Your Route From Chelmsford CM1 to Pwllheli LL53
Route Summary
272 mi
5 hours 24 mins
14
78 Miles
120 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Brentwood services
Brentwood Express BP Station, Chelmsford Road, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8SD
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
Rugby
Moto Hospitality, Rugby Motorway Services Junction 1 M6, Leicester Road, Churchover, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0EZ
Corley
Welcome Break Ltd, Motorway Services Area M6, Corley, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 8NR
Hilton Park
Moto, Hilton Park Motorway Services Area, M6, Essington, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV11 2AT
Telford
Welcome Break Service Station, M54 Junction 4, Priorslee Road, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 8TG
Shrewsbury services
Hereford Road, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 0DA
Nesscliffe services
Nesscliffe Services Ltd, A5 Nesscliffe Bypass South, Nesscliffe, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 1BZ
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head south-east on Duke St
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At the roundabout, continue straight onto Duke St/
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Victoria Rd S/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Parkway/
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Turn right onto New London Rd
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Continue onto Moulsham St/
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto London Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on London Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto London Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A414
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto the A12 slip road to London
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Merge onto A12
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Brentwood services Brentwood Express BP Station, Chelmsford Road, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8SD
South Weald services Brook Street, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5NA
Take the M25/
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At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto the M25 slip road to M11/
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Take the slip road onto M25
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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/
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Take the slip road onto M1
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At junction 8, exit onto A414 towards Hemel Hempstead
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Slight right onto the M1 slip road
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Take the slip road onto M1
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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
At junction 19, take the M6 exit to Coventry
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Take the slip road onto M6
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Rugby Moto Hospitality, Rugby Motorway Services Junction 1 M6, Leicester Road, Churchover, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0EZ
Corley Welcome Break Ltd, Motorway Services Area M6, Corley, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 8NR
At junction 10A, take the M54 exit to Telford/
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Hilton Park Moto, Hilton Park Motorway Services Area, M6, Essington, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV11 2AT
Continue onto M54
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Telford Welcome Break Service Station, M54 Junction 4, Priorslee Road, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 8TG
Continue onto A5
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Keep left
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Merge onto A5
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Slight left towards A5
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Continue onto A5
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Shrewsbury services Hereford Road, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 0DA
Keep right to stay on A5
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At Bayston Hill Roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on A5
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At Edgebold Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A5
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At Woodcote Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A5
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At Churncote Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A5
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At Felton Butler Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Nesscliffe Bypass/
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Nesscliffe services Nesscliffe Services Ltd, A5 Nesscliffe Bypass South, Nesscliffe, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 1BZ
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto B4396
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Continue onto A495
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Continue straight onto B4396
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Turn right onto B4391
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Turn right onto Station Rd/
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Turn left onto Ffrydan Rd/
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Turn right onto A470
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Continue straight onto A487
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At Minffordd Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Porthmadog Byp/
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At Porthmadog Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A487
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At Tremadog Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A498
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A497
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A497
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Sand St/
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Penlan St
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Arrive at your destination
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