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London Road

A10

Also runs asGreat Cambridge RoadCambridge RoadLynn RoadMain RoadFerry BankBuntingford Bypass
Plan a drive around it
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6 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A10 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
5.7 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
1% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
38
How these scores are measured

Curvy metres is curviness multiplied by length: how much genuine curve this road actually gives you, rather than how tight its tightest corner is. It is the number that separates a mountain pass from a housing estate.

Speed limits along it

What is on the poles along this stretch, by share of its length.

  • 30 mph5%
  • 40 mph9%
  • national limit (60)86%

Runs past

  • Royston·town·200 m
  • Buckland·village·10 m
  • Reed·village·440 m
  • Therfield·village·1.0 km
  • Chipping·village·1.5 km
  • Hay Green·hamlet·860 m

Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:The Manor House

    Pub · 270 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • real ale
    • outdoor seating
    • toilets
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 2 on the map:The Chequers

    Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 3 on the map:The Old Bull

    Pub · 30 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • outdoor seating
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 4 on the map:Lounge India

    Restaurant · 30 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 5 on the map:Royal Bengal

    Restaurant · 50 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 6 on the map:Kooky Nomad

    Café · 120 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • outdoor seating
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A10 yet. Plan the first one.

Near the A10

Photographs taken within about a kilometre of this stretch, from Wikimedia Commons. They are near the road — we have no evidence any of them shows it.

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