Your Route From Cheltenham GL51 to Barnsley S72
Route Summary
154 mi
2 hours 49 mins
10
27 Miles
29 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Strensham
Roadchef Motorways Ltd, Strensham M5 Service Area, Strensham, Hill Croome, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ
Hopwood Park
Welcome Break Service Area, Junction 2 M42, Redditch Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, Worcestershire, B48 7AU
Tamworth
Moto Tamworth, Tamworth Motorway Services Area, Green Lane, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 5PS
Appleby Magna
Atherstone Road, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, Leicestershire, DE12 7AP
Ashby de la Zouch
Flagstaff Service Station, Lountside, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1JP
Donington
Moto Services, Junction 23a M1, Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE74 2TN
Trowell
Moto Hospitality Ltd, Trowell Motorway Services Area, M1, Trowell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3PL
Tibshelf
RoadChef, Newton Wood Lane, Newton, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5TZ
Woodall
Woodall Services, Woodall Motorway Services Area, M1, Woodall, Harthill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 7XR
Rotherham
Welcome Break Motorway Services, Orchard Road, Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 4EQ
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head north-east on Dinas Rd towards Gwernant Rd
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Turn left onto Gwernant Rd
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Turn right onto Alma Rd
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Hatherley Rd
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Shelburne Rd
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Turn left onto Lansdown Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Gloucester Rd/
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At Arle Court Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A40
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Take the M5 slip road to The Midlands
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At Golden Valley Jct, take the 3rd exit onto the M5 slip road to The Midlands/
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Merge onto M5
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Strensham Roadchef Motorways Ltd, Strensham M5 Service Area, Strensham, Hill Croome, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ
Slight left onto M42 (signs for N.E.C.&Airport)
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Hopwood Park Welcome Break Service Area, Junction 2 M42, Redditch Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, Worcestershire, B48 7AU
At junction 3A, take the M42 exit to Solihull/
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Continue onto M42
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Keep right to stay on M42
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Keep right to stay on M42
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Keep left to stay on M42, follow signs for M1/
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Tamworth Moto Tamworth, Tamworth Motorway Services Area, Green Lane, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 5PS
Appleby Magna Atherstone Road, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, Leicestershire, DE12 7AP
Continue onto A42
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Ashby de la Zouch Flagstaff Service Station, Lountside, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1JP
Merge onto M1 via the slip road to Nott'm(N)
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Donington Moto Services, Junction 23a M1, Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE74 2TN
Trowell Moto Hospitality Ltd, Trowell Motorway Services Area, M1, Trowell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3PL
Tibshelf RoadChef, Newton Wood Lane, Newton, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5TZ
Woodall Woodall Services, Woodall Motorway Services Area, M1, Woodall, Harthill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 7XR
Rotherham Welcome Break Motorway Services, Orchard Road, Whiston, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 4EQ
At junction 36, take the A61 exit to Barnsley (South)
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A61
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Slight left towards Sheffield Rd/
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Continue straight onto Sheffield Rd/
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Turn right onto West St/
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At Stairfoot Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Grange Ln/
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Turn right
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Continue onto Pontefract Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Barnsley Rd
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Turn right onto New Row Ct
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Continue straight
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Turn left onto Market St
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Turn left to stay on Market St
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Arrive at your destination
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