Roads to skeg?

mr.z · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Karma :

Hmmm Skegness, so classy it hurts...

Off there tomorrow, hopefully it wont be absolutely chucking it down (like i think it might)

I usually go from derby stright down the A52 via Grantham and Boston, am i missing any really good roads in the area? dont mind going a little further out, just wondered if anyone knew any really good ones?
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Adam_P · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Karma :

Yes, you are!

Off the top of my head, go up the A52 to Grantham then come out of there on the A607 to wards Sleaford.

Stay on it all the way to Sleaford then as you come across the 2nd railway crossing you'll come to a roundabout, go left (towards Boston and Lincoln) Then you'll come to a big roundabout and you want to head off in the direction of Kings Lynn (stay with me!!)

About half a mile up the dual carriageway from the roundabout is a left turn onto the A153 (You've actually been on that road since you left Grantham, but it starts halfway down the A607 Rolling Eyes

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Follow that all the way to Horncastle, then take a right following the signs for Skegness on the A158. Takes you all the way there, but it's decent A roads with some rather good twisty sections.

For even more twisty bits on the way back, come back via Lincoln (tis out of the way though) as the road that brings you back into the top of Lincoln from Skegness is good (but watch out for nutters in Max Power cars and plod!)
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palmer · Fiddled Kiddy Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Karma :

skegness isnt to far from me, was planning on going there but ended up just spending the day in peterborough Smile

the trip from spalding to skegness is pretty boring, straight roads, loads of fields Sad

have fun

froggy128 · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Karma :

went on saturday we set off at 4pm from sheffield because someone said "i fancy chips" but looking back am sure the pub we were sat outside did chips!.

Just remember dont win a massive bear, as we were travling we saw a bike with a massive bear taller than the pillion strapped to the pillions back!

Nath · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Karma :

Agree with Adam P. The A153 from Sleaford is decent enough to get you in the right area and is also signposted quite well so don't worry about dodgy directions( Razz

). I haven't explored the area enough to come accross any really good biking roads though. Also beware of speed cameras as the A153 is apparently an "accident blackspot"...

The most simple route would be to get on the Fosse Way up to Lincoln, then the A158 all the way over to Skeggy.
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froggy128 · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Karma :

i gather thats the road that has big signs saying

"road deaths jan 10 feb 14"

Adam_P · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Karma :

Silver · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

I used to live in Boston (just down the road) and a lot of my family still do. I wish we had roads in Oxfordshire like theirs!

The A52 from Boston to Skegness is a nice road. It's about 26 miles and has a mixture of tight bends, sweeping bends and balls-out straights! There are two gatso speed cameras (from memory) but they're both in 30/40 zones anyway.

Alternatively, take the A16 out of Boston towards Spilsby. Again, there is a good mixture of roads. You can hit Spilsby and then take the A158 to Skegness. It's a good road but has more 30/40 zones than the A52.

One fantastic piece of road is the B1183 from Revesby to just outside Horncastle. There are some very tight corners and lovely bends - go there on a sunny day and you'll see loads of bikes hooning up and down. Be warned though, some of the corners are deceptively tight - one turns right back on itself and you won't realise that until you're halfway round it if you don't know it. Several bikes have gone into fields there! Just take it steady (until you know it) and it's a great little road.

stevo as b4 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Karma :

Ive only ever done the 607 out of Grantham via Boston, and for the most part i wasn't all that impressed with the roads, as far as twisties go, but i havnt had the oppurtunity to really explore the area, so im sure that there are better roads. Its a nice ride from Skeggy, to Kings Lyn and then to Hunstanton, where i had a nice icecream sat on the beach. Laughing

I Think the Fosse way is one of my favourite bike roads, as although it heavily populated with Mobile speed cameras, its nice to have a miles and miles long stretch of road, that actually has some nice high speed sweeping bends, and really nice scenery too.

I havnt ridden around Oxfordshire a great deal, but i do like the A44 from Evesham to Oxford, thats a nice road in parts, with some varied features.

mr.z · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Karma :

Thanks for all the replys, not being an ignorant arse ive only just got back Razz

(haveing left before the first reply)

Rode up the usual a52 route, raining a bit too much for my likeing, went back going towards lincon and the roads up to it are bloody great! (to windy and loaded with a passenger to really enjoy them though Sad

) after that it was a bit crappy intown stuff Sad

wanting to join the a52 but it was CLOSED! WTF!! i think it was a big accident... so luck i'd brought the gadgetry with me found my way back eventually...

Interesting it was though, skeg is better when its empty and quiet..

Ah and we stayed at this place called "cosey corner" about 2 minutes from the center and £20 a night bed and breckfast! really nice they were as well (made up for 90% of the shop people being absoloute miserable ****s) very very much reccomended if anyone is planning a mini trip out there...

thanks for the suggestions though, when my mates got his zxr in one piece again we'll test them out propperly Twisted Evil