ifan, a road we don’t ride often but really should, because it’s fantastic. It’s a narrow mountain road with a great surface, and the white lines on both sides give it that feeling of riding on a Scalextric track!

Once we hit the A5, we just powered through home via Llangollen, and by then, the temperature was definitely starting to drop. Another brilliant day out.

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