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Raynesway

A5111

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23 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A5111 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
4.7 km
How curvy
Winding
14% curviness — Genuine bends along it rather than long straights.
Curvy metres
650
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 mph31%
  • 50 mph69%

Runs past

  • Alvaston·suburb·10 m
  • Boulton·suburb·530 m
  • Crewton·suburb·720 m
  • Wilmorton·suburb·1.0 km
  • Pride Park·suburb·1.1 km
  • Spondon·suburb·1.3 km

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Costa Drive Thru

    Café · 490 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 2 on the map:The Lodge

    Pub · 630 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 3 on the map:Frankie & Benny's

    Restaurant · 840 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 4 on the map:Café 42

    Café · 740 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 5 on the map:The Merlin

    Pub · 950 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • real ale
    • outdoor seating
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 6 on the map:The Blue Peter

    Restaurant · 150 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • real ale
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A5111 yet. Plan the first one.

Near the A5111

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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