Coming on ferry from Ireland and heading to bluestone
Quite a drive so looking for a stop or two on way down for decent food and a run around
Any ideas?

On the one hand which ever route you take will be a hell hole journey on poxy tourist filled Welsh roads

But on the other you will pass through plenty of nice towns/villages with a Greggs at worst, or more likely nice family run bakers/coffee shop and a kids playground so just wing it till it kicks off in the back seat would be my advice

Any reason you didnt book the Fishguard ferry?

Coed-y-brenin

Had to go irish ferries as had free crossing, sailing times from Rosslare were crap , easier to go from dublin as travelling from north coast

If you don’t mind a bit of a detour around Aberystwyth theres is this
http://www.silvermountainexperience.co.uk
or devils bridge if you like outdoors stuff.

The road down will be hell enjoy the scenery you will see plenty of it.

Hell?

Really looking forward to this now……

It will be fine, just not many dual carriageways on that trip.

Have a look at http://www.corriscraftcentre.co.uk/

Cheers

Is coed y brenin enroute?

Ice cream in Criccieth (worth the slight detour from Porthmadog)
Coed y brenin caff.
Aberaeron for more ice cream.
Pembroke.

Nant yr Arian has a kids play park, cafe and nice lakeside walk, plus red kite feeding in the afternoon.
That should leave you just enough time to blast around the trails. The only problem will be how you have to stop there on the way back home.

Depends on your route but here’s a few.
Pembrokeshire is my home county so I can give better ideas if I know you’re approximate arrival times and routing.

Dolgellau is a pleasant town with reasonable facilities.

King Arthur’s labrynth, between Dolgellau and Machynlleth is good for a toilet stop and has a cafe.

Machynlleth – another town which will have coffee shops etc. or call in to the Centre For Alternative Technology.

Ynys-Hir, just before Furnace , has toilets etc. and is good for a picnic.

Aberystwyth has all the major supermarkets.

Aberaeron has a good fish and chip shop (on the side road towards the harbour).

Cardigan – loads of places during the day and also a Tescos.

Crymych – a nice cafe during the day – toilets in Crymych are shut at the moment but you could use the leisure centres I’m sure.

Efailwen – Cafe Beca.

Clunderwen – toilets and a park.

Narberth – cafes, toilets etc.

Rich.

Cheers
Arriving hollyhead 1045 and heading to bluestone