B727
northern England
Relentlessly twisty· 25% curvy · 12 kmAmong the most tightly curved roads in the database.
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- Length
- 50.1 km
- How curvy
- Mostly straight
- 3% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
- Curvy metres
- 1,522
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 (60)93%
- Other limits (each under 5%)7%
Runs past
- Campbeltown·town·910 m
- Ardrishaig·village·290 m
- Muasdale·village·10 m
- Kilchenzie·village·10 m
- Clachan·village·10 m
- Tayinloan·village·10 m
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:Lucy's at the Steamer Terminal
Restaurant · 110 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 2 on the map:Golden Ocean
Restaurant · 670 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
Pin 3 on the map:Bangladesh Tandoori Restaurant
Restaurant · 800 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
Pin 4 on the map:Whisky Mac's
Restaurant · 920 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
Pin 5 on the map:Taj Mahal
Restaurant · 960 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
Pin 6 on the map:Rochanan Point
Viewpoint · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.
No Twistly drives use the A83 yet. Plan the first one.
Near the A83
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 A83 · Gordon Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A83 · Andrew Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A83 · Draco2008 · CC BY 2.0