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can anyone help with the best route from Overbrook park, Thorton Le Dale, Pickering, Yorkshire, YO18 7SE to Castlerigg Hall, Keswick, Cumbria,CA12 4TE towing a 21ft caravan. All the route finders tell us at Sutton Bank bear left onto the A170 signposted Thirsk then continue on to A61 towards Ripon, which is fine but at the Sutton Bank instruction it says caravans prohibited! Does any one know is this becauseof reversing difficulties or narrow roads or just not suitable. Any help with an alternative route, as we dont know the area at all  would be very much appreciated.

Quote: Originally posted by Capt Lightning on 31/8/2010

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Sutton bank is more like a cliff than a road!! It's VERY steep and not suitable for most cars/caravans. Perhaps a powerful tug and a small van would be OK, but otherwise it's best avoided. Most route planners should allow you to specify avoiding it.

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  Yes it is like a cliff, with a very sharp bend about half way up.  For that reason ALL caravans are strictly prohibted from using it.  Dont even try it, use the caravan route instead.

Quote: Originally posted by sxis on 01/9/2010

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Anniemacx i agree that caravans are prohibted from Sutton Bank but driving up and down it in a car is not a problem i do not understand why people go on about the bank its nothing special there is only one bend on it that create's problems for caravans or more correctly the drivers of the tow cars,before caravans were banned i towed up and down it without problem even now artics and vans with large trailers go up and down it every day,i'll leave my final words on this to my OH who is frightened of hights, on getting to the top her first time she turned to me and said "when do's it start"!

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  Sorry Sxis, I meant dont even try and use it towing a van.  Ive been up down it hundreds of times in a car as Im a yorkie!