Motoring Discussion > The UK's biggest roundabout? Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Dieselboy Replies: 19

 The UK's biggest roundabout? - Dieselboy
I regularly work in Skelmersdale in Lancashire. Amongst the many, many roundabouts, there is one known as Half Mile Roundabout, rather obviously as it's half a mile in circumference.

Are there any bigger roundabouts out there?
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - Zero
Isnt that a ring road?
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - ....
Putrajaya, Malaysia 3.5kms or the M25.
Reread the title, There's a roundabout in Gateshead round Sage software's HQ which must run it close.
Last edited by: gmac on Mon 13 Sep 10 at 22:48
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - Dave_
Bignell's Corner, or in other words the South Mimms services roundabout where the A1(M), A1 and A1081 meet the M25. I measured it once, a complete lap covers exactly a mile.
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - Bagpuss
Switch Island in Liverpool. Meeting point of the M57, M58, A59 and A5036.
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - Robbie34
>> Switch Island in Liverpool. Meeting point of the M57, M58, A59 and A5036.

There isn't an island as such now, just umpteen sets of traffic lights.
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - Collos
Thornbury roundabout in Bradford you need to take sandwiches if you want to walk across it.
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - Zero
There is no way bignalls is a mile all the way round, was that your taxi driver meter measuring that?
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - RattleandSmoke
Just looked at it on the map and I reckon it could be about 1km in circumference but thats still a good 700 odd meters short of a mile.
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - Zero
I am due back down the A1 on Friday, normally I cut off on the a414 A405 but I will run round it and let you know.
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - Zero
Google earth has it at 7/10s of a mile. I am really suprised its that long.
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - L'escargot
Are you referring to the diameter of the roundabout itself, or the diameter of the outer circumference of the outermost lane?
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - Dave_
It's been a while since I went around it but it's one of those statistics that sticks in the mind. I used to live just up the A1(M) and visit north east London a lot so I used the M25 east from there. I suppose a mile could have been 1 1/2 laps, but I'm fairly certain I did a circuit of the roundabout once to check the distance around to the same stop line.
Last edited by: Dave_TD {P} on Tue 14 Sep 10 at 09:56
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - henry k
...but at least none lives on the roundbout unlike the example at Windsor A308 / B3021.
Thats a lot of houses on a not vey big roundabout :-(
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - Zero
and they dont even have a pedestrian crossing to get on and off.
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - FuzzyDuck
The new roundabout at J11 of the M4 is pretty big.
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - henry k
>> and they dont even have a pedestrian crossing to get on and off.
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That is not the only risk. A couple of years ago I was confronted by a vehicle going the wrong way round. In spite of my few words the driver continued to go the wrong way round.
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - Zero
Blame crown estates, they own it.
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - led123
I would say the largest roundabout is West End Park in Ashton-Under-Lyne near Manchester. When I went round it it seemed pretty big. The roundabout serves Manchester Road/A635, Park Parade/A635, William Street, Margaret Street, Stockport Road/A6017 and Ryecroft Street. It is 0.5 Miles round.
 The UK's biggest roundabout? - -
The one in Skem is the biggest i've driven round.
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