Best driving roads in the region?

Best driving roads in the region?

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baptistsan

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1,843 posts

217 months

Saturday 5th December 2009
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So what hidden gems do we have in EA? Do we have an equivalent of the Snake Pass?

B'stard Child

29,254 posts

253 months

Saturday 5th December 2009
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baptistsan said:
So what hidden gems do we have in EA? Do we have an equivalent of the Snake Pass?
My favorite is Hunstanton to Yarmouth round the coast road under the right conditions* it's a blast

  • Royal weddings and funerals are best but large global sporting events get close (something like the olympics or a world cup thing)

detchibe

471 posts

229 months

Saturday 5th December 2009
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I do like a good blast along the Hethel road between Wymondham and Mulbarton, past the Lotus factory.

Bigfatnath

815 posts

215 months

Saturday 5th December 2009
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The road from hemsby to stalham is a gem on a summers day...

It has some great bends that you can see all the way round so full comitment is achieved !...

herbialfa

1,489 posts

209 months

Saturday 5th December 2009
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Back road from Swaffham to Whittington

kg55

732 posts

246 months

Saturday 5th December 2009
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B'stard Child said:
baptistsan said:
So what hidden gems do we have in EA? Do we have an equivalent of the Snake Pass?
My favorite is Hunstanton to Yarmouth round the coast road under the right conditions* it's a blast

  • Royal weddings and funerals are best but large global sporting events get close (something like the olympics or a world cup thing)
hunstanton coast can be fun but it once took me 3 hours to get from bacton to kings lynn after work,and i was in the vx turbo at the time. My favorite is the B1145 from gayton to litcham

Touring Remo

3,521 posts

220 months

Saturday 5th December 2009
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A146 turn off into hales, then blast through there to haddiscoe.
If you havn't done it before, its worth having a go. You can thank me afterwards biggrin

Rufus

1,518 posts

214 months

Saturday 5th December 2009
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Touring Remo said:
A146 turn off into hales, then blast through there to haddiscoe.
If you havn't done it before, its worth having a go. You can thank me afterwards biggrin
Awesome stretch of road and exceptionally close to where I live, great fun in any car and well worth a go.

Touring Remo

3,521 posts

220 months

Sunday 6th December 2009
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The road is two minutes from me, If I'm riding to cjball to get something for the bike il always come home via yarmouth and acle straight biggrin

Rufus

1,518 posts

214 months

Sunday 6th December 2009
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Touring Remo said:
The road is two minutes from me, If I'm riding to cjball to get something for the bike il always come home via yarmouth and acle straight biggrin
Which village do you live in then?

Touring Remo

3,521 posts

220 months

Sunday 6th December 2009
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Ashby St Mary. Yourself?

B'stard Child

29,254 posts

253 months

Sunday 6th December 2009
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kg55 said:
B'stard Child said:
baptistsan said:
So what hidden gems do we have in EA? Do we have an equivalent of the Snake Pass?
My favorite is Hunstanton to Yarmouth round the coast road under the right conditions* it's a blast

  • Royal weddings and funerals are best but large global sporting events get close (something like the olympics or a world cup thing)
hunstanton coast can be fun but it once took me 3 hours to get from bacton to kings lynn after work,and i was in the vx turbo at the time. My favorite is the B1145 from gayton to litcham
Hence my qualification - royal weddings and funerals or large popular sporting events - the great unwashed are all sitting behind a TV or in a Pub - road is then empty and it's a great drive

Big problem is frequency of those events that keep people glued to a TV but I'm happy to wait laugh

Puddenchucker

4,451 posts

225 months

Sunday 6th December 2009
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kg55 said:
My favorite is the B1145 from gayton to litcham
That's a good road, but if you're only going as far as Litcham you're missing out the best bit (IMHO), you need to carry on to Bawdeswell - the bit between Stanfield & North Elmham is brilliant.

I can also recommend, and prefer, the B1153 from Gayton to Docking, followed by the B1155 to Burnham Market and then B1355 to Fakenham.

The B1146 - Fakenham to Brisley, B1110 - Guist to Holt, and B1149 Holt to Norwich are pretty good as well.

The A1065 Munford - Fakenham ain't bad, but is heavily patroled by camera vans.

CDP

7,540 posts

261 months

Sunday 6th December 2009
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I just drove from Aylsham to Dereham this morning via Cawston and Reepham. It's fairly good and didn't have a lot of traffic. You do have to be very careful about the risk of mud and fallen leaves at the moment.

The turns near Watton on the Dereham road aren't bad either but only last a mile or so. This time of year the grass is short and hedges making visibility really good. It's more dangerous now they've put all the safety signs up to crash into.

Should we put all this stuff in a public forum is my question?

Simpo Two

87,066 posts

272 months

Sunday 6th December 2009
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CDP said:
Should we put all this stuff in a public forum is my question?
I bet the cops are busy counting the loot as we type...

B'stard Child

29,254 posts

253 months

Sunday 6th December 2009
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Simpo Two said:
CDP said:
Should we put all this stuff in a public forum is my question?
I bet the cops are busy counting the loot as we type...
If Big brother has time to read all the posts on forums we are all screwed

We aren't talking about high speed hoons here most of the roads mentioned above can be fun at well below the speed limits - therefore fine free

ronaldo342

126 posts

193 months

Sunday 6th December 2009
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Touring Remos got it right, brilliant bit of road A146 through to haddiscoe, I live in bradwell just a few miles down the road from it.

kg55

732 posts

246 months

Sunday 6th December 2009
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Puddenchucker said:
kg55 said:
My favorite is the B1145 from gayton to litcham
That's a good road, but if you're only going as far as Litcham you're missing out the best bit (IMHO), you need to carry on to Bawdeswell - the bit between Stanfield & North Elmham is brilliant.

I can also recommend, and prefer, the B1153 from Gayton to Docking, followed by the B1155 to Burnham Market and then B1355 to Fakenham.

The B1146 - Fakenham to Brisley, B1110 - Guist to Holt, and B1149 Holt to Norwich are pretty good as well.

The A1065 Munford - Fakenham ain't bad, but is heavily patroled by camera vans.
You must be local to me in/near kings lynn? the roads you have outlined are very good wink

Touring Remo

3,521 posts

220 months

Sunday 6th December 2009
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ronaldo342 said:
Touring Remos got it right, brilliant bit of road A146 through to haddiscoe, I live in bradwell just a few miles down the road from it.
bowtie I reckon if you guys are ever heading that way, it's not to miss. Purely to see the normal upside down Clio that doesn't hold the road quite so well when they're 4 people up.

perdu

4,884 posts

206 months

Sunday 6th December 2009
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kg55 said:
Puddenchucker said:
kg55 said:
My favorite is the B1145 from gayton to litcham
That's a good road, but if you're only going as far as Litcham you're missing out the best bit (IMHO), you need to carry on to Bawdeswell - the bit between Stanfield & North Elmham is brilliant.

I can also recommend, and prefer, the B1153 from Gayton to Docking, followed by the B1155 to Burnham Market and then B1355 to Fakenham.

The B1146 - Fakenham to Brisley, B1110 - Guist to Holt, and B1149 Holt to Norwich are pretty good as well.

The A1065 Munford - Fakenham ain't bad, but is heavily patroled by camera vans.
You must be local to me in/near kings lynn? the roads you have outlined are very good wink
I'm not local to anyone here but I do love that Gayton road, stayed in Gayton one year and Little Dunham a couple of times.

The "hilly part of Norfolk" feels like home to me, I love it.

p.s these roads seem to drive better without the missus in the car

funny innit?