B1070
central Britain
Properly twisty· 19% curvy · 16 kmTight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
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- Length
- 7.0 km
- How curvy
- Mostly straight
- 2% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
- Curvy metres
- 144
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 mph100%
Runs past
- Banners Gate·hamlet·1.3 km
- Driffold·hamlet·1.8 km
- Maney·hamlet·1.8 km
- New Oscott·suburb·10 m
- Short Heath·suburb·560 m
- Boldmere·suburb·650 m
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:Marlboro Cafe
Café · 160 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 2 on the map:Alishaan
Restaurant · 170 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 3 on the map:Cafe House
Café · 180 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- hours listed
- phone
Pin 4 on the map:Mighty Flames
Restaurant · 270 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- hours listed
- phone
Pin 5 on the map:Deli Dinning
Restaurant · 280 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- hours listed
- phone
Pin 6 on the map:Breakfast N Brunch
Café · 920 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- hours listed
- phone
- website
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 · Steve Daniels · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A453 · Robin Stott · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A453 · Robin Stott · CC BY-SA 2.0