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Any suggestions for good places to spend the day driving? Just general road driving?
Off with a friend on the weekend, he is paying for petrol so suggest anywhere really! As long as its not too far.. I live in Scarborough so nowhere further than 150 miles out I'd say.
Cheers
Lake district?
yeah just don't travel east from Carlisle...some right weirdos live there ;)
Are you going to scarborough fair?
I was going to post some suggestions but they all seem to be in Wales, miles away from you.
Another vote!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Clunk
To echo earlier thoughts, the Lakes or Wales.
The Lakes especially is awesome. As long as it's dry. It's a bit of a snag is when the roads get a wee bit flooded and you have a 2 mile long empty road stretching ahead of you... that you have to go along at precisely 5mph dodging puddles :mrgreen:
And you can get caught out pretty badly in some spots if it's really wet, despite being a decent driver. Which I'm certainly not, but the missus is. She had a few nervy moments on the road from Windermere to Ullswater. Especially when the local sheep had a game of chicken on a blind bend. I could have sworn they were baa-ing gleefully as we went careering up the road...
A1A down to Key West... :p
http://www.sheol.org.uk/images/artic...14704219_1.jpg
Did you take that pic?Quote:
Originally Posted by TeePee
I did. But I wasn't driving. A car. :D
On a plane? or jumped out:mrgreen:Quote:
Originally Posted by TeePee
Flying a plane. The white bit at the bottom is the wingtip.
I got this one of the island as well, it shows the colour of the water much better! This is over the back of the wing.
http://www.sheol.org.uk/images/artic...14704219_2.jpg
Don't the locals tend to mind there being a big gap in the bridge? Or was that the result of Mission Impossible III?Quote:
Originally Posted by TeePee
York moors!
Seriously, some lovely roads through them.
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Originally Posted by TeePee
They love, it means they get to perform those bridge jumps often seen on cheesy American car chase movies.Quote:
Originally Posted by joshwa
went boom in true lies aswell didn't it? do they have people on the books there just to fix it after the latest villan-hero fights?Quote:
Originally Posted by mycarsavw
Some good suggestions here guys. Thanks a lot. Keep 'em coming!
Snake Pass.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_Pass
Be careful.
Snake Pass is / was great, but it's now a 50 limit ALL the way, meaning you get stuck behind people driving 40 mph when it's totally uncalled for!!! :mad: some great views though :)Quote:
Originally Posted by mycarsavw
Wow sounds nice! Anyone got some pics?Quote:
Originally Posted by mycarsavw
You could visit Emley Moor and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park on your way to the Snake pass...?
Emley Moor may seem a wierd one, but it has to be seen to be believed - like some vast alien watchtower...
You, when you get back from there! Get driving lad.Quote:
Originally Posted by XA04
It's a bloody dangerous road, especially in winter. We've had to turn back a couple of times.Quote:
Originally Posted by joshwa
Whats so bad about it? Just winedy?Quote:
Originally Posted by kalniel
Snow, ice, fog, wind. You name it really. ;)
if you live in yorkshire then you have so many options - when God made Yorkshire he was having a good day - the moors and Dales are awesome, there is a reason top gear go there so often :D
In bad weather, yes the Snake Pass in dangerous, in good weather, driving at 40mph is a crime! :p
We went over the Snake Pass when it was "closed" because of snow - yet it only had a road closed sign at one end - traffic was allowed to come from the other way!?!