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Barnhorn Road

A259

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15 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A259 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
4.0 km
How curvy
Winding
12% curviness — Genuine bends along it rather than long straights.
Curvy metres
483
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 mph26%
  • 40 mph16%
  • 50 mph16%
  • national limit (60)42%

Runs past

  • Hooe·village·1.1 km
  • Wartling·village·2.0 km
  • Whydown·hamlet·1.3 km
  • Normans Bay·hamlet·2.0 km
  • Little Common·suburb·190 m
  • Cooden·suburb·790 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Little Common Fish & Grill

    Restaurant · 60 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 2 on the map:Thai Brasserie

    Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 3 on the map:Wheatsheaf Inn

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • outdoor seating
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 4 on the map:Peking Garden

    Restaurant · 20 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 5 on the map:Novecento

    Restaurant · 20 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 6 on the map:Little India

    Restaurant · 60 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 A259 yet. Plan the first one.

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