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Hereford Road

A438

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19 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A438 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
18.2 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
5% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
989
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 mph19%
  • 40 mph6%
  • national limit (60)70%
  • Other limits (each under 5%)4%

Runs past

  • Ledbury·town·740 m
  • Bartestree·village·10 m
  • Dormington·village·10 m
  • Tarrington·village·10 m
  • Stoke Edith·village·10 m
  • Lugwardine·village·10 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Choccotastic

    Café · 700 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 2 on the map:The Trumpet

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
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  • Pin 3 on the map:Coffee#1

    Café · 690 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
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    • hours listed
    • phone
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  • Pin 4 on the map:The Nest

    Café · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 5 on the map:Sitara

    Restaurant · 860 m from the road, approximately

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  • Pin 6 on the map:Sorrel & Sage

    Café · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • phone
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A438 yet. Plan the first one.

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