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southern England

Seaford Road

A259

Also runs asDymchurch RoadBrighton RoadRye RoadMarine DriveBarnhorn RoadMain RoadFolkestone RoadLydd RoadHythe RoadEast Dean RoadEastbourne RoadSouth Coast RoadKingswayLittlehampton RoadChichester RoadBognor RoadRustington BypassMarsh Road
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Plan a drive around it
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5 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
3.3 km
How curvy
Winding
13% curviness — Genuine bends along it rather than long straights.
Curvy metres
431
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 mph6%
  • national limit (60)94%

Runs past

  • Newhaven·town·640 m
  • Mount Pleasant·village·140 m
  • Friston·village·220 m
  • Denton·village·400 m
  • East Dean·village·750 m
  • South Heighton·village·1.0 km

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Cadence Clubhouse

    Café · 670 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • toilets
    • hours listed
    • website
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  • Pin 2 on the map:The Hope Inn

    Pub · 630 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 3 on the map:Brewers Fayre

    Pub · 40 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
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  • Pin 4 on the map:Rustico

    Restaurant · 550 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
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  • Pin 5 on the map:Hikers Rest

    Café · 670 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
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  • Pin 6 on the map:Sidings Bistrol

    Restaurant · 300 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
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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.

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