Cornwall roads

[egor110]

I'm back down Cornwall in a fortnight.

I've driven b3276 and b3306 what other roads should i look for ?

Also location wise where would you stay for a driving holiday ?

Normally i come down and run loads so either stay Newquay or st ives.

[driverrob]

Local to me, any road to/from Callington has gradients and twisties that will bite you if you get it wrong.

[Getragdogleg]

Coast road from Portreath to Hayle, then go from St Ives to lands end, then lands end to Newlyn, Newlyn to Marazion.

Take a day, take your time, stop and look at loads of interesting old mine buildings /views/old villages /lands end/Porthcurno/merry maidens/newlyn/pz prom/Marazion and the mount and bay views.

Loads of food places, pick a dry sunny day and it's great.

[BuzyG]

The B3254 Launceston up to north of Bude. Awesome piece of tarmac.

[egor110]

BuzyG said:

The B3254 Launceston up to north of Bude. Awesome piece of tarmac.

The one going thru curry lane and whitstone ?

Just looks like a straight rd on Google maps ?

[OFORBES]

Getragdogleg said:

Coast road from Portreath to Hayle

Thats a great bit of road. Depending on what car I've come down to Cornwall in I always try and get a late night or early morning run on that little stretch.

[WayOutWest]

OFORBES said:

Thats a great bit of road. Depending on what car I've come down to Cornwall in I always try and get a late night or early morning run on that little stretch.

It is, if you can avoid all the "Van Life" w*nkers that have ruined Cornwall. I like the bit by Hell's Mouth Cafe but they need to fill in the potholes in their carpark.

[OFORBES]

WayOutWest said:

It is, if you can avoid all the "Van Life" w*nkers that have ruined Cornwall. I like the bit by Hell's Mouth Cafe but they need to fill in the potholes in their carpark.

"Van Life W*nkers"

Yeah, that bit is a great set of corners. I must admit, I have not been down there for a while, maybe last year was the last time, but I am going down Friday night for a week to visit my mother with my eldest son so I am hoping to get chance to give it a thrash when I'm down..

[Spidersleg]

egor110 said:

The one going thru curry lane and whitstone ?

Just looks like a straight rd on Google maps ?

It's got everything, a few nice straights, some bendy bits, a small rollercoaster, blind corners with either cyclists or people walking dogs in the road, old gits doing 40 in the NSL sections and s doing 60 through the 30 at whitstone.

A better road is the A39. Bude to Bideford is enjoyable.

[WayOutWest]

Pjb2003 said:

A3078 to St Mawes is my favourite

Ssh! Ssh! Don't tell everyone... actually that is pretty much my favourite as well. Epic on those rare occasions you can get a more or less clear run. And love that whole area.

[theplayingmantis]

B3302 is decent in parts down to helston.

[NDA]

Spidersleg said:

A better road is the A39. Bude to Bideford is enjoyable.

I grew up down there and remember the road as it used to be - before the 'new' bridge. It's a shame that Ford and Fairy Cross had it's rather unique name changed - it was Ford and Fairy Cross in one direction and Fairy and Ford Cross in the other. Some deliberate and amusing confusion.