B1029
southern England
Properly twisty· 16% curvy · 23 kmTight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
southern England
Epping Road
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.
What is on the poles along this stretch, by share of its length.
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Pin 1 on the map:Khunnai Thai & Japanese
Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately
Pin 2 on the map:Jaal Indian
Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately
Pin 3 on the map:Caffè Nero
Café · 140 m from the road, approximately
Pin 4 on the map:Taste of Raj
Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately
Pin 5 on the map:The Kings Head
Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately
Pin 6 on the map:The Boathouse Café Bar
Café · 200 m from the road, approximately
The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.
None of them are public, so there is nothing to show — but the B181 is clearly worth a drive. Plan your own.
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.



southern England
Properly twisty· 16% curvy · 23 kmTight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
southern England
Properly twisty· 19% curvy · 17 kmTight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
southern England
Winding· 15% curvy · 20 kmGenuine bends along it rather than long straights.