Your Route From Colchester CO4 to Leeds LS1
Route Summary
217 mi
3 hours 45 mins
21
47 Miles
47 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Capelgate services
Capelgate Services, A 12, London Road, Capel St. Mary, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 2JJ
Beacon Hill services
Norwich Road, Coddenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8LP
Tot Hill services
Tothill Garage, Tot Hill, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3QQ
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
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head south-east on Gavin Way towards Tiberius Cl
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Brinkley Ln
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Severalls Ln
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Turn left onto Ipswich Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto the A12 slip road to Ipswich
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Merge onto A12
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Keep right to stay on A12
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Capelgate services Capelgate Services, A 12, London Road, Capel St. Mary, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 2JJ
At Copdock Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto the A14 slip road to Bury St Edmunds/
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Merge onto A14
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Beacon Hill services Norwich Road, Coddenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8LP
Tot Hill services Tothill Garage, Tot Hill, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3QQ
Keep right to stay on A14, follow signs for The Midlands/
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Take the slip road to A14
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Slight right onto the slip road to A14
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Continue onto A14
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Cambridge services Cambridge Services, A14, Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 4WU
At junction 22, exit towards A1
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Slight right to merge onto A1
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Continue onto A1(M) (signs for The N/
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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/
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Continue onto A1
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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)
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Take the M62 exit towards Manchester/
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Slight right to merge onto M62
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At junction 29, take the M1(N) exit to M621
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the M1 slip road to Leeds/
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Merge onto M1
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Slight right onto M621 (signs for Leeds (Centre))
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At junction 2, take the A643 exit
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At Elland Rd Interchange, take the 3rd exit onto A643
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Continue onto A58
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At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Wellington Rd/
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Keep right to continue on A58(M), follow signs for Skipton/
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Take the exit towards Civic Precinct Hospital(L.G.I)
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Merge onto A58
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Continue straight onto Westgate
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Westgate turns left and becomes Oxford Pl
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Turn right onto Great George St
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Arrive at your destination
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