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what are your best driving roads for a sunny day ???
preferably near west yorkshire :thumb:
turnipheed
22-07-10, 10:51 PM
im going to go down tosnake pass at some point
Nowhere near the norf but this is a small section of one of my favourite roads
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs065.snc3/13314_408064193884_667958884_5277521_7126864_n.jpg
Tis more fun in this though
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v264/183/37/667958884/n667958884_1173050_7988.jpg
Nice view :cool:
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs045.snc3/13314_408064183884_667958884_5277519_8110773_n.jpg
Anchor Lane between Wadesmil and Bengeo..... PORN of a road, if a little short lol
Hoochie
22-07-10, 10:58 PM
Up here in the Norf we have the A686 - Known as Hartside Pass, Located between Penrith and Alston, is fab.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb273/northern-angel/hartside-view.jpg
Southern roads suck, too many people and high hedges! Nice photos Jack but those roads are too straight for my liking!
Bradford eh? How about going across the Cat and Fiddle and taking a detour down to Goyt Valley? There are average speed cameras on the C&F now but still a nice road.
There are loads of awesome roads around the Penines. Just take the A57 or A537 and pick a side road to enjoy :thumb:
Asa-James
22-07-10, 11:23 PM
the stretch between Whitby and Scarborough is always fun. failing that anything over the moors to Whitby is fairly epic.
Snake Pass is also getting specs cameras!
As Shell said, Hartside is good fun, my choice of route when returning East of a Friday! 60 is the average speed limit isn't it?? :d
craig green
23-07-10, 12:08 AM
North Wales FTW.
Southern roads suck, too many people and high hedges! Nice photos Jack but those roads are too straight for my liking!
Thats the only straight bit on it lol There's some awesome up and over corners, and great views along the coast.
When i am at uni (in derby)
i head for the roads near matlock,
there awesome
wawne to skirlaugh near hull. 8 miles of single lande tarmac thats mental....
Trendall
23-07-10, 01:25 AM
i ust to love the road from bodmin to wadebridge then wadbridge to polzeth was an amazing road to drive not during the holidays tho. lots of corners up and over parts or my most epic drive ever was going past st kew to wadebridge from bude amazing road in cornwall :)
Most of the outer roads on the Isle of white. They basicly lap the outside edge of the Island and are frigging awesome. Not many cops out there either.
I drove the C&F but sadly in the wrong car.
Southie
23-07-10, 08:13 AM
Mark head towards Skipton then aim for Settle and go on all the back roads over the tops and head for Swaledale to a place called Tan Hill CLICKY (http://www.tanhillinn.com/tan-hill-inn/swaledale/yorkshire-dales/accommodation/holiday-cottage/weddings/live-music/good-food/fine-ales/1/). This is the postcode for your sat nav (DL11 6ED)
There's some absolutely quality roads around there and make sure you've got plenty of petrol. :)
All of my 'fun' roads are off limits now, till ohh late september as you are likely to find a tractor round a blind bend lol
Well said:thumb::thumb::thumb:! Hartside pass is a fantastic road, shame its usually bloody raining if you want to go for a drive!lol
Up here in the Norf we have the A686 - Known as Hartside Pass, Located between Penrith and Alston, is fab.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb273/northern-angel/hartside-view.jpg
some cracking roads down from north to south wales, black mountains road is a great drive as well as a few others in the brecon area.
Up here in the Norf we have the A686 - Known as Hartside Pass, Located between Penrith and Alston, is fab.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb273/northern-angel/hartside-view.jpg
Aye, Hartside is awesome!
Don't forget the Buttertubs Pass. We all know who rates that road... and it's a riot!
http://www.motorcyclehols.co.uk/images/dales_big.jpg
blue_peg_16v
23-07-10, 04:41 PM
the stretch between Whitby and Scarborough is always fun. failing that anything over the moors to Whitby is fairly epic.
very true also howden to scarborough going staxton way not brid theres some nice roads in north yorkshire
mk1nova_rich
23-07-10, 04:52 PM
Don't forget the Buttertubs Pass. We all know who rates that road... and it's a riot!
http://www.motorcyclehols.co.uk/images/dales_big.jpg
Beat me to it!! Awesome stretch of road
craig green
23-07-10, 05:29 PM
I quite like the McDonalds drive thru.
The scenery isnt always the best, but a couple of the speed humps are pretty testing & they have recently installed an intercom now which adds a bit of mystery to the experience.
Jim Mcrae
23-07-10, 05:53 PM
Jack, is that road up Porlock way?? Thats an awesome road.
joff-turbo-nova
23-07-10, 06:12 PM
the stretch between Whitby and Scarborough is always fun. failing that anything over the moors to Whitby is fairly epic.
This gets my vote as well , the A169 from Whitby to Pickering (or vice versa)
17 miles of pure pleasure - I'm a Whitby lad born and bred.
http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/19/86/198674_97e414eb.jpg
http://www.ashfieldcottages.com/Portals/0/Tourist%20&%20Travel/map.jpg
Joff
Jack, is that road up Porlock way?? Thats an awesome road.
Nay, its the road from Weymouth to Bridport
turnipheed
23-07-10, 10:19 PM
[quote=Miss Stig]Up here in the Norf we have the A686 - Known as Hartside Pass, Located between Penrith and Alston, is fab.
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb273/northern-angel/hartside-view.jpgive been on that its a beuty so is the a595 and kirkstone pass
turnipheed
23-07-10, 10:23 PM
derwent water to barnard castle is a cracker too ( northumberland) and any road around kielder (northumberland) also the selkirk to moffat road scottish borders/dumfries and galloway also moffat to edinburgh a701 i think is good
just head over by skipton to clitheroe at about 6am..... it'll make you feel alive...
for southern roads... i like the roads west from droitwich to rhayader....
some of the stuff across the fens is cool.
the a30 at night.
the atlantic highway
the a40 in pembrokeshire.
most of the a roads in the lake district are good too.
but my fave is the road from banbury to coventry
blue_peg_16v
24-07-10, 07:20 AM
Nay, its the road from Weymouth to Bridport
thought i recognised it very good road a bugger in fog tho cos the council is too tight to paint white lines lol
blue_peg_16v
24-07-10, 07:23 AM
This gets my vote as well , the A169 from Whitby to Pickering (or vice versa)
17 miles of pure pleasure - I'm a Whitby lad born and bred.
http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/19/86/198674_97e414eb.jpg
http://www.ashfieldcottages.com/Portals/0/Tourist%20&%20Travel/map.jpg
Joff
i like it starting from the clockhouse up through wetwang and molton then turn off the pickering road to thorntonly dale at the pottery place then onto the whitby road and over the moors, glad my dad lives in whitby gives me an excuse to go for a drive lol
also like to hit it at about 6am theres sod all on it and give me a chance to stretch the novas legs, theres something abouth that long hill on the moores with the kink ant the bottom love getting the foot down and using all the road to get round can see for miles the slow signs are just for tourists lol the thornton le dale turn off looks to be the one just above the a169 marker on your map iirc
very true also howden to scarborough going staxton way not brid theres some nice roads in north yorkshire
That will be the A164 up to Driffield then...B1249
B1249 is my favourite.Hammering the bollocks off my Xe Nova down there at 5am a few weeks ago was brilliant.No cars,no bikes,no plod.My favourite bit is the part from driff showground-staxton.
The A171 Scarborough-Whitby is alright but too many lorries.
A170 Scarborough-Pickering is good but a few 30mph villages to pass through
Rob,the wawne-tickton road is dangerous,in a bad way,not good!!
any road is a good road, pull over in a safe place, apply handbrake, or left foot brake for rear wheel drive fans, apply throttle to your desire, i like full imo, then dump clutch, BURNOUT untill you are content, or cannot see anymore, release brake, and carry on though the fog and check eleven,s in rear veiw mirror! pure bliss!!!!!!!!!!!!
blue_peg_16v
24-07-10, 09:40 AM
That will be the A164 up to Driffield then...B1249
B1249 is my favourite.Hammering the bollocks off my Xe Nova down there at 5am a few weeks ago was brilliant.No cars,no bikes,no plod.My favourite bit is the part from driff showground-staxton.
The A171 Scarborough-Whitby is alright but too many lorries.
A170 Scarborough-Pickering is good but a few 30mph villages to pass through
Rob,the wawne-tickton road is dangerous,in a bad way,not good!!
yup thats the best bit when you pull off onto the b1249 so many people dont go that way due to staxton hill even in summer its not that busy and i also know the road like the back of my hand (used to go scarborough every weekend from being about 10 lol) remember my dad once overtook a plaggy pig on the long hill to foxholmes while towing a massive twin axle caravan with the senator it nearly wobbled over lol we used to leave it for the season at the flower of may near cayton so were there all the time
Angus Closier
24-07-10, 12:53 PM
any road is a good road, pull over in a safe place, apply handbrake, or left foot brake for rear wheel drive fans, apply throttle to your desire, i like full imo, then dump clutch, BURNOUT untill you are content, or cannot see anymore, release brake, and carry on though the fog and check eleven,s in rear veiw mirror! pure bliss!!!!!!!!!!!!
rofl!!!lol lol
deanwilko
24-07-10, 12:55 PM
When i am at uni (in derby)
i head for the roads near matlock,
there awesome
they are good roads have you been around 13 bends? thats a good stretch of road
/\ too many speed cameras for my liking up there
L33 LEG
24-07-10, 05:31 PM
just head over by skipton to clitheroe at about 6am..... it'll make you feel alive...
I was just about to say this. My area is next door to clitheroe and isnt far at all from you. Basically anywhere between clitheroe, upto lancaster and as east as skipton/settle you have an area full of twisty, quiet and exciting roads. Me and my mates used to spend hours and hours every night just driving through them.
I would advise going at night, obviously because it's even more quiet and also because you can see if there's any traffic coming around all the blind bends.
I wouldnt advise doing what me and my mate did late on new years eve and head towards the middle of nowhere in the middle of all that snow we had lol
EDIT : just re-read and realised you said sunny days. As lovely as it is during the day, night time is where the fun is at.
/\ and i used to drive it in a 38t artic.. i've never done the trip in a car. but you get a really good feel for a road from the cab of a wagon
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