B727
northern England
Relentlessly twisty· 25% curvy · 12 kmAmong the most tightly curved roads in the database.
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- Length
- 5.6 km
- How curvy
- Winding
- 14% curviness — Genuine bends along it rather than long straights.
- Curvy metres
- 793
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 mph29%
- 40 mph51%
- national limit (60)20%
Runs past
- Hurst Green·village·50 m
- Grimsargh·village·930 m
- Dutton·hamlet·140 m
- Fulwood Row·hamlet·870 m
- Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley·hamlet·1.5 km
- Dinckley·hamlet·1.7 km
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:The Gamull
Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
- website
Pin 2 on the map:Millie's Cafe
Café · 70 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- outdoor seating
Pin 3 on the map:Starbucks
Café · 550 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- website
Pin 4 on the map:Shireburn Arms
Pub · 30 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- real ale
Pin 5 on the map:Royal Bistro
Restaurant · 490 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- phone
The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.
No Twistly drives use the B6243 yet. Plan the first one.
Near the B6243
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 B6243 · Dr Greg · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Near the B6243 · Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the B6243 · Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0