Need some local knowledge please?

Originally Posted by Littlepeahead

Just watch out for particularly daft donkeys near Beaulieu! No road sense at all.

That's not a very nice thing to say about the Guildford massive!

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by Fordward

Thanks Ron.

TBH I've done the B7076 a few times before, it's boring as hell, and you sit there alongside the M74, in a 60 limit, wondering why your watching the traffic on the motorway zip past at 90mph.

So if I did use that route you posted, and I like the St Marys loch road. We'd jump on the M74 from Gretna to Moffat.

Do you think if we used the M74 to knock out that 30 miles in 20 minutes, would St Marys loch take any longer than the A7?

The other alternative of course if we do M74 to Moffat, is the A701 to Biggar, that's a great road. Carnwath to Whitburn to Linlithgow to Kincardine bridge is then an option too instead of rounding Edinburgh.



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The St Marys Road is normally quicker. Less traffic and more stunning.

I would be able to get you through the north to Gretna. Give me the bit from Preston'ish or Leeds'ish

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[Bibio]

i''l have a think then send you a link.

on the borders side i would do the A7 to selkirk then head over to peebles-carnwath then i can give you an easy way through avoiding the edin by-pass, we bit slower but much better.

[littleoldman2]

I'd dump the A66 as it's boring and the road from Temple Soweby to Langwathby is not good. Take the B6276 to Middleton followed by the B6277 to Alston. You have to miss out the wonderful Hartside, but overall it's a better route IMO.

[SIII]

Originally Posted by Fordward

Thanks Ron.

TBH I've done the B7076 a few times before, it's boring as hell, and you sit there alongside the M74, in a 60 limit, wondering why your watching the traffic on the motorway zip past at 90mph.

Your doing it wrong !!! I usually sit at 80~85~90mph on there and watch the motorway traffic doing 70mph !!!!


Only time I've seen the boys in blue on there, is with the siren going and rushing to a job, cos it's quicker than the motorway when blocked by traffic !!!

Originally Posted by SIII

Your doing it wrong !!! I usually sit at 80~85~90mph on there and watch the motorway traffic doing 70mph !!!!


Only time I've seen the boys in blue on there, is with the siren going and rushing to a job, cos it's quicker than the motorway when blocked by traffic !!!

LOL! The Northern section is better, and if a Virgin Pendolino comes past at 125mph, I not sure if it's me hallucinating, but they always seem to have "race me" painted on the side, and a little boy sitting at the window giving me the middle finger.


One day near Beattock summit alongside said train, I rode straight into a cloud. Good visibility to zero visibility in an instant. Carry on straight, jump on the brakes, hope you don't run out of road or off the road, then change your underpants.

[SIII]

It is classed as mandatory to race the train !!! LoL