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Fazeley-Two Gates-Wilnecote Bypass

A5

Also runs asWatling StreetFfordd CaergybiDunstable Northern BypassLondon RoadTowcester Relief RoadEdgware RoadHints BypassAtherstone BypassHolyhead RoadWall Bypass
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27 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A5 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
14.9 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
1% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
111
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.

  • national limit (70)100%

Runs past

  • Fazeley·town·890 m
  • Tamworth·town·1.0 km
  • Mile Oak·village·10 m
  • Bonehill·village·10 m
  • Coton Farm·village·1.1 km
  • Hopwas·village·1.1 km

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:The Phoenix

    Pub · 890 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 2 on the map:Asda Café

    Café · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 3 on the map:Nando's

    Restaurant · 150 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 4 on the map:PizzaExpress

    Restaurant · 150 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 5 on the map:Miah Takeaway

    Restaurant · 430 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 6 on the map:Costa

    Café · 840 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • hours listed
    • phone
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A5 yet. Plan the first one.

Near the A5

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.

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