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London Road

A15

Also runs asBourges BoulevardLincoln RoadErmine StreetWerrington ParkwayBourne RoadPaston ParkwaySleaford RoadSleaford BypassDeeping RoadLincoln Eastern Bypass
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Plan a drive around it
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39 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A15 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
9.1 km
How curvy
Winding
13% curviness — Genuine bends along it rather than long straights.
Curvy metres
1,149
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 mph32%
  • 40 mph37%
  • national limit (60)30%
  • Other limits (each under 5%)1%

Runs past

  • Peterborough·city·720 m
  • Yaxley·town·870 m
  • Osbournby·village·10 m
  • Stilton·village·1.2 km
  • Threekingham·village·1.6 km
  • Folksworth·village·1.6 km

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Middletons Steakhouse & Grill

    Restaurant · 650 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 2 on the map:Nando's

    Restaurant · 690 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 3 on the map:NATA Lisboa

    Restaurant · 880 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 4 on the map:Costa

    Café · 10 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 5 on the map:Bella Italia

    Restaurant · 70 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 6 on the map:Baan Thai

    Restaurant · 250 m from the road, approximately

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

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A15 yet. Plan the first one.

Near the A15

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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