Fun roads around Swindon?

Fun roads around Swindon?

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RB Will

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9,666 posts

241 months

Friday 16th October 2020
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Lived in Swindon (Wilts) my whole life so have a few go to roads when I fancy some entertainment. Just wondering if the PH collective have any hidden gems I haven’t found over the years in the localish area?
Typically car driven would be a hot hatch or monster rally rep so smaller B roads not a problem.

brisel

873 posts

209 months

Friday 16th October 2020
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A361 north or south.
Clanfield to Bampton
B4425 Barnsley to Burford
White road from Ballards Ash near Wootton Bassett to Siddington
Broad Town to Marlborough via Hackpen Hill
Anything from Lambourn

Liddington B4192 to Hungerford, then A338 towards Salisbury, turn left onto Fairmile past Wexcombe. Turn west onto A342 towards Upavon then right in Everleigh towards Pewsey. Marlborough to Broad Town.

The white road south from Everleigh to Netheravon is good too. Tidworth to Bulford is good for a hoon, then carry on past Larkhill to Shrewton to Tilshead to Chitterne and Heytesbury. Turn around and retrace your route as it’s a bit of a dead end unless you head over to Sutton Veny, Longbridge Deverill then Mere.

RB Will

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Saturday 17th October 2020
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Thanks, good list.
The Broad Town to Marlborough is a favourite, and anything around Lambourn is my go to currently. I see a lot of PH and Top Gear features are done on those roads these days, but like a local Evo Triangle.

Claude455

169 posts

147 months

Monday 9th November 2020
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Ashbury > Wantage > Newbury > Great Shefford > Wantage

But if you’re familiar with Lambourn then these are probably already in your favourites.

Oilchange

8,468 posts

261 months

Monday 9th November 2020
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RB Will said:
Thanks, good list.
The Broad Town to Marlborough is a favourite, and anything around Lambourn is my go to currently. I see a lot of PH and Top Gear features are done on those roads these days, but like a local Evo Triangle.
Better off turning left before Broad Hinton, heading toward Avebury, then left onto the A4 and back to Marlborough in a triangle, imo. driving

RB Will

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Monday 9th November 2020
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Avebury road and the A4 has too many lower speed limits and traffic. Also need to be doing 100+ along the A4 to make it interesting.
I prefer tighter stuff with more sensible undulations.

entropy

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204 months

Wednesday 18th November 2020
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B4507 - Uffington horse road.

RB Will

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Wednesday 18th November 2020
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entropy said:
B4507 - Uffington horse road.
It’s been one side of my go to triangle for years. Surface is getting a bit bad now though, you have to stay middle road and a few really bad potholes, surprisingly I didn’t burst a tyre on my last trip down there

Uncle boshy

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70 months

Wednesday 18th November 2020
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Top gear boys were filming on the hackpen hill to Marlborough road the other day

RB Will

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Wednesday 18th November 2020
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Yeah I saw that. A friend put up a few pics of them by the golf course at Marlborough. Apparently they spent the next day or so at Lyneham