Best country in the UK??

[lonesoldier84]

Which country would you live in if the only criteria you were choosing by was riding roads. Take weather into account as well if it makes a huge difference.

[wrightme43]

I have only seen little bits of Scotland and England, I would pick Scotland.

[steveindenmark]

I don`t know what your interest in the UK is are you looking at moving?

To answer your question. For me there are 2 choices, the Isle of Man or Southern Ireland.

Steve

[Nelly]

Southern Eire rocks for scenic routes. I am not to sure on how comfortable I would be in getting a real hustle on. There are some great roads around the ring of Kerry and some great single track tarmacked roads from Offlay to Galway.

Spain has some of the sweetest stretches of new tarmac I have ever seen. The inland road in Malaga going up to the airport (past the prison) is un believable.
Nelly

[pedwards89]

Couldn't call it.

England has some brilliant roads around the Lake District, The Peaks & Derby Dales, the Yorkshire Dales are phenominal, the Cotswolds, Crornwall etc.

North & Mid Wales are outstanding (apart from that tosser bruns..).

Can't speak from personal experience of Scotland & Northern Ireland, but for sure, Scotland is generally acknowledged to have some epic biking roads.

And, whilst I agree southern Eire & particularly round Cork & Kerry, someone's going to get a smacked arse when Scorphonic sees Eire lumped in with the UK

[Doorag]

That's a hard question, but I'd have to say England just pips it over Wales and here are my reasons:

1. very large network of roads - although you would have easy access to most of them from Wales.
2. low police involvement - as opposed to Wales where there are some areas that are no-go for bikers due to one particular Police Chief.
3. better weather for riding - Wales would be OK as well, but you would be more restricted in Scotland in the winter.
4. language - the Welsh are funny about speaking Welsh. Like the French are about French. You'd need to take Welsh lessons just so you could get directions.

[bluenova]

Originally Posted by steveindenmark

I don`t know what your interest in the UK is are you looking at moving?

To answer your question. For me there are 2 choices, the Isle of Man or Southern Ireland.

Steve

Neither of which are in the UK

[minimad]

Would have to be Mid Wales, Shropshire/Herefordshire Border for me, but i am a bit bias as thats where i live,

Some Great Twisty Stuff great on the bike or in the car.

[lonesoldier84]

cool, so in a nut shell, they all rock! lol

just curious, might make a trip in a few years, just prelim research i guess.

[Nooj]

Scotland's roads are quieter and do go through some very impressive scenery. Out of the towns up in the highlands you've got very little chance of being stopped as most of the time you're out on your own. Petrol stations aren't that common though out in the sticks.

England has more roads, but there's so much more traffic on them it can be a real grind at times unless you go to some of the more isolated parts, but they're getting more and more populated now as well. Plus there are ever increasing numbers of speed cameras and lowered speed limits to make criminals of us all. But generally the weather is better.

Wales has some cracking roads but is starting to get congested in many places and the Police are becoming very anti-bike which is a shame.

Overall, I'd go for England due to the weather and the number of good roads if you know where to find them. If Scotland had better weather, for me it would be the top choice by a long way.