B1070
central Britain
Properly twisty· 19% curvy · 16 kmTight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
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- Length
- 8.3 km
- How curvy
- Mostly straight
- 5% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
- Curvy metres
- 445
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.
- 50 mph76%
- national limit (70)24%
Runs past
- Castle Donington·town·1.3 km
- Diseworth·village·440 m
- Isley Walton·village·660 m
- Lockington·village·770 m
- Kegworth·village·900 m
- Hemington·village·1.8 km
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:Zaika
Restaurant · 920 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- accessible
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 2 on the map:AMT Coffee
Café · 180 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- hours listed
Pin 3 on the map:The Plough Inn
Pub · 430 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- real ale
- outdoor seating
- phone
- website
Pin 4 on the map:Hidden Gem Kitchen
Café · 820 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
Pin 5 on the map:Jee Ja Jee's
Restaurant · 870 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- website
Pin 6 on the map:Costa Drive Thru
Café · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- accessible
The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.
No Twistly drives use the A453 yet. Plan the first one.
Near the A453
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.
Near the A453 · Garth Newton · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A453 · Mat Fascione · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A453 · Steve F · CC BY-SA 2.0