B1029
southern England
Properly twisty· 16% curvy · 23 kmTight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
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- Length
- 5.6 km
- How curvy
- Winding
- 11% curviness — Genuine bends along it rather than long straights.
- Curvy metres
- 612
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 mph72%
- national limit (60)25%
- Other limits (each under 5%)3%
Runs past
- Billericay·town·330 m
- Wickford·town·100 m
- Shotgate·village·10 m
- Great Burstead·village·10 m
- Runwell·village·860 m
- Crays Hill·village·980 m
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:Giggling Squid
Restaurant · 220 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 2 on the map:Kings Head
Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
- website
Pin 3 on the map:Tiptree Tea Rooms
Café · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 4 on the map:Maggio Lounge
Restaurant · 430 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- website
Pin 5 on the map:Brunch & Bottle
Café · 470 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
Pin 6 on the map:Oliver's Italian
Restaurant · 580 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- website
The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.
No Twistly drives use the A129 yet. Plan the first one.
Near the A129
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.
Near the A129 · John Webber · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A129 · Kevin Hale · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A129 · Ian Paterson · CC BY-SA 2.0