Keeping a gravel driveway tidy!

[Jemster]

We have a gravel driveway which was there when we bought the house. I can't bear it as the gravel goes everywhere, on the pavement and on to the road (cul-de-sac).
There are big bald spots on the drive where there's not enough gravel to cover it but I can't face buying more of it.
I know the obvious thing is to sweep it up but I have arthritis and my hands and wrists are weak and I would find this hard work.

I've just been for a walk on local estate and seen all the houses with a gravel drive are neat & tidy.

Can anyone offer any tips regarding this? Is there any other way other than having to sweep them up evey day? It makes our house look untidy before even going inside!

A springbok rake is good.

You probably have pea-shingle, which does not form a good path or drive and will always kick about and will not settle.

The correct way is to use a mixture of stones, sand and clay called Hoggin. The clay binds it into a mass that can be rolled and will not kick about. I put a new water pipe through a 1905 drive recently, it was still sound. Every 50 years or so it benefits from being rolled if it has ruts.

A modern alternative is bonded gravel, which is a mixture of stones and glue that is rolled onto a firm base and does look very good. It is as solid as tarmac when set, but is slightly flexible so does not easily crack.

There are a few paving specialists who know how to do a proper job, if you're walking locally and see what looks like good gravel and is fairly new, ask the homeowners who did it.

I have 20 mm gravel mix on a slightly inclined drive, laid quite thickly. I don't find it a problem, it stays put pretty well. I do the occasional round up of strays with a broom, 2 minute job

one of my neighbours has oversized beach pebbles. they escape less and look OK, but it makes quite an uneven surface to walk on. I should think his are in the 20mm-35mm range. Very noisy when cars move around on it.