Great turnout today and, if you are going drive down the Tanat Valley then over the hills to Y Bala and take a ride on the lake railway, this was the weather to do it in. Setting off from the Rhug Estate after breakfast for a drive through mid Wales in perfect weather was just great fun. It is a long time since I had done that route and I had forgotten how magnificent the views are. The railway trip was great although I suspect some of us more smoked than the bacon!!! We had 19 jaguars and 36 people with us today, super support
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A great gathering for the annual event, we had 25 cars with us and 44 people altogether for tea.
We met for breakfast then drove to 2 Castled Towns, Caernarfon and Beaumaris, before finishing with afternoon tea at the stunning Chateau Rhianfa.
Big thanks for all who turned out today, great atmosphere, great people and most of all great Jaguar Drivers.
We welcomed several new members as well, Debbie and Dennis Quayle, Pat and Mike Ansell with their daughter and son in law, Andrea and Stephen Plus Margaret along for her first co-driver trip.
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Wonderful to see so many XK's in the glorious spring sunshine in North wales. Following breakfast in Llanfairfechan there was a fast drive down the A55 across Anglesey to Holyhead Breakwater Park for a return visit to meet the irrepressible Ranger Will and see more of the site and the fabulous vistas..
Then a lovely drive around the coast with some amazing views to Trearddur Bay for an excellent lunch in the renowned Sea Shanty Cafe.
Was great to welcome new members Elizabeth and Edward Parry-Jones for their first trip.
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Great turnout today for the first trip of the year, Breakfast at the Beach Pavilion (with the swanky new car park!), visit to the Airworld Aviation Museum at Caernarfon, an hour long drive on some great A Roads around the Lleyn to get to Dylans in Criccieth for a very convivial lunch.
The museum is quite quirky but one where you can get up close and personal with planes and get in the cockpits too.
The 17 cars started out in rain but the weather really cleared by the time we left the museum, the drive around the Lleyn proved excellent for views and pace..
Was great to welcome new members Kim and Nigel, Kaz and Richard, Gareth and Paul (R).
Big thanks to all who braved the early weather, the museum was interesting and as usual the banter over lunch was rich.
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North Wales Region
A great turnout for the NTCL today at the Bod Erw in St Asaph.
Good to see so may adopting the Blues Brothers theme, Pam Hodson stole the show and picked up the "Best Dressed" award for her portrayal of Reverend Cleophus James aka James Brown..
Was a very sociable occasion and we raised £120 for the Tommy's charity, many thanks to all who contributed and supplied raffle prizes..
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Great end to the year for the North Wales Region with an excellent turnout for mid November. With our usual breakfast haunt still out of action due to car park works we gathered at the Brewers Fayre Conwy. Then moved on to the Conwy Brewery, with its amazing hilltop views of the bay, for a guided tour and tasting hosted by Dave. Some very nice brews were sampled and quite a few XK boots filled with clanking plunder!!
We then drove down the Conwy Valley and across to the delightful 450 year old Groes Inn for a delightful and relaxed lunch with much chat and banter.
This was a very relaxed and social trip to end our calendar for the year thanks to all for coming along.
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I started the day full of trepidation with Storm Ashley brewing but we had a lovely breakfast and chance to explore the excellent museum and galleries at Oriel Mon, a genuine hidden treasure on our island. I do not think I have ever seen a room so full of colour as that gallery!! By the time of leaving the sky had cleared and the sun was out and a pleasant drive to the equally unknown Holyhead Breakwater Park, the skies had cleared, the views stunning and then we met the irrepressible Will!!! He really made our day, spotting us adopting us and taking us to a stunning viewpoint. Then a pleasant drive on a good A Road to Gadlys at Cemaes for an excellent lunch amongst the families motoring memorabilia. I thank everyone so much for going for it this morning when it would have been much easier to roll over and go back to sleep especially those such as Paul, Maria and Ken who travelled so far.
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North Wales Region: Breakfast at Y Sospan, drive around the Mach Loop and lunch at Tyn y Cornel.
Despite the weather, (our first wet day in nearly 4 years of meets), we had a marvelous turn out of 19 cars and 34 people for this quite ambitious run.
We started with breakfast at Y Sospan in Dolgellau then took a 1.5 hour drive around the loop , down the Dovey valley and up past Cader Idris to Tal y Llyn to have lunch at the Tyn y Cornel.
This was quite a way south for our region but the uptake was amazing and the roads in this area rival Eryri in suiting our cars. A real shame the weather did not cooperate but we saw some glimpses of how lovely this oft forgotten part of Wales is. Y Sospan was novel for breakfast and the quality of the lunch at Tyn Y Cornel was excellent.
Was great to have Barbara and Carl along for their first meet and a big shout out to Trish and John Carlin for proposing the route and venue.
We had people drive from Bolton, Southport, Wolverhampton and Northwich, to name just some, an amazing effort in poor driving conditions.
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Amazing turnout today for the Regional Annual Drive and Picnic at Llyn Brenig in Eryri. We started with 19 Jags in Llanfairfechan for breakfast. We had a great drive through Eryri and up on to the EVO Triangle to reach the lake. By the time we reached our picnic spot we had 24 cars and 48 people, possibly our record attendance. 18 intrepid XK'ers then boarded 5 motor boats to explore the lake. Was great to have Beverley and Gordon Smith with us from Yorkshire. A big shout out to Dwr Cymru for making us so welcome, giving us our own car park, private picnic area overlooking the lake, even providing a marquee, tables and chairs FOC. Click on the image above to see full gallery.

An early start with a 9 am breakfast at the famous Ponderosa Cafe above Horsehoe Pass. We had 18 cars in the group, a cracking turnout for a day slightly different to our norm. Then a short trip along the road to meet Steve, owner and operator of Rosie's Triple D Cider. He held a tasting session for us (yes at 10am!!, very nice too), showed us the presses, explained the process and told of us of his passion for Jaguars. He is currently completing a D type replica, note the decaying Mk10 in the bushes. Then a lovely drive though the hills to Corwen station to embark on the Llangollen Heritage Railway where we had our own carriage for a return trip to Llangollen viewing the beautiful Dee River and valley. We had 2 hours exploring the town before the return leg back to our cars in Corwen. To see the full gallery please click on the picture above.

Great day at the ACNW Classic and Vintage show at Faenol Park near Bangor.
We were very lucky to be invited to take part in the show, usually for cars over 30 years old. One of our members Dave Eynon got as an invite and it was a lovely show in sumptuous surroundings and glorious weather. After breakfast at out regular cafe we drove together to the Park.
To have 13 XK's present on Fathers Day was an excellent turnout. Special congratulations to James Barker for being awarded "Best Club XK" by the show secretary.
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Drive it Day 2024 was quite a day. Over 20 Jaguars at the café and several "other" cars giving us 44 at breakfast. Great to welcome Richard Llewelyn, Steve's friend Linda and Esther and Brian Nolan on their first meets with us. Was great to have the JEC North Wales Region members who ran a parallel event to us there as well. We got a great welcome at Plas Cadnant (Hidden Gardens) from Anthony and we had time to explore before setting off to our second venue at the impressive Penrhyn Castle outside Bangor. The weather was just about good enough for the group to have the first picnic of the year, with the usual chat and banter, before going around the truly amazing house and grounds.. Many thanks to all those who came along, was a bit of a stretch to do 2 venues but we just about made it. We managed to drive over both bridges and have a drive around Beaumaris to boot!!!
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