Top 10 Driving Roads in the UK?
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Chris71 said:
sirrom666 said:
New years eve, most roads. I'm not kidding, last year I was asked to drive the parents from Skeggy to Birmingham Airport on New Years eve, Gutted. I left at 22:15pm and the trip over was clear and quite, however didn't want mum having a heart attack in the back of the car now did I. Left the airport around 00:15am and I have to say the drive back was awesome, didn't meet any traffic for miles and miles, in fact not one car between Birmingham and Newark. No Police either (to busy with the piss heads I suppose). Once Lincoln was out the way the fun really started, Wragby to Horncastle was good but then couldn't help but take a longer move bendy (Horncastle to Louth) route, it was fantastic no cops, no cameras and possibly the best road in the county. Trust me, next time you cant quite make up your mind of what to do for new year, consider this, you will love it.
I remember reading in an article that JK (as in the Jamiriqui guy) grabbed his car keys as soon as he heard Princess 'Queen of our hearts' Diana had shuffled off this mortal coil. All the numpties in
Britain were glued to the TV and he went out hooning. Good man.
I love this route... goes from Barnard Castle, up into the pennines and back round again:
http://www.drivingroads.co.uk/product_info.php?cPa...
Just have to watch out for them sheep and even the Pheasands (did a similar route with the North East PH lot and a kamikaze pheasant jumped out infront of me
http://www.drivingroads.co.uk/product_info.php?cPa...
Just have to watch out for them sheep and even the Pheasands (did a similar route with the North East PH lot and a kamikaze pheasant jumped out infront of me
Edited by Jamz on Thursday 5th February 13:40
sirrom666 said:
Chris71 said:
sirrom666 said:
New years eve, most roads. I'm not kidding, last year I was asked to drive the parents from Skeggy to Birmingham Airport on New Years eve, Gutted. I left at 22:15pm and the trip over was clear and quite, however didn't want mum having a heart attack in the back of the car now did I. Left the airport around 00:15am and I have to say the drive back was awesome, didn't meet any traffic for miles and miles, in fact not one car between Birmingham and Newark. No Police either (to busy with the piss heads I suppose). Once Lincoln was out the way the fun really started, Wragby to Horncastle was good but then couldn't help but take a longer move bendy (Horncastle to Louth) route, it was fantastic no cops, no cameras and possibly the best road in the county. Trust me, next time you cant quite make up your mind of what to do for new year, consider this, you will love it.
I remember reading in an article that JK (as in the Jamiriqui guy) grabbed his car keys as soon as he heard Princess 'Queen of our hearts' Diana had shuffled off this mortal coil. All the numpties in
Britain were glued to the TV and he went out hooning. Good man.
Well having read every single post I have done a lot of the ones North of Cheshire .
There are 2 I'd like to add,
As was said abount Hardknott and wrynose in the lakes not the best roads but interesting to negotiate with spectacular scenery , Scotland has Applecross Pass that is well worth a visit if you're up that way ( Google it , should bring up some amazing pictures and the location)
Wales , from Newtown to Crossgates (A483)
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://ww...
link for Applecross
There are 2 I'd like to add,
As was said abount Hardknott and wrynose in the lakes not the best roads but interesting to negotiate with spectacular scenery , Scotland has Applecross Pass that is well worth a visit if you're up that way ( Google it , should bring up some amazing pictures and the location)
Wales , from Newtown to Crossgates (A483)
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://ww...
link for Applecross
Edited by R60EST on Saturday 21st February 23:00
There is a mildly informative and loosely entertaining series on Beeb 4 at the moment called 'Britain's Best Drives'.
The first episode explores the North Yorks Moors, but those familiar with the outstanding hooning playground up there will be disappointed with the brief glimpses of some of this countries finest blacktop.
The next installment focuses on North Wales and will hopefully be a bit more exciting! Then again, I can't see it getting much more lively, what with actor Richard Wilson as the Panerai wearing Jason Plato wannabe playing the part of 'key talent'
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00hq4fb/Brit...
The first episode explores the North Yorks Moors, but those familiar with the outstanding hooning playground up there will be disappointed with the brief glimpses of some of this countries finest blacktop.
The next installment focuses on North Wales and will hopefully be a bit more exciting! Then again, I can't see it getting much more lively, what with actor Richard Wilson as the Panerai wearing Jason Plato wannabe playing the part of 'key talent'
.http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00hq4fb/Brit...
enioldjoe said:
There is a mildly informative and loosely entertaining series on Beeb 4 at the moment called 'Britain's Best Drives'.
The first episode explores the North Yorks Moors, but those familiar with the outstanding hooning playground up there will be disappointed with the brief glimpses of some of this countries finest blacktop.
The next installment focuses on North Wales and will hopefully be a bit more exciting! Then again, I can't see it getting much more lively, what with actor Richard Wilson as the Panerai wearing Jason Plato wannabe playing the part of 'key talent'.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00hq4fb/Brit...
Noticed that 'on next' while channel hopping last night and grabbed a beer hoping for something suitably petrolheaded, but instead I got Victor Meldrew whinging about how fast the bikers were going past the Hole of Horcam. Tonight they had an even weirder one (but actually somewhat more interesting in a stoned sort of a way) where some guy with an opiate problem who didn't even drive road tripped through Luton. No, really.The first episode explores the North Yorks Moors, but those familiar with the outstanding hooning playground up there will be disappointed with the brief glimpses of some of this countries finest blacktop.
The next installment focuses on North Wales and will hopefully be a bit more exciting! Then again, I can't see it getting much more lively, what with actor Richard Wilson as the Panerai wearing Jason Plato wannabe playing the part of 'key talent'
.http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00hq4fb/Brit...
sirrom666 said:
New years eve, most roads. I'm not kidding, last year I was asked to drive the parents from Skeggy to Birmingham Airport on New Years eve, Gutted. I left at 22:15pm and the trip over was clear and quite, however didn't want mum having a heart attack in the back of the car now did I. Left the airport around 00:15am and I have to say the drive back was awesome, didn't meet any traffic for miles and miles, in fact not one car between Birmingham and Newark. No Police either (to busy with the piss heads I suppose). Once Lincoln was out the way the fun really started, Wragby to Horncastle was good but then couldn't help but take a longer move bendy (Horncastle to Louth) route, it was fantastic no cops, no cameras and possibly the best road in the county. Trust me, next time you cant quite make up your mind of what to do for new year, consider this, you will love it.
totally agree, anytimes from the dec 24th to jan 1st is great to be on the roads really. totally clear.Found a new favourite at the weekend. Deabted whether or not to mention it, but figured every biker in South Wales already knows about it: The B4235 from Usk to Chepstow. I think it's the best road I've ever driven and that comes the same day that I did the Black Mountain Road (A4069), the A4059 and the B4650.
lozriva said:
MOFAT ROAD! awsome! i don't know if you can post times in this forum (you can guess why) but 52 miles of perfect road A702 Penikuik to Mofat! one of the best NO DOUBT!
The 701 is the Moffat road, which is fantastic fun, hardly any bad surface and not too slow, best going when it snows in moffat, as it's quiet and never snowing after the summit of the beeftub.The A702 is the moffat to selkirk road which iirc was voted the best driving road in britain in evo magazine a few years back
I've tried a lot of the aforementioned roads, especially around the Scottish and Welsh routes but until you have been along the A614 - A166 from Bridlington to York (don't ask how I found it apart from getting very lost on the way home from Scarborough) then I don't think you have ever been on a real driving road and got out of the car with such a huge grin on your face...
Go on folks, go get some fish and chips and an ice cream and then tear it up on the way home...
Go on folks, go get some fish and chips and an ice cream and then tear it up on the way home...
My fave is a kind of circular route similar to the oopnurthring. From whitby head towards smoggyland, then take the pickering road up over the moors, turn left for thronton le dale. once there turn left for scarbrough. once there head for whitby, some interesting roads, lots of ups and downs and some wide open spaces,although these roads are very very popular with bikers so be carfeull, and whilst heading north from scarbrough, watch out when you come up to the flask in, been some really bad accidents there!
Sam.F said:
Interesting thread, thought I'd throw my two cents in, so in no particular order...
A689 Brampton to Alston, which I think is more challenging than Hartside and is generally much less busy.
A591 Ambleside to Keswick, it's just brilliant if you take the time to get a clear run.
B5305 Penrith to Wigton, very fast bit of road and fairly quiet.
A6 Penrith to Kendal is a great stretch to remind you what the world was like before motorways. One of the few roads left with lots of 3-lane sections.
Former A625 from Chapel-en-le-Frith down to Winnatts Pass at Castleton, which has great sightlines and some very nice S-Curves.
A53 Buxton to Leek was another nice stretch.
A413 Buckingham to Amersham was good fun: starts out with lots of twisties and finishes up with swathes of very wide, straight single carriageway. The locals round there certainly like to "make progress!"
A68 south of the border (see other thread!)
A95 from Aviemore up to Abernour, typical Scottish A-road in that it's very well surfaced and aligned, and populated by crazy people in old peugeots that embarrass theoretically much faster machinery.
A82, pretty much all of it is great fun, but I particularly like the bit from Crianlarich up to Glen Coe.
There, think that's 10 (although I'm holding back my absolute favourites because I want to keep them to myself!).
I can confirm us locals do tend to get places a little quicker than some others, so more often you will encounter next to no traffic that should hold you up for long, that said though with the state of a lot of the roads in the area it's usually only the locals that make the most of them.A689 Brampton to Alston, which I think is more challenging than Hartside and is generally much less busy.
A591 Ambleside to Keswick, it's just brilliant if you take the time to get a clear run.
B5305 Penrith to Wigton, very fast bit of road and fairly quiet.
A6 Penrith to Kendal is a great stretch to remind you what the world was like before motorways. One of the few roads left with lots of 3-lane sections.
Former A625 from Chapel-en-le-Frith down to Winnatts Pass at Castleton, which has great sightlines and some very nice S-Curves.
A53 Buxton to Leek was another nice stretch.
A413 Buckingham to Amersham was good fun: starts out with lots of twisties and finishes up with swathes of very wide, straight single carriageway. The locals round there certainly like to "make progress!"
A68 south of the border (see other thread!)
A95 from Aviemore up to Abernour, typical Scottish A-road in that it's very well surfaced and aligned, and populated by crazy people in old peugeots that embarrass theoretically much faster machinery.
A82, pretty much all of it is great fun, but I particularly like the bit from Crianlarich up to Glen Coe.
There, think that's 10 (although I'm holding back my absolute favourites because I want to keep them to myself!).
A great road on a sunny day is from Bellingham to Kielder, Northumberland (C200). very senic, quite fast road and no alot of plod trouble, just watch out for the tourists and the bikes, most of them want your side of the road to!! Also the hartside road is really good fun. And the A86 south of the Carter Bar then through Otterburn onto the A697 to Newcastle
mnr85 said:
A great road on a sunny day is from Bellingham to Kielder, Northumberland (C200). very senic, quite fast road and no alot of plod trouble, just watch out for the tourists and the bikes, most of them want your side of the road to!! Also the hartside road is really good fun. And the A86 south of the Carter Bar then through Otterburn onto the A697 to Newcastle
We had a bit of a "mishap" on that stretch on a driving course, 1 of our trainers misread the road, there was a stretch which in heavy rain where it looked like the road narrowed and went round a little left kink then straight on, turned out it went 90 left over a bridge, (the straight on actually being a side road to a farm) Big G tried to turn but understeered into said bridge, oops! Staff at the Bellingham hotel were great allowing us refuge for the students and free coffee till we got a recovery, Gary
jaf01uk said:
mnr85 said:
A great road on a sunny day is from Bellingham to Kielder, Northumberland (C200). very senic, quite fast road and no alot of plod trouble, just watch out for the tourists and the bikes, most of them want your side of the road to!! Also the hartside road is really good fun. And the A86 south of the Carter Bar then through Otterburn onto the A697 to Newcastle
We had a bit of a "mishap" on that stretch on a driving course, 1 of our trainers misread the road, there was a stretch which in heavy rain where it looked like the road narrowed and went round a little left kink then straight on, turned out it went 90 left over a bridge, (the straight on actually being a side road to a farm) Big G tried to turn but understeered into said bridge, oops! Staff at the Bellingham hotel were great allowing us refuge for the students and free coffee till we got a recovery, Gary
And not a good advert for the driving course lol!
Garyi know the exact spot it has reputation for sending cars to the scrap yard, but still a really good road when dry.
mnr85 said:
jaf01uk said:
mnr85 said:
A great road on a sunny day is from Bellingham to Kielder, Northumberland (C200). very senic, quite fast road and no alot of plod trouble, just watch out for the tourists and the bikes, most of them want your side of the road to!! Also the hartside road is really good fun. And the A86 south of the Carter Bar then through Otterburn onto the A697 to Newcastle
We had a bit of a "mishap" on that stretch on a driving course, 1 of our trainers misread the road, there was a stretch which in heavy rain where it looked like the road narrowed and went round a little left kink then straight on, turned out it went 90 left over a bridge, (the straight on actually being a side road to a farm) Big G tried to turn but understeered into said bridge, oops! Staff at the Bellingham hotel were great allowing us refuge for the students and free coffee till we got a recovery, Gary
Best so far for me is A339 Alton to Basingstoke, Basingstoke to Reading used to be good, but lots of restrictions now.
Others in no particular order, mostly best done late at night with no one around to spoil your flow.
B2141 Lavant to Petersfield
A285 Petworth to Chichester
A32 Alton to Fareham
A361 Devies to Wroughton
A272 Winchester to Petersfield
A417 Pangbourne to Didcot
A415 Abingdon to Witney
A342 Andover to Devies
And strangely enough, the A3 between Petersfield and Clanfield on a moonlit night in the Westfield with the roof off.
Lots more small bits I string together around/between these.
Others in no particular order, mostly best done late at night with no one around to spoil your flow.
B2141 Lavant to Petersfield
A285 Petworth to Chichester
A32 Alton to Fareham
A361 Devies to Wroughton
A272 Winchester to Petersfield
A417 Pangbourne to Didcot
A415 Abingdon to Witney
A342 Andover to Devies
And strangely enough, the A3 between Petersfield and Clanfield on a moonlit night in the Westfield with the roof off.
Lots more small bits I string together around/between these.
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