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Maidstone Road

A26

Plan a drive around it
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5 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A26 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
4.2 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
2% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
97
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 mph11%
  • 40 mph13%
  • national limit (60)76%

Runs past

  • Hadlow·village·10 m
  • West Peckham·village·420 m
  • Mereworth·village·1.0 km
  • Golden Green·village·1.6 km
  • Barnes Street·hamlet·1.9 km

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Broadview Tearoom

    Restaurant · 630 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • accessible
    • phone
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 2 on the map:The Swan on the Green

    Pub · 580 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • outdoor seating
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 3 on the map:The Village Bakers

    Café · 50 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 4 on the map:Restaurant

    50 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 5 on the map:Weathered & Worn

    Café · 260 m from the road, approximately

    • food
    • outdoor seating
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 6 on the map:The Rose & Crown

    Pub · 440 m from the road, approximately

    • outdoor seating
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A26 yet. Plan the first one.

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