Britain's Abandoned Roads - Episode 6 - The Road To Nowhere Yate Bristol

[@EnglishLaw]

That V8 mobility scooter was impressive.

[@johnkeepin7527]

And it’s even labelled “Rd. to Nowhere” on Google maps! Evidently they have anticipated it’s completion at the other end, though, as there’s a roundabout with no through road connected to it - it’s about 250 m away, with the expensive looking need for a bridge under the Charfield line from Gloucester etc.

[@englishjona6458]

“Long tings” 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 Excellent vocabulary

[@AutoShenanigans]

Yes fam.

[@englishjona6458]

@@AutoShenanigans I’m not a fan of that one bit old fashioned now 🤷🏽‍♂️ it’s broski 😉

[@wastemancentral5040]

@@englishjona6458 no one says broski anymore brudda

[@brucedanton3669]

Thank you for this of course-well done too!! Can I point out that whilst Casualty and Doctor Who are on BBC1, Broadchurch was on ITV a few years ago now-not BBC. But other than that-well done.

[@fromthetaperoom6325]

Arctic role? Is that a cake with a bend in the middle?!

[@MrGreatplum]

Ah, this road… every time it comes on the tv, I point out to my wife that there’s about to be a crash and lo and behold, it’s the one time I’m right in this household… 😜

[@Beardchanics]

Another great episode, road to hire is good to know!

[@AutoShenanigans]

If the BBC can crash cars on it.... ;)

[@gavla-82]

Yate is in South Gloucestershire. Nothing to do with Gloucestershire. 👍🏻 Also, Blunsdon Hill near Swindon. The old A419 is abandonedish, as they now created a bypass.

[@marcuscross8051]

It used to be in Gloucestershire, and still would have been when the road was being built. And it's still in the ceremonial county, even if it's got its own separate council now.

[@brucedanton3669]

@@marcuscross8051 Yes-that is so too-better than Avon or Northavon for sure of course!!

[@gregessex1851]

Linemarking the road is very strange. I have built a few roads over the years and if you are not planning to open it in the near future, you leave it unmarked to deter illegal use and maintain the new asphalt which can deteriorate under thermoplastic markings.

[@tomthornton6259]

As they hire the road out, and has been used principally for filming, I wonder if it's more for decoration than anything?

[@gregessex1851]

@@tomthornton6259 Yes, that makes more sense than linemarking a road that was never opened.

[@harriergr7728]

The BBC have used this road for filming episodes of Casualty.

[@Andrewjg_89]

Forgot you did this video about that abandoned road in Yate. Came from your other video that you mentioned it to me. 👍

[@TheGazza636]

Real interesting stuff .I've subbed

[@Bill-2203]

Oh that’s crazy I go for walks on that road and we elected our local mp to “investigate” completing the road to knowhere a few years back haven’t heard if there was any progress since

[@grahammills8733]

It’s Luke Hall MP you are talking about. No surprise that nothing has happened.

[@Bill-2203]

@@grahammills8733 yeah i never expected the bridge to be built due to the cost but we did get the park and ride project built that was promised so there was a little bit of progress

[@grahammills8733]

@@Bill-2203 And how much of that P&R scheme was down to the Council and how much to Luke “does f**” Hall? I know he turned up for the photo opportunity, but how much was his input to getting the thing done?

[@Bill-2203]

@@grahammills8733 I have no idea, I’m not saying he did it all himself only that it was in his manifesto

[@whatduck943]

@@grahammills8733 the p&r was a complete waste of money. No-one uses it.

[@fredbloggs8072]

It looks in better condition than the non-abandoned road that I live on.

[@davebendall6549]

Yate mate!

[@David_Crayford]

Nice bit of lounge music. I suppose *Talking Heads* would have been overkill, and also a copyright strike.

[@saxonmckenzie9260]

What the hell! I walk down this road every day! And it randomly pops up on my feed, sketchy

[@samg1879]

Oh no, he's finally figuring out he's in the Truman Show

[@davidrumming4734]

That’s plain crazy.

[@49CCHRIS]

Street racing road is needed 🤔

[@dwaynealexander9413]

It would appear that according to Google, if you drop the little yellow man onto the roundabout at the end with westerleigh road, its not a footpath, where the rounabouts exit is, is turn style, beyond that, a sign telling visitors what you'll see.

[@davidsummerfield2594]

Steel bridges, modern bridges are mainly made today from concrete, much cheaper!

[@bagofnails6692]

Reinforced concrete. Which requires steel.

[@sarahstrong7174]

If you go around sitting in the middle of roads like that sooner or later someone will think you are protesting about something & stick you in prison.

[@Baresi-Unico-Capitano]

Spitting image of Kier Starmer if Starmer had a personality.

[@johnmccallum8512]

Are you sure I thought he was more like a plank.

[@anthonylloyd6094]

Watching this on 10/08/24 and Google maps has a tag on it as "The Road To Nowhere"

[@juliansadler6263]

Why has there never been a Doctor Beeching for the roads? How many roads 'pay their way'? West Sussex County Council has a policy of de-adopting roads that only serve one property. Why should they maintain private driveways?

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Road for hire, wonder what tv programmes this has been on?

[@AutoShenanigans]

BBC use mainly from what i can see; Casualty, Dr. Who and Broadchurch.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

@@AutoShenanigans I suppose causalty makes sense as that's filmed in Bristol.

[@AutoShenanigans]

Didnt know that! It certainly makes sense now!

[@stuartmcconnachie]

@@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain Err… not since 2011 when filming moved to Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff! But I believe they do still occasionally use this location.

[@tomarse99]

@@stuartmcconnachie they've used it since 2011 for Casualty, if you go on google earth and select historical imagery you'll see they filmed there in 2018 - even creating an entire mocked up bridge. Channel 4 also used it multiple times for Skins between 2007 - 2011

[@turnip5359]

Yate is just a train station with some people living in it

[@whatduck943]

Nah, it's just a very large tesco.

[@lorrainemcmahon969]

Here's your dog toys you 2

[@juliansadler6263]

You will find they live in houses not in the bus shelters on the 'station'. It's also where you change for the bus to Thornbury.

[@jonoatley4757]

So did all the people move out from the mid 60s to the late 80s?😏 Because I’m sure I remember thousands of people living there then…or maybe I’m just imagining it…

[@Scrubworks]

I'm afraid this episode may get crushed under the popularity of Tom Scott's video about the same road.

[@AutoShenanigans]

Tom who?

[@dustojnikhummer]

@@AutoShenanigans The guy with a red shirt

[@RichieRouge206]

Whoever he is, he’s not a patch on John

[@tobyjackman3212]

Not on my ruddy watch

[@nxke69999]

Lol there's a vid about my town

[@davidsirett5560]

we need more skipping in these films.

[@Jj-ng8hh]

Walk the dog here only traffic we get are cyclists whizzing by ....

[@callumclancy5252]

Wtf I live here