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Lydd Road

A259

Plan a drive around it
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3 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
6.1 km
How curvy
Gently winding
7% curviness — Easy curves rather than corners.
Curvy metres
405
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 mph13%
  • 50 mph10%
  • national limit (60)77%

Runs past

  • New Romney·town·290 m
  • Ivychurch·village·10 m
  • Brenzett·village·620 m
  • Brookland·village·1.5 km
  • Old Romney·hamlet·10 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Curry Lounge

    Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 2 on the map:Deblyns Teashop & Garden

    Café · 80 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 3 on the map:Ruzzo

    Restaurant · 140 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 4 on the map:Sante Fe

    Restaurant · 40 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 5 on the map:The Coach House

    Restaurant · 210 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • phone
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 6 on the map:Diamond BBQ

    Restaurant · 240 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • 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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