TRELLECH GRANGE
11/10/03
Saturday afternoon 17.00 the sun was shining and we were both wearing shorts! We had been blessed by some great weather, so we decided to take advantage of it. I cycled the two and a half miles from Newbridge on Usk along the Bulmoor Road toward Caerleon; here I met Nick on the Newport City limits. We then turned around and carried on to the village of Llantrisant. Earlier this week we had the sad news of the death of George Longstaff, surely the UK’s finest frame builder, Nick was riding his Longstaff, he has visited his workshops several times and an account of one of these trips is on the website. The ride took us up the narrow and steep lane that drops down to the village of Llangwm. We were then on the climb up to Cobbler’s Plain, it was quiet and peaceful as we rode up to the top. After a fast ride to Trellech Grange, we headed to Llanishen; it was now dark, so we lit our lamps and carried on to Usk. Here we stopped at the shop; from here we took our “traditional” route home. The Hunter’s full moon was shining brightly in the sky, so much so that we switched our lamps off and carried on in the moonlight. Before long, we had made our way through Prescoed and Coed y Paen, where the local pub the Carpenter’s arms had shut down. We arrived backing Croesyceiliog at 22:00....40 miles.
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