Planned your 2017 road trip(s)yet?

[Steveml63]

The roads looked good on Top Gear. Were you in the ML63?

Hi,
Yes we used the ML63 - as you aren't allowed to drive up the mountain road unless you have a 4x4.
The police checkpoint at the bottom of the mountain road checks each vehicle and looks at your car, insurance documents, vehicle registration card and drivers licence.
The road is immaculate but very steep!
At the bottom of the mountain road:-


Cheers
Steve

 

[Steveml63]

Hi,
View on the way up the mountain road

Cheers
Steve

 

[Steveml63]

Hi,
A little over half way up the mountain!


Cheers
Steve

 

[Steveml63]

Hi,
Sunset tonight!

Cheers
Steve

 

[Steveml63]

Hi,
View of canyon from hotel

Cheers
Steve

 

[carnut]

Try to stop at the Millau services on the motorway and then take a walk up the big hill (easy to find) for a fantastic panoramic view of the bridge

The toilet at millau services are appalling. Old fashioned squat!!

Avoid this and go down to the valley and look up at the bridge for the best view

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Incredible car, great hotel, stunning scenery. Life doesn't get much better

 

[carnut]

Nice drive to key West. African Queen at key largo
Key West is party town!!!
Enjoy but take care


http://www.kellyskeywest.com/

Worth a visit

 

[Benzmanc]

The toilet at millau services are appalling. Old fashioned squat!!

Avoid this and go down to the valley and look up at the bridge for the best view

Don't know where you've been but the main services with the visitor centre has excellent facilities


Taken from here The Millau viaduct - A75 motorway bridge over the river Tarn

The toll booths are located a couple of kilometres north of the viaduct; just before the northern end of the viaduct, there is a large motorway rest area, offering spectacular views of the viaduct, as well as a visitor centre with information on the bridge and its building. For the best photo opportunities, arrive at the bridge shortly after sunrise in the Autumn, when the bridge frequently floats above the overnight mists that have formed in the valley below.

 

[carnut]

Glad to hear it's improved. I was there 4 years ago.

But then you do say you live in cloud cuckoo land

 

[Meldrew2]

Kelly's Caribbean Bar Grill & Brewery

Worth a visit

We are staying about 10 blocks from there...

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Going the 'ring again this Friday

 

[Meldrew2]

My girl friend keeps going on about the Ring.

Strange.

I didn't think that she liked fast cars...

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

I've just ordered one, but I don't think I'll actually need it. I just hope it arrives much more quickly than the 6 weeks I've read about!

We'll pass through Lyon on the A6 and A7, and whilst Lyon is participating in this Crit'Air scheme it seems the A6 and A7 are both excluded, and so the sticker is not actually required as long as you stay on the motorway.

However having once got off the A6 and driven through Lyon city centre to avoid a long tailback resulting from an accident, I thought it best to get one, just in case. I don't plan to drive through Lyon, it was a nightmare even with COMAND!

It will also come in handy if we decide to pass through Grenoble on our way home, after driving Route Napolean.

Ordered on Friday, arrived the following Thursday

 

[adz87kc]

A bit closer to home but I was planning on driving some of this when the better weather arrives:
North Coast 500 - Home

Looks ace

 

[JohnnyAMG]

A bit closer to home but I was planning on driving some of this when the better weather arrives: North Coast 500 - Home Looks ace

Just got back from the NC500. Epic trip. Scenery and roads are stunning and most deserted.

 

[gr1nch]

Not finished adding hotels but the basic planning has been done for a 2-3 week tour in Northern Italy.

Stopping at medieval Colmar and Lake Luzern on the way down to 3 days on Lake Como, then Tuscany, Umbria up across the passes to Germany with a stop at the MB factory at Sindelfingen and museum at Stuttgart, before heading back north.

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[gunning]

Off to spa in on May 28/29/30th. Anyone else from here going?

 

[Meldrew2]

I'm picking up an open top car tomorrow, and this is the trip that's planned for this summer. There's a few places in the UK that we'd like to go to - some we have never been to, others are old favourites.

If anyone lives local to any of these places, and fancies joining us for a pint at any of the pubs in bold type - despite my being a BMW driver - just drop me a PM.

Here's the plan.

7 July. 1 night. Farmers Arms, Lowick Green LA12 8DT
8 July Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway LA12 8AL

8 July. 1 night. Stoneybeck Inn, Penrith CA11 8RP

9 July. 1 night. George Washington Inn, Carnforth LA5 9PJ
9 July or 10 July “Brief Encounter” at Carnforth Station Visitor Centre 10am-4pm LA5 9TR
10 July Via Wycollar BB8 8SY

10 July. 1 night. Hare and Hounds Country Inn, Hebden Bridge HX7 8TN
11 July Keighley & Worth Valley railway. Free Parking at Oxenholme Station. BD22 9JJ

11 July. 1 night. The Bay Horse, Masham HG4 4DX
12 July Black Sheep brewery tour. 01765 680101 £8.50 10am-5pm
12 July Theakston’s brewery tour. 01765 680000 £7.75 Tours at 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm

12 July. 2 nights. Lambton Worm, Chester-Le-Street DH3 4AJ
13 July Beamish open air museum. DH9 0RG
£18.50 / £13.50 10am-5pm
14 July Via Goathland (for “Heartbeat” locations) YO22 5LY

14 July. 1 night. Beansheaf Hotel, Pickering YO17 6UE
15 July Eden Camp. £8.50 / £7.50 10am-5pm YO17 6RT

15 July. 1 night. Innkeepers Lodge, Ilkley. LS29 8BT
16 July Ilkley Toy Museum LS29 9HR
16 July Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway BD23 6QX
Trains leave Embsay at 10.30, 1200, 1330 returning 13.30, 1500, 1630

16 July. 1 night. White Horse Inn, Holmfirth HD9 1LY
17 July Last of the Summer Wine Exhibition HD9 2JS 01484 766897 £2.50 10.30am-4pm

 

[st13phil]

Not finished adding hotels but the basic planning has been done for a 2-3 week tour in Northern Italy.

Stopping at medieval Colmar...

If you have time while you're in the Colmar area, the Schlumpf Collection at Mulhouse is well worth a look.