Good driving roads within reach of the Midlands...

Will · 20 Mar 2010 at 20:51

Is there such a thing?

I know I can always drive across to Wales for some decent roads but its a bit of a mission. I know of a couple of half decent roads around Bridgenorth and Ironbridge in Shropshire, but thats the extent of my knowledge.

Plenty of midlands folk on here who like a spirited drive - where do you go? I realise its likely to be slim pickings locally owing to traffic...but must be somewhere closer than Wales

paradigm · 20 Mar 2010 at 20:53

Pretty much all the back roads from the A50 near Burton-on-Trent up past the back of Alton Towers, Leek, into Macclesfield. Then you can come back via the A537 (Cat & Fiddle), into Buxton, and then back into Derbyshire.

Good few hours of fun there.

Biohazard · 20 Mar 2010 at 20:54

I live in the best country there is on this island for roads, although I do have to go north/north west.

lbratch · 20 Mar 2010 at 20:55

Biohazard said:
I live in the best country there is on this island for roads, although I do have to go north/north west.

He speaks the truth. North west Scotland was by far the most fun I've ever had in my car.

paradigm · 20 Mar 2010 at 20:57

Not really "in reach of the Midlands" though guys

Begbie · 20 Mar 2010 at 21:00

I agree with the Scotland comments, but yeah a good 318 (to be exact) miles for me home!

Around Alton Towers area is really good, obviously a bit away from there tho as can be very busy during season.

Biohazard · 20 Mar 2010 at 21:01

paradigm said:
Not really "in reach of the Midlands" though guys

it is, drive!

thought england was just all flat?

it certainly looks like that on the train to london

Andrew Moore · 20 Mar 2010 at 21:01

Snake pas.. just north of sheffield. Awesome road that heads out towards mancs

Andy

EDIT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_Pass

Lovely bit of driving!

Will · 20 Mar 2010 at 21:07

Anywhere good out towards Shropshire?

friddela · 20 Mar 2010 at 21:32

Andrew Moore said:
Snake pas.. just north of sheffield. Awesome road that heads out towards mancs

Andy

EDIT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_Pass

Lovely bit of driving!

It is a lovely road, however it's used by a lot of motorists now and is very hard to overtake, so getting stuck in traffic behind a lorry is inevitable.