Re: Signpost extravaganza

by Butterfield Mon Nov 29, 2021 2:40 pm

SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:

Is that in Berwick-upon-Tweed or similar? Random to see Derby signposted from there, though I guess it's where that cycle route terminates or something.

EDIT: Is that in KM? I can't think that Derby is 355 miles away from Berwick. Sly

by Fangirl Three Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:43 am

To be 355 miles from Derby you'd have to be somewhere up by Pitlochry, and that place could also be 100 miles from Edinburgh. But it would be about 170 miles from Bamburgh, not 24.

Similarly Amble is about 24 miles from Bamburgh and 100 miles from Edinburgh, but only 190 miles from Derby.

There's only one place in the UK called Bamburgh, I checked.

by Butterfield Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:16 pm

"No stopping" for 124 miles. scared

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:18 pm

by Butterfield Wed Apr 12, 2023 2:36 pm

A mileage sign to Dublin from downtown Belfast.

by Fangirl Three Wed Apr 12, 2023 3:02 pm

Interesting. There can't be many UK road signs with mileages to places in other countries.

by Fangirl Three Wed Apr 12, 2023 3:06 pm

Butterfield wrote:
Fangirl Three wrote:I'm sure I've seen a 204 somewhere, maybe on the M6 going north (Glasgow 204?)

I've been up and down the M6 many times over the years and never seen one that high! 100ish miles to Glasgow, definitely, around Carlisle.

You were quite right of course, the first sign on the M6 is on the Carlisle bypass. Glasgow 95 Edinburgh 98.

by Butterfield Wed Apr 12, 2023 3:17 pm

Fangirl Three wrote:Interesting. There can't be many UK road signs with mileages to places in other countries.

It's also (mildly) interesting as those miles include what will then get changed to km over the border.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Wed Apr 12, 2023 6:07 pm

Do they have to change which side of the road they drive on when they cross the border? scared

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Wed Apr 12, 2023 6:24 pm

by Fangirl Three Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:09 am

The Irish border, yesterday.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:36 am

by Butterfield Thu Apr 13, 2023 3:34 pm

More fun from the border.

by Butterfield Mon Apr 24, 2023 2:17 pm

I've been past this location in Walsall tens of times over the years but only yesterday did I happen to notice this lovely little ancient milestone on the side of the road, and I've just managed to track it down. happy

by Fangirl Three Mon Apr 24, 2023 2:50 pm

Here's one I took in 2021:

by Butterfield Mon Apr 24, 2023 2:51 pm

by Fangirl Three Fri Apr 28, 2023 7:19 am

This sign is a bit unusual

The distances to Linwood and Bridge of Weir are unusual on a roundabout sign.

by Fangirl Three Fri Apr 28, 2023 7:28 am

Speaking of distances, I saw this yesterday, and I'm fairly sure it's the first mention of that London on the A1 'Route confirmation after junction' signs.

by Butterfield Sat Oct 21, 2023 3:57 pm

I've worked out you can drive the 900ish miles/14 hours from John O' Groats to Land's End on main roads and motorways using just 15 consecutive destination signposts as navigation.

Start

1. Signpost in John O' Groats south to Wick
2. At Wick there's a sign to Inverness
3. Around Inverness there's a sign to Perth
4. Then Glasgow
5. Carlisle
6. Preston
7. Birmingham
8. Worcester
9. Gloucester
10. Bristol
11. Exeter
12. Bodmin
13. Redruth
14. Penzance
15. Once in in Penzance there's a sign to Land's End

Arrive happy

If only it was that quick.

by Fangirl Three Sat Oct 21, 2023 9:21 pm

Irl that would start with being stuck behind a lorry/RV for 124 miles on the A9.
When you finally got to the motorway at Stirling, granted you'd have a decent run as far as about the Blackpool rurnoff on the M6.
Then it's sheer misery all the way till Michaelwood services on the M5.
I can't vouch for what happens after that, the last time I went that way my now ex-best-friend's husband was driving, and he opted to go at 90mph.

Worst holiday of my life that was, we were all 3 of us in a cottage in the back end of nowhere near St Austell, and the only entertainment was a free newspaper giveaway DVD of Carry On Camping. I'd watch it and think, goodness I am so the Charles Hawtrey third wheel in this scenario, I can't believe they haven't cottoned on.

But, it was the first time that I noticed that CH's character goes away at the end with the hippies, presumably achieving some kind of closure?

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