Best Bucks Roads
Discussion
pmanson said:
I like the A413 that runs from Wendover up to Amersham.
Also some nice driving roads from Bicester/Waddesdon/Long Crendon (that sort of area).
Nice road, but downright dangerous on the 1-2 miles part passing Great Missenden when drivers overtake down the middle into oncoming traffic.Also some nice driving roads from Bicester/Waddesdon/Long Crendon (that sort of area).
I like the back road from Great Missenden past Chequers to Butlers Cross, then turn right into Wendover. Fun, but be sure to drive with a safety margin in mind due to high hedges/farms around.
Watlington to Wallingford via Bensen is fun too.
Edited to add: A40 West of High Wycombe - nice for miles, most of the way to Oxford in fact.
Edited by Targarama on Thursday 4th March 16:06
Targarama said:
pmanson said:
I like the A413 that runs from Wendover up to Amersham.
Also some nice driving roads from Bicester/Waddesdon/Long Crendon (that sort of area).
Nice road, but downright dangerous on the 1-2 miles part passing Great Missenden when drivers overtake down the middle into oncoming traffic.Also some nice driving roads from Bicester/Waddesdon/Long Crendon (that sort of area).
I like the back road from Great Missenden past Chequers to Butlers Cross, then turn right into Wendover. Fun, but be sure to drive with a safety margin in mind due to high hedges/farms around.
Watlington to Wallingford via Bensen is fun too.
Edited to add: A40 West of High Wycombe - nice for miles, most of the way to Oxford in fact.
The road from Wendover through to Longwick (via Kimble) then out to Thame is ok as well but they have dropped the speed limit in recent times.
pmanson said:
I like the A413 that runs from Wendover up to Amersham.
Also some nice driving roads from Bicester/Waddesdon/Long Crendon (that sort of area).
I use the A412, A413, A355 but none offer the same thrills (within the speed limit, of course) that the roads near Quainton offer.Also some nice driving roads from Bicester/Waddesdon/Long Crendon (that sort of area).
Is there anything with a few twisties?
Thanks for all the recommendations so far, hopefully if the weather holds up then I may test some routes out.
There's a great back road from near Bicester to Thame, lovely long sweeping bends with good visibility. Runs off to check Google Maps - its the B4011.
I happen to know TVRs are quicker than sports bikes along here, slowing for villages of course (mainly due to the lack of gonads on the bikers, I know a well ridden bike would be faster).
I happen to know TVRs are quicker than sports bikes along here, slowing for villages of course (mainly due to the lack of gonads on the bikers, I know a well ridden bike would be faster).
EVOeng said:
pmanson said:
I like the A413 that runs from Wendover up to Amersham.
Also some nice driving roads from Bicester/Waddesdon/Long Crendon (that sort of area).
I use the A412, A413, A355 but none offer the same thrills (within the speed limit, of course) that the roads near Quainton offer.Also some nice driving roads from Bicester/Waddesdon/Long Crendon (that sort of area).
Is there anything with a few twisties?
Thanks for all the recommendations so far, hopefully if the weather holds up then I may test some routes out.
Be careful on the new Wendover Bypass section of the A413 - I have seen many Scamera Vans hidden away up on the side of one of the Bridges.
Outside Chinnor, Sprigs Holly Lane is a very pretty sceneic road - not so much a challenging one.
Off the Watlington road, I like to do the loop through Pyrton, clare, south weston and lewknor.
The roads around The Lee and Lee common near Great Missenden are nice, but very pot-holed at the moment. Also the loop around Little Kingshill, Holmer Green and Little Missenden.
Something like this would be a fun way to spend an hour or so. I do variations on this early on weekend mornings, sometimes dropping into Annie Baileys for Lunch on the junction of Chesham Road and Hyde Heath Road.
Outside Chinnor, Sprigs Holly Lane is a very pretty sceneic road - not so much a challenging one.
Off the Watlington road, I like to do the loop through Pyrton, clare, south weston and lewknor.
The roads around The Lee and Lee common near Great Missenden are nice, but very pot-holed at the moment. Also the loop around Little Kingshill, Holmer Green and Little Missenden.
Something like this would be a fun way to spend an hour or so. I do variations on this early on weekend mornings, sometimes dropping into Annie Baileys for Lunch on the junction of Chesham Road and Hyde Heath Road.
Targarama said:
Nice road, but downright dangerous on the 1-2 miles part passing Great Missenden when drivers overtake down the middle into oncoming traffic.
I drive that way to work and see that every day. People don't seem to understand that trying to overtake when you are going up to a blind crest on a hill is a bad idea.At least they are sorting the potholes out a bit unlike the A355.
Until recently I used to go down the A41 from Aylesbury to the M25. Not everyone's idea of a great road being a dual carriage way but some nice scenery and usually quiet.
I like the main road (A355) between Amersham and Beconsfield, the one that starts with Stanley hill (hmm..it seems to actually be called gore hill...how odd). It's a bit quick in a fast car though. The very best road is between Beconsfield and Penn (B474, as included on the route above), very challenging mix of corners and it's 50mph limit so you can have fun at legal speeds. It is a bit short though.
varsas said:
I like the main road (A355) between Amersham and Beconsfield, the one that starts with Stanley hill (hmm..it seems to actually be called gore hill...how odd). It's a bit quick in a fast car though. The very best road is between Beconsfield and Penn (B474, as included on the route above), very challenging mix of corners and it's 50mph limit so you can have fun at legal speeds. It is a bit short though.
Be careful on the B474 as quite a few police around Beaconsfield recently - also don't think it's a 50?! More a 40 with some down to a 30mph limit.Also some great roads around Cliveden if you head off the A40 near Beaconsfield and head down towards Slough. Only problem is the potholes which are shocking.......
varsas said:
I like the main road (A355) between Amersham and Beconsfield, the one that starts with Stanley hill (hmm..it seems to actually be called gore hill...how odd). It's a bit quick in a fast car though. The very best road is between Beconsfield and Penn (B474, as included on the route above), very challenging mix of corners and it's 50mph limit so you can have fun at legal speeds. It is a bit short though.
Stanley Hill is the road that goes up towards Little Chalfont with the college on the right.CaptainSlow said:
varsas said:
I like the main road (A355) between Amersham and Beconsfield, the one that starts with Stanley hill (hmm..it seems to actually be called gore hill...how odd). It's a bit quick in a fast car though. The very best road is between Beconsfield and Penn (B474, as included on the route above), very challenging mix of corners and it's 50mph limit so you can have fun at legal speeds. It is a bit short though.
Stanley Hill is the road that goes up towards Little Chalfont with the college on the right.cwoodsie2 said:
varsas said:
I like the main road (A355) between Amersham and Beconsfield, the one that starts with Stanley hill (hmm..it seems to actually be called gore hill...how odd). It's a bit quick in a fast car though. The very best road is between Beconsfield and Penn (B474, as included on the route above), very challenging mix of corners and it's 50mph limit so you can have fun at legal speeds. It is a bit short though.
Be careful on the B474 as quite a few police around Beaconsfield recently - also don't think it's a 50?! More a 40 with some down to a 30mph limit.Also some great roads around Cliveden if you head off the A40 near Beaconsfield and head down towards Slough. Only problem is the potholes which are shocking.......
varsas said:
cwoodsie2 said:
varsas said:
I like the main road (A355) between Amersham and Beconsfield, the one that starts with Stanley hill (hmm..it seems to actually be called gore hill...how odd). It's a bit quick in a fast car though. The very best road is between Beconsfield and Penn (B474, as included on the route above), very challenging mix of corners and it's 50mph limit so you can have fun at legal speeds. It is a bit short though.
Be careful on the B474 as quite a few police around Beaconsfield recently - also don't think it's a 50?! More a 40 with some down to a 30mph limit.Also some great roads around Cliveden if you head off the A40 near Beaconsfield and head down towards Slough. Only problem is the potholes which are shocking.......
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