Mochdre and Abermule, Mid Wales.
For camping and B+B you will be staying at The Dolau inn, Mochdre. You will find a great pub atmosphere and chat with fellow bikers. Approximately 2 miles from Newtown centre. It is in a rural spot with beautiful views all around, it is family run and offers real ales, good food and a warm welcome!
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Our hotel base situated in Abermule, sits alongside the A483 in a narrow valley at the confluence of the river Severn and the river Mule, hence the name 'the mouth of the river Mule'. Previous to 1975 the village was part of the A483, since then the "Abermule bypass" was constructed allowing traffic a clear run through to Welshpool or Newtown. Across the Montgomery Canal and River Severn from the village stands Dolforwn Castle, Dolforwyn meaning 'the maid's meadow'. The castle was built by Llewelyn in 1273, and destroyed in 1277 by Edward 1. Much of the land near Abermule, and the village itself used to belong to the Monks of Strata Florida, Cardiganshire. The village evolved with the building of the Cambrian railway in 1862. Abermule was also the starting point of the three mile single track railway to Kerry along the Dingle. The Abermule Train Disaster took place in 1921, when 17 people were killed as two trains collided head on. Human error was later found to be the cause. A double track was later laid, but curiously, as part of the Beeching cuts in the early 1960s, it reverted to single track. The branch line to Kerry was closed in 1956 but the old track can be seen and walked in places as it climbs up the dingle towards Kerry alongside the River Mule.