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southern England

South Coast Road

A259

Also runs asDymchurch RoadBrighton RoadRye RoadMarine DriveBarnhorn RoadMain RoadSeaford RoadFolkestone RoadLydd RoadHythe RoadEast Dean RoadEastbourne RoadKingswayLittlehampton RoadChichester RoadBognor RoadRustington BypassMarsh Road
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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
5.6 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
4% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
208
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 mph66%
  • 40 mph34%

Runs past

  • Peacehaven·town·120 m
  • Newhaven·town·120 m
  • Mount Pleasant·village·1.5 km
  • Denton·village·1.6 km
  • Rottingdean·village·1.7 km
  • South Heighton·village·1.7 km

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Gateway Cafe

    Café · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • toilets
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 2 on the map:Café Salt

    Café · 930 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 3 on the map:V.I.P. Pizza

    Restaurant · 1000 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 4 on the map:The Avenue

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 5 on the map:The Smugglers Rest

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • outdoor seating
    • toilets
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 6 on the map:The Peacehaven Carvery

    Restaurant · 10 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.

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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