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Basingstoke Road

B3046

Also runs asFarleigh Road
Plan a drive around it
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15 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the B3046 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
8.5 km
How curvy
Gently winding
10% curviness — Easy curves rather than corners.
Curvy metres
831
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 mph20%
  • 40 mph25%
  • national limit (60)55%

Runs past

  • New Alresford·town·610 m
  • Old Alresford·village·10 m
  • Brown Candover·village·10 m
  • Northington·village·10 m
  • Bighton·village·1.8 km
  • Abbotswood·hamlet·10 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Pulpo Negro

    Restaurant · 550 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 2 on the map:Coffee#1

    Café · 630 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 3 on the map:The Town House

    Restaurant · 530 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 4 on the map:The Woolpack Inn

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 5 on the map:Horse and Groom

    Pub · 600 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 6 on the map:Shapla

    Restaurant · 700 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the B3046 yet. Plan the first one.

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