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The Midlands Tick (B6047 / B664)

A celebrated 50-mile enthusiast route looping around the outskirts of Nottingham and Leicester, mixing long fast straights with tight corners through the rolling Leicestershire and Rutland countryside on largely traffic-free B-roads.

WhereBingham, Leicestershire, United Kingdom · Midlands

RoadB6047 / B664 Midlands Tick

RouteBingham, Nottinghamshire → Uppingham, Rutland

Distance50 miles · 80 km · ~1h 11m drive

Characterscenic, fast, technical, B-road

OpeningPublic roads, open year-round. Mix of B-road and minor lanes; speed cameras present in some sections.

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