Can anyone recommend some decent drives about 1 hr from London? Hills twisties etc?

Near country pubs etc would be great

Cheers all

 

Basingstoke to Alton ................... BRILLIANT!! (its now got speed limits and road calming measures, but still a blast if you get a clear run!)

Turn off the M3 at Basingstoke and take the A339 to Alton!

Pete

 

The further you get from London the better! Three hours from London sounds good.....

Simon (Facking Norvern Mankey)

 

yeah, but then i would have to keep racing pidgeons or something

 

Youre mistaken; flat caps are compulsary, but you have a choice of pigeons or whippets...

On the plus side there is real beer and you can get gravy on yer chips!

Simon (Professional Northerner)

 

And their's less speed cameras, less 40 & 50 limits on perfectly good A roads, less built up areas. How do you Scooby owners cope down there.

Moorland behind my house is great for a blast, 1 minute away, open and visible for miles but with great corners (and never a police man or a camera).

And all 3 hours from London (well it took me 2 hours 50 to get from Lancaster to Hemel Hempsted on Christmas eve )

 

Yorkshire!

 

God's Country !

 

Watch out for the speed cameras though!

 

That'l be WALES then.....

 

There are no good roads in Buckinghamshire. You're better off on the London housing estates, honest me old cocker!

 

I believe that you are mistaken. God was a Yorkshireman!

 

Best roads I've found in my area are :

Down M23 to Pease pottage junction (2 miles after services)
Turn off then go left at the second rounabout and all roads are 60 limits, not to narrow or blind and you don't need to go over 60 to have fun

or in the other direction there are a number of good roads around the bluebell railway.

 

If you get the chance, go to the Brecons. OK it's more than an hour away - probably more like 3 from London, but the scenery is breathtaking and the roads are simply incredible...

Ed

 

Where about's in London do you live? If it's west london I can give you some great routes across the chilterns - but PM me!

 

The horse shoe pass in North Wales is an absoloute dream

 

Try the roads around Beachy Head in E.Sussex.

2 decent pubs for food, stunning views and challenging twisties.

 

You could always do the Limehouse Link to A13 Dagenham challenge (fastest time with no double flashes - there are three cameras in the Link itself ).

 

Try Baldock A507 and then across through Buntingford to B1038. Top roads and buggerrall on them............ Agree that Alton to Bas is excellent as well, but heavily policed due to the number of bike accidents. Bloke who worked for me in Bas lost his arm!
Nick

 

The tour bus drivers certainly seem to enjoy them!! Ever been on the top deck of an entusiacially driven one of them....on a cold day...in the wind.... now that's entertainment!

Best

 

yeah i second brecon or a place called elan valley,proper roads.its worth the drive,i drove from colchester(4hrs).