Your Route From Colchester CO3 to Aberdeen AB24
Route Summary
543 mi
9 hours 35 mins
38
50 Miles
60 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Galley's Corner services
Galleys Corner, Braintree Road, Cressing, Braintree, Essex, CM77 8GA
Great Dunmow rest area
Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1SJ
Birchanger Green
Birchanger Green Service Station, Dunmow Road, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM23 5QZ
Cambridge services
Cambridge Services, A14, Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 4WU
Sawtry
Toll Bar, Great North Road, Sawtry, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 5XW
Peterborough services
Extra M S A Property (UK) Ltd, Peterborough Services, Great North Road, Haddon, Peterborough, CambridgeshirePE7 3UQ
Kate's Cabin services
Great North Road, Chesterton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3UJ
Wittering services
Super Service Station, Great North Road, Thornhaugh, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6HA
Bloody Oaks services
Bloody Oaks Service Station, Great North Road, Tickencote, Stamford, Rutland, PE9 4AD
Ram Jam services
Ram Jam Service Station, Great North Road, Stretton, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7QX
Colsterworth services
Moto Hospitality, Colsterworth, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5JR
Great Ponton services
Ponton Main Service Station, Great North Road, Great Ponton, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5DW
Grantham North services
Gonerby Moor, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2AB
Foston services
Foston Services, Great North Road, Foston, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2JS
Newark services
Welcome Break, Newark Services, Great North Road, Fernwood, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 3UG
Winthorpe (Newark) services
Winthorpe Service Station, Lincoln Road, Winthorpe, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2NY
Cromwell services
Cromwell, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG23 6JG
Blyth services
Bawtry Road, Blyth, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8HG
Carcroft services
Great North Road, Skellow, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 8LR
Barnsdale Bar services
Great North Road, Wentbridge, Pontefract, North & West Yorkshire, WF8 3JF
Darrington services
A1 Southbound, Great North Road, Darrington, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3HU
Wetherby
Moto Services, Kirk Deighton, Wetherby, North Yorkshire, LS22 5GT
Leeming Bar
Motel Leeming Services, 90 Bedale Road, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 1DT
Scotch Corner rest area
Moto Services, Scotch Corner, Middleton Tyas, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6PQ
Penrith truckstop
A W J Penrith Truckstop, Mardale Road, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9EH
Southwaite
Moto Hospitality Ltd, Southwaite Motorway Services Area, M6, Broadfield, Southwaite, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA4 0NT
Carlisle truckstop
Stobart Truckstops Ltd, Parkhouse Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0JR
Todhills
A74, Todhills, Blackford, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 4HA
Gretna
Welcome Break, Gretna Service Area, Gretna, Dumfries & Galloway, DG16 5HQ
Annandale Water
Annandale Water M S A, Johnstonebridge, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, DG11 1HD
Abington
Welcome Break, Abington Motorway Services Area, M74, Abington, Biggar, South Lanarkshire, ML12 6RG
Cairn Lodge
Cairn Lodge, Douglas, Lanark, Lanarkshire, ML11 0RJ
Hamilton
Hamilton Motorway Services Area, Strathclyde Park, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, ML3 6JW
Bothwell
Galley Road Chef, South Bound Motorway Fallside Road, Bothwell, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G71 8BG
Old Inns
Cumbernauld, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, G68 0BJ
Broxden services
Broxden Services, 2 Broxden Avenue, Perth, PH2 0PX
Finavon services
Finavon, Forfar, Angus, DD8 3QD
Stracathro services
Brechin, Angus, DD9 7QA
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head north
0.25
Turn left towards Maldon Rd/
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Turn left onto Maldon Rd/
0.75
Turn right onto Fountain Ln
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Continue onto Birch Rd
0.75
Continue onto School Rd
1.0
Turn left onto London Rd/
0.5
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Marks Tey Interchange/
0.25
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Coggeshall Rd/
9.25
At Marks Farm Roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A120
1.0
Galley's Corner services Galleys Corner, Braintree Road, Cressing, Braintree, Essex, CM77 8GA
At Galleys Cor, take the 3rd exit and stay on A120 heading to M11/
16.75
Great Dunmow rest area Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1SJ
Take the slip road to Cambridge/
0.25
At Priory Wood Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Thremhall Ave/
0.5
Birchanger Green Birchanger Green Service Station, Dunmow Road, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM23 5QZ
At Birchanger Green Roundabout, take the 5th exit onto the M11 slip road to Cambridge/
0.75
Slight right to merge onto M11
27.75
Continue onto A14
13.75
Cambridge services Cambridge Services, A14, Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 4WU
At junction 22, exit towards A1
0.5
Slight right to merge onto A1
3.25
Continue onto A1(M) (signs for The N/
12.75
Sawtry Toll Bar, Great North Road, Sawtry, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 5XW
Peterborough services Extra M S A Property (UK) Ltd, Peterborough Services, Great North Road, Haddon, Peterborough, CambridgeshirePE7 3UQ
Continue onto A1
72.5
Kate's Cabin services Great North Road, Chesterton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3UJ
Wittering services Super Service Station, Great North Road, Thornhaugh, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6HA
Bloody Oaks services Bloody Oaks Service Station, Great North Road, Tickencote, Stamford, Rutland, PE9 4AD
Ram Jam services Ram Jam Service Station, Great North Road, Stretton, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7QX
Colsterworth services Moto Hospitality, Colsterworth, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5JR
Great Ponton services Ponton Main Service Station, Great North Road, Great Ponton, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5DW
Grantham North services Gonerby Moor, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2AB
Foston services Foston Services, Great North Road, Foston, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2JS
Newark services Welcome Break, Newark Services, Great North Road, Fernwood, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 3UG
Winthorpe (Newark) services Winthorpe Service Station, Lincoln Road, Winthorpe, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2NY
Cromwell services Cromwell, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG23 6JG
Blyth services Bawtry Road, Blyth, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8HG
Keep right to continue on A1(M), follow signs for Doncaster/
15.5
Continue onto A1
7.5
Carcroft services Great North Road, Skellow, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 8LR
Barnsdale Bar services Great North Road, Wentbridge, Pontefract, North & West Yorkshire, WF8 3JF
Darrington services A1 Southbound, Great North Road, Darrington, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3HU
Continue onto A1(M)
37.5
Wetherby Moto Services, Kirk Deighton, Wetherby, North Yorkshire, LS22 5GT
At junction 50, take the A61 exit to Ripon/
0.25
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A6055
3.25
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A6055
3.75
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A6055
3.25
Leeming Bar Motel Leeming Services, 90 Bedale Road, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 1DT
At Leeming Interchange, take the 2nd exit and stay on A6055
6.0
At Catterick Interchange, take the 2nd exit and stay on A6055
0.0
At Catterick Interchange, take the 2nd exit onto the A1 N slip road
0.25
Merge onto A1(M)
4.0
Scotch Corner rest area Moto Services, Scotch Corner, Middleton Tyas, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6PQ
At junction 53, take the A6055/
0.25
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Slight left
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At Scotch Corner, take the 3rd exit onto A66
48.75
At Kemplay Bank Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A66
0.75
At Skirsgill Interchange, take the 3rd exit onto the M6(N) slip road to Carlisle
0.5
Merge onto M6
27.5
Penrith truckstop A W J Penrith Truckstop, Mardale Road, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9EH
Southwaite Moto Hospitality Ltd, Southwaite Motorway Services Area, M6, Broadfield, Southwaite, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA4 0NT
Carlisle truckstop Stobart Truckstops Ltd, Parkhouse Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0JR
Todhills A74, Todhills, Blackford, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 4HA
Continue onto A74(M)
49.25
Gretna Welcome Break, Gretna Service Area, Gretna, Dumfries & Galloway, DG16 5HQ
Annandale Water Annandale Water M S A, Johnstonebridge, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, DG11 1HD
Abington Welcome Break, Abington Motorway Services Area, M74, Abington, Biggar, South Lanarkshire, ML12 6RG
Continue onto M74
28.75
Cairn Lodge Cairn Lodge, Douglas, Lanark, Lanarkshire, ML11 0RJ
Hamilton Hamilton Motorway Services Area, Strathclyde Park, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, ML3 6JW
Bothwell Galley Road Chef, South Bound Motorway Fallside Road, Bothwell, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G71 8BG
At junction 4, take the M73 exit to Stirling/
0.75
Continue onto M73
7.0
Merge onto M80
13.75
Old Inns Cumbernauld, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, G68 0BJ
Merge onto M9
6.0
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A9 heading to Doune
26.25
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto M90 heading to Edinburgh/
2.5
Broxden services Broxden Services, 2 Broxden Avenue, Perth, PH2 0PX
Take the exit towards Dundee/
0.5
Merge onto M90
1.25
Continue onto A90
15.5
At Swallow Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Kingsway W/
0.75
At Myrekirk Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Kingsway W/
2.5
At Strathmartine Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Strathmartine Rd
0.25
Turn right onto Gillburn Rd
0.75
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Old Glamis Rd
0.25
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
0.0
Continue onto Claverhouse Rd
1.0
Turn left onto A90
0.5
At Emmock Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A90
49.0
Finavon services Finavon, Forfar, Angus, DD8 3QD
Stracathro services Brechin, Angus, DD9 7QA
Continue onto A92
11.5
At Bridge of Dee Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Great Southern Rd/
0.5
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Great Southern Rd/
0.25
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Riverside Dr/
0.75
At the roundabout, continue straight onto N Esplanade W/
0.75
Turn right onto Trinity Quay/
0.25
Turn left onto Commerce St/
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto E N St/
0.25
Arrive at your destination
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