A UK roundabout is so much fun to navigate it’s getting rave reviews on a travel website.
Swindon’s so-called “Magic Roundabout” may give some people heart palpitations just looking at it and has been dubbed one of the most confusing and scary bits of road to navigate.
But some motorists have so much fun getting around the renowned five-pronged feat of Tarmac engineering they have been giving it a big thumbs up on Tripadvisor.
The ring junction was constructed in 1972 and consists of five mini-roundabouts arranged in a circle and is located near the County Ground, home of Swindon Town F.C.
One impressed user said: “Of all the multiple roundabout configurations we have visited, this is surely the world’s greatest.
“A fantastic day out for all the family.”
Another said: “Fabulous way of keeping traffic moving and the best Swindon has to offer.
“It takes nerves, concentration and pure determination to conquer this amazing attraction, the best 32 seconds of fun you can have in Swindon.”
One said that the UK’s fourth scariest junction is a “glorious piece of history not to be missed” and that it is “a great family day out full of weird and wonderful experiences”.
They added: “If you are really lucky you may even see a learner driver navigating their way through it, or an oldie but goldie – a bus driver driving straight through with no care for other drivers.
“To summarise – a fun filled day that you could revisit on a daily occasion.”
The roundabout was constructed according to the design of Frank Blackmore who worked for the British Transport and Road Research Laboratory.
Traffic flow around the inner circle is anticlockwise but traffic flows in a regular clockwise manner around the five mini-roundabouts on the outer loop.
Meanwhile The Kirkstone Pass road in Cumbria has been dubbed the UK’s most dangerous as it has precarious gradients making it a hard route to navigate.
The road is also the Lake District’s highest pass open to traffic – at an incredible 1,489 feet of altitude – about 500 feet above London’s Shard building.
Officially the A592, it connects Ambleside in the Rothay Valley to Patterdale in the Ullswater Valley via many sharp bends, so drivers are urged to keep their concentration and not be distracted by the stunning views.
