Game: Name that road!

[figbat]

I recognised that view from Uffington Castle immediately, but so did others who got to there first! I spent 4 months once staying on the campsite down the road, with wonderful cycle commutes from there into Swindon.

There are a couple of tough climbs from the bottom of the Vale up to the Ridgeway that runs past the Uffington White Horse, crossing the road seen in the image. In fact the road it was taken from is pretty steep.

 

[Tribansman]

Here's the next one...

 

[robjh]

Here's the next one...

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Is that a wind farm in the distance?

 

[ColinJ]

Is that a wind farm in the distance?

I asked myself the same question, and wondered why Streetview wasn't letting me zoom in for a better look...

 

[Tribansman]

Is that a wind farm in the distance?

Nope, power lines.

 

[straas]

That's a hard one, looks rural from the type of power line, fairly flat with white rendered house in the background.

Could be anywhere but I'll guess southern scotland?

 

[robjh]

That's a hard one, looks rural from the type of power line, fairly flat with white rendered house in the background.

Could be anywhere but I'll guess southern scotland?

Looks like many roads in Cambridgeshire/Herts/Suffolk too so quite a wide area to choose from!

 

[swansonj]

One of the people who provided expert commentary on shades of purple in the heather now needs to provide expert commentary on the shades of white of the flowers.

 

[straas]

I'm guessing it's Burnet-saxifrage, which is listed as "widespread" in the UK, although locally frequent in Rutland and Leicestershire.

 

[Tribansman]

None of the places mentioned so far.

This is the view looking North...

 

[Tribansman]

Lots of power cables suggests a nearby power station

Yeah, I've familiarised myself with a few new areas thanks to this thread!

The nearest power station is 85 miles away...they are only small power lines!

You could find out about the history of the area on t'internet...

 

[swansonj]

Yeah, I've familiarised myself with a few new areas thanks to this thread!

The nearest power station is 85 miles away...they are only small power lines!

You could find out about the history of the area on t'internet...

85 miles away? That's a real teaser. I was wondering Scotland, either the Forth estuary near North Berwick or the north coast with the land visible over the water being Orkney, but both seem to be ruled out by nearby power stations. Likewise, t'county of t'Yorkshire seems pretty much ruled out by being within 85 miles of Drax?

 

[Tribansman]

Yep, neither of those areas...really neither of those areas!

T'internet was a clue, but it wasn't referring to Yorkshire...

 

[ColinJ]

Yep, neither of those areas...really neither of those areas!

T'internet was a clue, but it wasn't referring to Yorkshire...

Most of our tin originally came from Cornwall and a huge undersea internet cable from the USA comes ashore on a Cornish beach...

 

[Tribansman]

Most of our tin originally came from Cornwall

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