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Driving roads near Newcastle
28 great driving roads within 100 miles of Newcastle, hand-picked and fact-checked. The closest is Yad Moss, 31 miles out. Distances are straight-line, so drive times will vary.
Hardknott & Wrynose Passes7 mi · 18 min · 35 cornersView the roadbook ›
The roads, closest first
Yad Moss
Upper Coquetdale
Hartside Pass
Wensleydale to Richmond
Stainmore
Kirkby Stephen Road
Carter Bar
Swaledale
Buttertubs Pass
Wensleydale
Ribblehead
Rosedale Chimney Bank
Fleet Moss
Sutton Bank
Shap Fell
Wharfedale
Kirkstone Pass
Grey Mare's Tail & St Mary's Loch
Dunmail Raise
Ambleside to Coniston
Whinlatter Pass
Newlands Pass
Honister Pass
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Driving near Newcastle: common questions
What is the best driving road near Newcastle?
Hardknott & Wrynose Passes, about 70 miles from Newcastle as the crow flies. Among England’s steepest roads, back-to-back passes of 1-in-3 hairpins.
How many great driving roads are within 100 miles of Newcastle?
28 of the roads in our catalogue pass within 100 miles of Newcastle, every one mapped from real road geometry and fact-checked.
What is the closest great driving road to Newcastle?
Yad Moss, about 31 miles away. The highest B-road in Britain, the B6277, climbing from Middleton-in-Teesdale across the bleak North Pennine roof to Alston, England’s highest market town.