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southern England

A4055

Also runs asCardiff RoadBarry Road
  • Water
Plan a drive around it
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68 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A4055 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
13.4 km
How curvy
Winding
15% curviness — Genuine bends along it rather than long straights.
Curvy metres
2,061
How these scores are measured

Curvy metres is curviness multiplied by length: how much genuine curve this road actually gives you, rather than how tight its tightest corner is. It is the number that separates a mountain pass from a housing estate.

Speed limits along it

What is on the poles along this stretch, by share of its length.

  • 20 mph33%
  • 30 mph33%
  • 40 mph33%
  • Other limits (each under 5%)1%

Runs past

  • Barry·town·120 m
  • Penarth·town·1.5 km
  • Dinas Powys·town·60 m
  • Llandough·village·170 m
  • Sully·village·1.1 km
  • Michaelston-le-Pit·village·1.5 km

Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Mr Villa's

    Restaurant · 440 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 2 on the map:Bab Haus Mex

    Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 3 on the map:Academy Espresso Bar

    Café · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 4 on the map:Tukka Tuk

    Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 5 on the map:Tokyo Nights

    Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 6 on the map:Mr Croquewich

    Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A4055 yet. Plan the first one.

Near the A4055

Photographs taken within about a kilometre of this stretch, from Wikimedia Commons. They are near the road — we have no evidence any of them shows it.

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