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Colchester Road

A1124

Also runs asHalstead Road
Plan a drive around it
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10 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A1124 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
6.5 km
How curvy
Gently winding
10% curviness — Easy curves rather than corners.
Curvy metres
620
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 mph52%
  • national limit (60)48%

Runs past

  • Halstead·town·60 m
  • Chappel·village·10 m
  • Wakes Colne·village·60 m
  • White Colne·village·70 m
  • Greenstead Green·village·750 m
  • Fordstreet·village·950 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Imjai Thai Restaurant

    Restaurant · 130 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 2 on the map:Meow Cat Cafe

    Café · 50 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • toilets
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 3 on the map:Cinnamon Tree

    Restaurant · 50 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 4 on the map:Costa Coffee

    Café · 220 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 5 on the map:The Bull Hotel

    Pub · 300 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 6 on the map:The Swan

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A1124 yet. Plan the first one.

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