B727
northern England
Relentlessly twisty· 25% curvy · 12 kmAmong the most tightly curved roads in the database.
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- Length
- 4.0 km
- How curvy
- Gently winding
- 7% curviness — Easy curves rather than corners.
- Curvy metres
- 296
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 mph67%
- 40 mph33%
Runs past
- Longridge·town·830 m
- Grimsargh·village·10 m
- Alston·hamlet·10 m
- Hothersall·hamlet·1.6 km
- Fulwood Row·hamlet·2.0 km
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:Old Station Cafe
Café · 1000 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- outdoor seating
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 2 on the map:Longridge Canteen
Café · 940 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 3 on the map:The Durham Ox
Pub · 930 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- phone
Pin 5 on the map:Old Oak
Pub · 30 m from the road, approximately
- outdoor seating
- phone
- website
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 · David Medcalf · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the B6243 · David Medcalf · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the B6243 · Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0