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Grimsby Road

A46

Also runs asBath RoadPainswick RoadLincoln RoadNewark BypassLaceby RoadCoventry Eastern BypassStroud RoadShurdington RoadAlcester RoadMarket Rasen RoadCheltenham RoadAshchurch RoadWelton RoadEvesham BypassCaistor RoadFosse WayStratford RoadKenilworth BypassWarwick BypassLeicester Western Bypass
Plan a drive around it
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15 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A46 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
11.6 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
2% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
222
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.

  • 40 mph10%
  • 50 mph50%
  • national limit (60)40%

Runs past

  • Caistor·town·710 m
  • Laceby·village·10 m
  • Swallow·village·220 m
  • Bradley·village·1.1 km
  • Aylesby·village·1.2 km
  • Irby upon Humber·village·1.5 km

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Caistor Arts & Heritage Centre

    Café · 800 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 2 on the map:Caistor Tea Rooms

    Café · 50 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 3 on the map:Swallow Inn (Closed)

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • outdoor seating
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  • Pin 4 on the map:Nags Head

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
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  • Pin 5 on the map:The White Hart

    Pub · 660 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
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  • Pin 6 on the map:The Tea Cosy

    Café · 670 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A46 yet. Plan the first one.

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