Your Route From Chatham ME5 to Leicester LE1
Route Summary
146 mi
2 hours 36 mins
11
25 Miles
24 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Cobham services
Watling Street, Cobham, Kent, Gravesend, DA12 3BH
Tollgate services
Tollgate Filling Station, Watling Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 7NP
Thurrock
Moto Hospitality Ltd, Thurrock Motorway Services Area, M25, Grays, Essex, RM16 3BG
South Weald services
Brook Street, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5NA
South Mimms
The Welcome Break, Welcome Break Service Station, Bignell's Corner, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3QQ
Toddington
Moto Ltd, Toddington, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 6HR
Newport Pagnell
Granada Services, Newport Pagnell Motorway Services Area, M1, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, MK16 8DS
Grange Farm services
Grange Farm Service Station, London Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 0LY
Northampton services
Northampton Motorway Service Area, M1, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 9QS
Watford Gap
Watford Gap Motorway Services Area, M1, Watford, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 7UZ
Leicester Forest East services
Welcome Break, Leicester Forest East Motorway Services Area, Hinckley Road, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 3GB
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head south on York Ave towards Amanda Cl
0.25
Turn left onto Victoria Rd
0.0
Turn right onto Tunbury Ave
0.25
Turn right onto Robin Hood Ln
0.0
Continue onto Fostington Way
0.25
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Walderslade Woods/
0.25
Turn left onto A2045
0.25
At Taddington Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the M2 slip road to M25/
0.5
Merge onto M2
5.5
Continue onto Watling St/
8.25
Cobham services Watling Street, Cobham, Kent, Gravesend, DA12 3BH
Tollgate services Tollgate Filling Station, Watling Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 7NP
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Slight left to merge onto A282 towards M25(N)/
2.5
Slight right to stay on A282
2.75
Thurrock Moto Hospitality Ltd, Thurrock Motorway Services Area, M25, Grays, Essex, RM16 3BG
Continue onto M25 (signs for M11/
40.0
South Weald services Brook Street, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5NA
South Mimms The Welcome Break, Welcome Break Service Station, Bignell's Corner, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3QQ
At junction 21, exit towards M1/
1.0
Take the slip road onto M1
78.25
Toddington Moto Ltd, Toddington, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 6HR
Newport Pagnell Granada Services, Newport Pagnell Motorway Services Area, M1, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, MK16 8DS
Grange Farm services Grange Farm Service Station, London Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 0LY
Northampton services Northampton Motorway Service Area, M1, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 9QS
Watford Gap Watford Gap Motorway Services Area, M1, Watford, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 7UZ
Leicester Forest East services Welcome Break, Leicester Forest East Motorway Services Area, Hinckley Road, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 3GB
Take the A46 exit towards Newark
1.0
Continue onto Leicester Western Bypass/
1.0
Take the A50 slip road to Leicester/
0.25
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Groby Rd/
0.75
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Leicester Rd/
1.0
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Groby Rd/
2.0
Arrive at your destination
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