Brilliant exmoor toll road. - Page 2

jonc3725 · 6th April 2016, 21:11

Hmm I have missed something here. I live in Devon. Spent weekends in Lynmouth and stayed in Porlock yet I have never been on this road

Maybe worth a drive out in the ZT in the summer

Dart2050 · 6th April 2016, 21:12

Haha, my pic does make it look a tight squeeze. In reality was easy. Here is another shot.

championdaddy · 6th April 2016, 21:15

Corrr.... you can get a bus through there ! LOL

Dart2050 · 6th April 2016, 21:16

Here is my favourite photo of the toll road gatehouse.

Dart2050 · 6th April 2016, 21:25

There are 3 toll roads in the immediate area, I intend spending my £2 on one of the others next time

James.uk · 6th April 2016, 21:44

I believe that Porlock hill is the longest steepest A road in the UK.

Lynmouth was the scene of a terrible flood many years ago.. You can still see signs of it now...
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TR75 · 7th April 2016, 10:46

Never been on the toll road as we've always liked the challenge of navigating Porlock Hill.

A few years back we took my friend up in her 1.1 Ford Fiesta with 4 passengers. She was a relatively new driver and panicked when she didn't slow down a great deal on the way back down, obviously not using her gears. She had her foot flat to the floor on her brakes and her clutch pressed down.

We all stopped at the bottom of the hill in an absolute cloud of smoke. How she has any brakes or clutch left is still a mystery.

Chriskoi · 7th April 2016, 14:38

The hair pin near the bottom has to one of the best in the country.The toll road is used as a stage on the somerset stage rally it was also used on the rac rally in the good old days,

Not been on it yet in the ZT but its fun in the F

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TR75 Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Auto Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Launceston Posts: 1,567 Thanks: 169 Thanked 166 Times in 134 Posts	Never been on the toll road as we've always liked the challenge of navigating Porlock Hill. A few years back we took my friend up in her 1.1 Ford Fiesta with 4 passengers. She was a relatively new driver and panicked when she didn't slow down a great deal on the way back down, obviously not using her gears. She had her foot flat to the floor on her brakes and her clutch pressed down. We all stopped at the bottom of the hill in an absolute cloud of smoke. How she has any brakes or clutch left is still a mystery. __________________ You've just been ROVERtaken

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Chriskoi Avid contributor MG ZT Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bridgwater Somerset Posts: 147 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	The hair pin near the bottom has to one of the best in the country.The toll road is used as a stage on the somerset stage rally it was also used on the rac rally in the good old days, Not been on it yet in the ZT but its fun in the F __________________ Were Bristol City We allways believe.

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championdaddy This is my second home Mg Zt 190 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: The FIRST Garden City....Letchworth. Posts: 6,778 Thanks: 1,243 Thanked 920 Times in 698 Posts	Corrr.... you can get a bus through there ! LOL

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Dart2050 Loves to post Rover 75 Connie SE CDTI Tourer, MGF and Triumph Bonneville America Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Stroud Posts: 443 Thanks: 321 Thanked 65 Times in 49 Posts	There are 3 toll roads in the immediate area, I intend spending my £2 on one of the others next time

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James.uk Passed Away 2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Near the M67. Posts: 14,509 Thanks: 199 Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts	I believe that Porlock hill is the longest steepest A road in the UK. Lynmouth was the scene of a terrible flood many years ago.. You can still see signs of it now... ...