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Britain’s greatest roundabouts
This is Britain's best roundabout
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As road users, roundabouts are an integral part of our daily lives but do you ever take the time to step back from the hustle and bustle, draw a deep breath and bask in the warm glow of a really great roundabout?
No, we thought not. But one man has made roundabout appreciation his life's work. Kevin Beresford is the president of the UK Roundabout Appreciation Society (UKRAS) and he certainly knows a thing or three about circular gyratory intersections.
Kevin's 'Best of British Roundabouts' calendars have become a huge hit around the world and now the long-awaited 2013 edition is out, featuring what he believes is the finest roundabout on these fair isles. "I have to admit I've travelled from John O'Groats to Land's End in my search for the perfect, holy grail gyratory and now I think I've found it in the city of York." Kevin explains.
At the centre of 'Britain's best roundabout' is the Grade II-listed Holgate Windmill, a fully restored 16th-century working mill. We have to agree, it's quite a roundabout but the other entries in the UKRAS best roundabouts calendar aren't too shabby either. Don't forget to tell us your favourite in the comments section below...
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19/10/2012 22:53
I would like to vote for the main roundabout on the A629 (Ovenden Road) and A58 (Aachen Way) junction in Halifax, West Yorkshire. It's on quite a steep slope and is some 90 yards across. It's heavily wooded in the centre with huge grass borders. The beautiful thing about it is the number of local fallow deer that frequent it and it's caused many a motorist to take a second look. Could cost them 'dear' if they crash though!
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.. in Birmingham we have the Spaghetti Junction roundabout and also the Spitfire roundabout ,both worth a look.
.. internationally I`d say the Arc de Triomphe (with the Champs Elysees),partly because of all the motors goin` by !
.. on this calender I have had the pleasure of seeing just one,pictured.
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OK, I know it's not in the UK, but one of the coolest roundabouts I have ever seen is at Prasonisi beach on the island of Rhodes. The beach, all 1sq mile of it, is 'the car park', but at the entrance is a roundabout sign that is just a 50 gallon oil drum, painted yellow, with a broom pole stuck in the top with the roundabout sign on it. everybody ignores it, but it's fun to see and a pity I can't post a photo.
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