and Tattenham Way (B2221) before reaching the A240 (Reigate Road) at the centre of Burgh Heath. It passes near the large suburban villages of Tadworth and Kingswood, passing several B-roads, including the B2032. It travels beside Banstead Heath (still as Brighton Road) before reaching the small settlement of Lower Kingswood. After passing a roundabout near Kingswood Manor, the road arrives at the Reigate Hill Interchange, which is also Junction 8 of the M25. Reigate to Horley At this point, the A217 becomes a non-primary A-road. It is now named Reigate Hill, in a very steep section of the North Downs. The area become more urban at the bottom of the hill, on the northern outskirts of the town of Reigate. It passes through a level crossing next to Reigate station. It runs concurrently with the A25 through the main one-way system of Reigate town centre. It carries on through the localities of Woodhatch and Doversgreen before going into a very rural area. It travels over the River Mole in the small hamlet of Sidlow. After a period of farms, the road passes the village of Hookwood, taking a left turn at a roundabout. Continuing past Povey Cross, the road reaches Longbridge Roundabout on the border with West Sussex. Landmarks on the route Wandsworth Bridge The converted Young's Brewery South Thames College and Southside Wandsworth Earlsfield railway station Tooting Broadway tube station Tooting railway station Figges Marsh (Park), Tooting Mitcham Cricket Green Mitcham tram stop and Station House Rosehill Recreation Ground Banstead Downs Banstead Heath Reigate College, Town Hall and castle ruins/tunnel Sidlow Bridge over the River Mole, Surrey Holiday Inn Gatwick/Longbridge Roundabout/Best Western Gatwick Moat House Major roads intersected by the route A3 and A205 South Circular Road at Wandsworth A24 at Tooting A232 at Cheam M25 at Junction 8 A25 at Reigate Illegal racing at Banstead The stretch of the A217 nicknamed The Mad Mile has been a focal point of illegal street racing since the mid-20th century. It is a straight length of dual carriageway which runs downhill from the Banstead crossroads with the A2022 to the roundabout with the B2230 near Belmont. The road's notoriety developed shortly after World War II due to the increasing affordability and popularity of motorbikes and cars. During the early 1980s, bikers illegally marked out "starting grids" at either end of the Mile on more than one occasion, which were later scrubbed