B1029
southern England
Properly twisty· 16% curvy · 23 kmTight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
southern England
Chichester Road
A259
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- Length
- 3.3 km
- How curvy
- Mostly straight
- 4% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
- Curvy metres
- 115
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.
- 40 mph12%
- 50 mph76%
- national limit (60)8%
- Other limits (each under 5%)4%
Runs past
- North Bersted·village·940 m
- Oving·village·1.3 km
- Colworth·hamlet·150 m
- Runcton·hamlet·1.6 km
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:The Royal Oak
Pub · 710 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- outdoor seating
Pin 3 on the map:Spade And Fork Cafe
Café · 360 m from the road, approximately
- parking
The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.
No Twistly drives use the A259 yet. Plan the first one.
Near the A259
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 A259 · Steve Daniels · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A259 · Hugh Craddock · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A259 · Dr Duncan Pepper · CC BY-SA 2.0