Your Route From Birkenhead CH41 to Lewes BN7 Via London SW2
Route Summary
279 mi
6 hours 2 mins
11
56 Miles
140 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Chester
Road Chef Motorways Ltd, Chester Service Area, M56 Junction 14, Elton, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 4QZ
Knutsford
Granada Services, Knutsford Motorway Service Area, Northwich Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0TL
Sandbach
RoadChef Motorways Ltd, Sandbach Motorway Services Area, M6, Betchton, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 2FZ
Keele
Trusthouse Forte Welcome Break, Keele Motorway Services Area, Three Mile Lane, Keele, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 5HG
Norton Canes
Road Chef, Norton Canes M S A, Bettys Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire
Bickenhill services
Bickenhill Service Station, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 0EH
Warwick
Welcome Break Ltd, Warwick Services M40, Banbury Road, Ashorne, Warwick, CV35 0AA
Cherwell Valley services
Moto Services Ltd, Cherwell Valley Motorway Services Area, Northampton Road, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7RD
Oxford services
Welcome Break, Waterstock, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX33 1LJ
Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield Services, Windsor Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2SE
Heston
Moto Hospitality Ltd, M4 Services, Phoenix Way, Heston, Hounslow, London, TW5 9NB
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head north
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Tower Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Dock Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A5139
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Take the slip road on the right onto M53
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At junction 11, exit onto M56 towards Runcorn/
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Chester Road Chef Motorways Ltd, Chester Service Area, M56 Junction 14, Elton, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 4QZ
At junction 9, exit onto M6 towards Birmingham
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Knutsford Granada Services, Knutsford Motorway Service Area, Northwich Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0TL
Sandbach RoadChef Motorways Ltd, Sandbach Motorway Services Area, M6, Betchton, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 2FZ
Keele Trusthouse Forte Welcome Break, Keele Motorway Services Area, Three Mile Lane, Keele, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 5HG
Keep right to continue on M6 Toll
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Norton Canes Road Chef, Norton Canes M S A, Bettys Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire
Continue onto M42
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Bickenhill services Bickenhill Service Station, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 0EH
At junction 3A, exit onto M40 towards London/
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Warwick Welcome Break Ltd, Warwick Services M40, Banbury Road, Ashorne, Warwick, CV35 0AA
Cherwell Valley services Moto Services Ltd, Cherwell Valley Motorway Services Area, Northampton Road, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7RD
Oxford services Welcome Break, Waterstock, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX33 1LJ
Beaconsfield Beaconsfield Services, Windsor Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2SE
At junction 1A, exit towards M4/
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Take the slip road onto M25
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At junction 15, take the M4 exit to Heathrow Airport
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Slight right to merge onto M4
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Heston Moto Hospitality Ltd, M4 Services, Phoenix Way, Heston, Hounslow, London, TW5 9NB
Continue onto Great West Rd/
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At Hogarth Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Great West Rd/
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Turn right onto North End Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto North End Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Fulham Rd./
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Turn right onto Harwood Rd/
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Turn right onto New Kings Rd/
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Turn left onto Wandsworth Bridge Rd./
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At Wandsworth Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Trinity Rd/
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Slight left onto the slip road to Kingston/
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Merge onto East Hill/
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Turn left onto North Side Wandsworth Common/
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Turn right onto The Avenue/
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Turn right onto Cavendish Rd/
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Turn left onto Cavendish Rd/
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Turn left onto Brixton Hill/
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Head south-west on Brixton Hill/
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Turn left onto Streatham High Rd/
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At Thornton Heath Pond Roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Thornton Rd/
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At Lombard Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Purley Way/
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Slight left onto Purley Rd/
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Slight right onto A23
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Slight left onto Brighton Rd/
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Keep right to continue on Farthing Way/
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Slight left onto M23 (signs for Gatwick Arpt/
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At junction 10A, exit towards Crawley/
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Balcombe Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Whitemans Grn/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto London Ln/
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Turn left onto Broad St/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Tylers Green/
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At Tylers Green Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Isaac's Ln/
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At Bolnore Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Traunstein Way/
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At Highbank Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rocky Ln/
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At Sandrocks Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Rocky Ln/
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At Foxhill Roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Fox Hill/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Green Rd
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Turn right onto South Rd
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on South Rd
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Turn right onto Station Rd
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Continue onto Plumpton Ln
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Turn right onto Ashurst Ln
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Turn right
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Slight right
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Arrive at your destination
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