B1070
central Britain
Properly twisty· 19% curvy · 16 kmTight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
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- Length
- 4.1 km
- How curvy
- Mostly straight
- 5% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
- Curvy metres
- 185
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 mph36%
- national limit (60)64%
Runs past
- Wigston·town·550 m
- Oadby·town·1.5 km
- Husbands Bosworth·village·100 m
- North Kilworth·village·1.9 km
- Knighton·suburb·1.1 km
- South Wigston·suburb·1.7 km
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:The William Wygston
Pub · 400 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- real ale
- outdoor seating
- toilets
- accessible
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 2 on the map:Bella Italia
Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- hours listed
- website
Pin 3 on the map:Connors
Café · 580 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- hours listed
- website
Pin 4 on the map:Casa Nostra
Restaurant · 580 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- phone
Pin 6 on the map:Two Steeples
Pub · 710 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- website
The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.
No Twistly drives use the A5199 yet. Plan the first one.
Near the A5199
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 A5199 · Mat Fascione · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A5199 · Andrew Tatlow · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A5199 · Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0