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Holmes Chapel To Alderley Edge - The Golden Turnip
It's far too short and far too popular meaning traffic is horrific. The fundamental road is fantastic and in that sense, Avis's algorithm has been successful. The road has fantastic corners, great road markings, and undulations. It's also one of the few roads I've driven in the UK with corner banking - a particular delight. If this road was empty, with no speed restrictions and without the junction in the middle it might well be one of the finest roads in the UK, but it isn't because it does indeed have all these problems and more!
The nice thing is the surprisingly large number of OMG moments it delivers! The first being the Twemlow Viaduct which is stunning and visible from the road, the second being the huge Jodrell Bank Telescope and the third being supercar heaven which is Alderley Edge - I've quite literally never been anywhere quite like it. The local people have decided to put all their money into supercars and quite frankly it's incredible! Within the first few minutes, I saw a Ferrari 512, an Aston Martin Vanquish both gen 1 & 2 and a Porsche GT4. The town is also notable for the relatively liberal use of plastic surgery! As a southerner visiting the area for the first time the shock value was massive.
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