North Wales Coastal Route via NCR 5, Day 1 Chester to Conwy
It’s been a while! With work, new pup and a house deciding to fall apart seemingly weekly, it’s been tough to try and get a couple of days together to get away, and even tough to just get on the bike! I’ve done a grand total of just over 100 miles this year, all on the Brompton, so when the potential chance came to have a couple of days away I wanted something not too taxing or hilly (we’ll come to that!), somewhere I could get to and back from in decent time and somewhere by the sea. Having been on holiday exclusively in Conwy from the ages of 3-16 at Gorse Hill caravan park, I realised I’d never really cycled in North Wales despite working there lots for The Original Factory Shop (we’ll get to that as well!) so a quick google and it looked like National Cycle Route 5 looked just the job, hugging the North Wales coast (oh no it doesn’t!) across the Menai Bridge, on to Anglesey ending up at Holyhead. 120ish miles over 2 days and as it’s by the coast, it’s bound to be flat, what c...