Game: Name that road!

[Sea of vapours]

That is indeed an interesting document. Quite apart from anything else, we can deduce that Adrian most probably took that photograph in June/July 2019 when 'A recent spectacular flowering of poppies in June/July 2019 lead to international interest in the field'

 

[Buck]

I did Indeed. It was apparently shared on social media and as a result the fields got trampled and caused issues with traffic on what is a quiet country lane. The farmer vowed not to plant the poppy seeds again!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Here we go. Hopefully enough clues to find it. Hopefully not too quickly either.

 

[Dogtrousers]

To start the process of elimination - it's not Eynsford Viaduct, which is the only one I'm at all familiar with.

 

[Dogtrousers]

This might be a good start http://viaductsuk.com/viaducts/Index

 

[Edwardoka]

It's architecturally very similar to the one in Buxton on Dukes Drive, the mention of Buxton upthread made me think it was it for sure, but no, it isn't.

It is a very memorable place for me because I once spent a truly miserable night camping on the nearby site in 60mph winds.

 

[Buck]

It also looks like Digswell viaduct near Welwyn Garden City but I can’t see a road that matches.

 

[neil_merseyside]

Is it a viaduct or an aquaduct though?

 

[Buck]

Could be either. Any suggestions/thoughts Neil?

 

[ColinJ]

Is it a viaduct or an aquaduct though?

I wondered that. My searching led me to a video of some foolishly risky paddleboarding...



A sudden gust of wind from his right could have had tragic consequences!

 

[neil_merseyside]

I wondered that. My searching led me to a video of some foolishly risky paddleboarding...



A sudden gust of wind from his right could have had tragic consequences!

I first traversed that a 5 and a bit - under a pillow on the cabin floor, about 5 days later I was dancing around on the deck of the same boat, my mum was too terrified to grab me, dad decided not to risk a grabbing for safety 'snatch' in case it turned into a dunking 'push' that he'd executed perfectly a week or so earlier .

 

[Buck]

Looks scarier than it will have been. On a relatively still day a SUP is very stable and will have been quite straight forward unless he didn’t have a head for heights! I wouldn’t do It though - I’m no adrenaline junky

 

[ColinJ]

Looks scarier than it will have been. On a relatively still day a SUP is very stable and will have been quite straight forward unless he didn’t have a head for heights! I wouldn’t do It though - I’m no adrenaline junky

I once went for a hilltop walk on a still day and was looking around admiring the scenery when a freak gust of wind suddenly caught me and almost blew me off my feet. A gust like that would have been pretty dangerous for the paddleboarder...

Mind you, it doesn't stop me descending at 80+ kph on my bike, despite it happening to me once when descending Holme Moss towards Woodhead!

I'll search for some more viaducts/aqueducts tomorrow if nobody else has spotted it by then.

 

[Sea of vapours]

Going over that aqueduct sitting on top of the canal boat was decidedly scary, and I climb vertical ice for fun!

 

[Sea of vapours]

Is that point on the 'road' actually on Streetview? If not, is that the viaduct over the Wear to the east of Fatfield, Washington?