Game: Name that road!

[Willd]

I'm trying to work out whether those white rectangles on the centre left are cooling towers or buildings. It will make quite a difference to the search! Also notice a white flat feature on the right. Warehousing/business park?

Buildings

 

[13 rider]

Rugby cement works ? , They are to the Eastern side of Rugby so shot is south of Rugby if I'm correct about the cement works

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I would say it could also be Daventry or Northampton. The background is so blurred as to offer little real clue.

 

[robjh]

Was thinking it could be this town, from farther away, but I can't find the viewpoint.

 

[ColinJ]

Was thinking it could be this town, from farther away, but I can't find the viewpoint.
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I think that you might be right and if so, I have a good idea of where we might be looking from. Unfortunately, I have to stop looking for now because I have a guest arriving and need to prepare food. I'll check in later to see if I should continue the search!

 

[robjh]

I think that you might be right and if so, I have a good idea of where we might be looking from. Unfortunately, I have to stop looking for now because I have a guest arriving and need to prepare food. I'll check in later to see if I should continue the search!

I thought you might recognise this city! In any case, I probably won't get much time this evening so good luck if you get there first.
nb I know that there are several viewpoints where you get this kind of panorama (if I'm in the right place), but I'm damned if I can find them on a map now.

 

[ColinJ]

I thought you might recognise this city! In any case, I probably won't get much time this evening so good luck if you get there first.
nb I know that there are several viewpoints where you get this kind of panorama (if I'm in the right place), but I'm damned if I can find them on a map now.

My guest has been and gone, so the search continues!

(I nearly got distracted by trying to find a location featured in the TV drama that we watched. I'll do that if/after I find this location.)

 

[ColinJ]

I may not be right, but I remember getting a view very similar to that one on one of my Midlands rides. It is frustrating me that I can't even find that one! I'll give it another 20-30 minutes then I will pack in for today to go and catch up on the pro cycling coverage.

 

[ColinJ]

I remember getting a view very similar to that one on one of my Midlands rides. It is frustrating me that I can't even find that one!

I still can't track down my viewpoint to check it. I remember being surprised that I could see the city centre from so far away.

Ride and food break now... More searching later. Even if someone else finds this road, I want to track down mine now!!

 

[Willd]

Pointy thing is over 50 m tall and just over 3 miles away, white rectangular things to its left are about 4 miles away

 

[ColinJ]

Not only can I not find this road, I can't even find the one that I remembered northish of Coventry. I cycled down from Hebden Bridge once and recall spotting the city centre in the far distance, and being very surprised that there was nothing in the way. It had been a very hard ride (about 225 km with over 3,000 m of ascent, luggage in panniers) so it kind of stuck in my memory!

I am now wondering if I mixed that memory up with one from another ride, and another place... I am going to leave this search for a while now because I am spending too much time on it. I will return later if there are more clues or inspiration strikes me.

I have enjoyed looking at the little Warwickshire lanes that I cycled as a child and again in my 40s and 50s though. I had forgotten how Devon-like some of them are - very narrow, with high hedges.

 

[robjh]

Not only can I not find this road, I can't even find the one that I remembered northish of Coventry. I cycled down from Hebden Bridge once and recall spotting the city centre in the far distance, and being very surprised that there was nothing in the way. It had been a very hard ride (about 225 km with over 3,000 m of ascent, luggage in panniers) so it kind of stuck in my memory!

I am now wondering if I mixed that memory up with one from another ride, and another place... I am going to leave this search for a while now because I am spending too much time on it. I will return later if there are more clues or inspiration strikes me.

I have enjoyed looking at the little Warwickshire lanes that I cycled as a child and again in my 40s and 50s though. I had forgotten how Devon-like some of them are - very narrow, with high hedges.

I'm starting to wonder if I've been looking in entirely the wrong place.

 

[Willd]

Bit of a summary
- are they the radio towers at the side of the M1 No
- I'm going to have a stab at Warwickshire Correct
- Leicestershire Warwickshire boarder area No
- Rugby cement works ? No
- could also be Daventry or Northampton No
- Was thinking it could be this town, from farther away Not sure, you didn't mention which town it was
- northish west of Coventry