B727
northern England
Relentlessly twisty· 25% curvy · 12 kmAmong the most tightly curved roads in the database.
northern England
Scarborough Road
A165
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- Length
- 7.9 km
- How curvy
- Mostly straight
- 1% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
- Curvy metres
- 73
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 mph12%
- national limit (60)88%
Runs past
- Bridlington·town·1.9 km
- Grindale·village·10 m
- Speeton·village·10 m
- Bempton·village·360 m
- Reighton·village·890 m
- Buckton·hamlet·10 m
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:Nut and Nettle
Café · 270 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- hours listed
Pin 2 on the map:The Georgian Tea Rooms
Café · 290 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
Pin 5 on the map:Ye Olde Star Inn
Pub · 230 m from the road, approximately
- parking
Pin 6 on the map:The Olde Globe Inn
Pub · 240 m from the road, approximately
- parking
The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.
No Twistly drives use the A165 yet. Plan the first one.
Near the A165
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 A165 · JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A165 · JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A165 · JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0