Got a long holiday trip coming up tomorrow and I'm wondering about a good spot to stop for lunch. Can anyone here recommend a place for two parents and two well-behaved small boys to eat in roughly the Hereford to Abergavenny area?
We did the same trip last Easter, but that was T-shirt and picnic weather; not very likely tomorrow, apparently, so we'd rather be indoors.
Much obliged,
WdB on holiday
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About 3yrs ago we (ex an me) stopped for lunch at a lovely little cafe in the main street of Hay-on-Wye, (not sure if this is on your route though!'). Cant remember the name of it now! but i,ve just been on "Google" maps, and if you put hotels/cafes/pubs in Hay on Wye (or wherever you think you will be going), in the "get directions" box, it will throw you up a list of available places to check out.
Billy
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Cannot suggest a particular place for lunch - we found several small places in this area which fed us well. Tend to poke our noses in and have a look round before decanting small children.
If you want the ultimate tea, try The Angel in Abergavenny. Lovely starched linen and good service but small boys seem a speciality!! Sandwiches, home made scones and cakes plus pots of tea/juices and although we are hearty eaters, we couldn't finish the selection. After paying the bill we were presented with the leftover cakes and scones in a ribbon tied box.
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Sounds fabulous, Deepwith - worth a trip in itself, in fact! Thanks both for the info; I'll report properly next weekend.
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I happen to live near here:
The King of Prussia on the old Raglan to Abergavenny road is good quality pub value, the Harwick on the same road - not cheap but very good food (so I've heard).
On the road out from Abergavenny to Crickhowell, there's the Llanwenarth Arms - and in Crickhowell itself, the famous Bear Hotel, watering hole of the rich, famous and motoring journos on their way into Wales.
Have a nice hol!
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The Good Pub guide suggests the Carpenters Arms at Walterstone off A465 east of Abergavenny, beside Old Pandy Inn; follow village signs and there is a sign to the pub off to the right by a barn.
I've not been, but I've been to plenty of pubs from this guide and every one has been excellent - we visited one today which was exactly as described.
www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/77/7751/Carpenters...e
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Back now from a breezy but entertaining week in Pembrokeshire. After soliciting recommendations here, I have to admit we didn't try any of them. I can explain - I hope! - and add a couple of recommendations of my own for anyone else going that way.
On the way out, we had the details of the King of Prussia with us, but instead we found our way to the Clytha Arms (turn right off the westbound A40 just after Raglan Castle and follow the twisty road for about three minutes till you reach the pub in a hollow to your right.) It was quiet when we arrived but filled up nicely with a mix of ages, including several under-10s like ours. We had Welsh Black steaks with pink peppercorns; the boys selected from the 'Tapas' menu - no patronizing dinoburgers or chicken nuggets here. All excellent and very nicely delivered; just a pity we couldn't try the beer.
Coming home yesterday, tea at the Angel in Abergavenny seemed an appealing prospect, but the rotten weather rather threw out our timing and we got hungry too soon. Instead, we found ourselves having lunch at the White Horse at Sennybridge, on the A40 west of Brecon. Again, it was warm, welcoming and - we thought - very good value.
This time we were passing through, but the countryside in Monmouthshire and beyond is enough to make it a destination in itself, so I think we'll be aiming to make some weekend trips that way before long - and try out some more food stops, of course.
Just for a bit of Motoring Connection, when we did the trip last spring, the magnificent A40 drive was rather marred by swarms of sports bikers. (Single bike - no problem; 20 moving as a pack and overtaking on short straights between curves and hills - disorientating and dangerous.) No sign of them this time, so I'll count that as a benefit of the blustery weather.
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Trust me, food stops on ant drive is motoring connection enough !
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Ah yes WDB, I forgot the Clytha, on the same road - haven't been there for a while but very good as I remember it.
As for the bikers, well, yes, as one myself, I must defend them, but do agree a group can be rather intimidating on some of the roads round here. The riding of a few can give us all a bad name. This area acts as a focal point for bikers meeting up for the ride to Aberystwyth and even up to my home ground of Snowdonia and Anglesey. The roads through mid and North Wales must be some of the country's finest for enthusiasts, particularly on a sportsbike, hence the attraction.
Cheers
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