Your Route From Croydon CR0 to Inverness IV1 Via Carlisle CA3
Route Summary
594 mi
10 hours 30 mins
28
90 Miles
108 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Cobham
Cobham Motorway Service Area M25, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 3DB
Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield Services, Windsor Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2SE
Oxford services
Welcome Break, Waterstock, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX33 1LJ
Cherwell Valley services
Moto Services Ltd, Cherwell Valley Motorway Services Area, Northampton Road, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7RD
Warwick
Welcome Break Ltd, Warwick Services M40, Banbury Road, Ashorne, Warwick, CV35 0AA
Norton Canes
Road Chef, Norton Canes M S A, Bettys Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire
Keele
Trusthouse Forte Welcome Break, Keele Motorway Services Area, Three Mile Lane, Keele, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 5HG
Sandbach
RoadChef Motorways Ltd, Sandbach Motorway Services Area, M6, Betchton, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 2FZ
Knutsford
Granada Services, Knutsford Motorway Service Area, Northwich Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0TL
Charnock Richard
Motorway Break, Charnock Richard Motorway Services Area, Park Hall Road, Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5LR
Tickled Trout services
Tickled Trout Services, Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 0UJ
Lancaster
Granada Lancaster, Forton Motorway Service Area M6, Bay Horse, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 9DU
Burton-in-Kendal
Moto Hospitality, Burton Motorway Services Area, M6, Burton, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 1JF
Killington Lake
Road Chef Motorways Ltd, M6, Killington, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0NW
Tebay
Westmorland Motorway Services Ltd, Westmorland Place, Orton, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3SB
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
Balhaldie services
A9, Braco, Dunblane, Perth and Kinross, FK15 0NB
Ballinluig services
Ballinluig Services, Ballinluig, Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, PH9 0LG
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head east on Barclay Rd/
0.25
At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Fairfield Rd/
0.5
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto The Croydon Flyover/
1.25
Slight left onto Purley Way/
2.0
Slight left onto Purley Rd/
0.0
Slight right onto A23
0.0
Slight left onto Brighton Rd/
1.5
Keep right to continue on Farthing Way/
2.5
Slight left onto M23 (signs for Gatwick Arpt/
1.5
At junction 8, exit onto M25 towards M4/
35.75
Cobham Cobham Motorway Service Area M25, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 3DB
At junction 16, take the M40(W) exit to B'ham/
0.75
Merge onto M40
84.75
Beaconsfield Beaconsfield Services, Windsor Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2SE
Oxford services Welcome Break, Waterstock, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX33 1LJ
Cherwell Valley services Moto Services Ltd, Cherwell Valley Motorway Services Area, Northampton Road, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7RD
Warwick Welcome Break Ltd, Warwick Services M40, Banbury Road, Ashorne, Warwick, CV35 0AA
At junction 3A, take the M42 N exit to M1 N/
0.75
Continue onto M42
6.25
Keep right to stay on M42
5.0
Keep right to stay on M42
2.75
Keep right to continue on M6 Toll
21.25
Norton Canes Road Chef, Norton Canes M S A, Bettys Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire
Continue onto M6
171.5
Keele Trusthouse Forte Welcome Break, Keele Motorway Services Area, Three Mile Lane, Keele, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 5HG
Sandbach RoadChef Motorways Ltd, Sandbach Motorway Services Area, M6, Betchton, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 2FZ
Knutsford Granada Services, Knutsford Motorway Service Area, Northwich Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0TL
Charnock Richard Motorway Break, Charnock Richard Motorway Services Area, Park Hall Road, Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5LR
Tickled Trout services Tickled Trout Services, Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 0UJ
Lancaster Granada Lancaster, Forton Motorway Service Area M6, Bay Horse, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 9DU
Burton-in-Kendal Moto Hospitality, Burton Motorway Services Area, M6, Burton, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 1JF
Killington Lake Road Chef Motorways Ltd, M6, Killington, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0NW
Tebay Westmorland Motorway Services Ltd, Westmorland Place, Orton, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3SB
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
At junction 42, take the A6 exit to Carlisle(South)
0.0
Take the slip road to London Rd/
0.0
At Golden Fleece Interchange, take the 2nd exit onto London Rd/
2.75
London Rd/
0.5
Turn right onto The Crescent/
0.0
Head north on The Crescent/
0.25
Turn right onto Victoria Pl/
0.0
Turn left onto Georgian Wy./
0.25
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At Hardwicke Circus, take the 2nd exit onto Bridgewater Rd/
2.25
Carlisle truckstop Stobart Truckstops Ltd, Parkhouse Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0JR
At Greymoorhill Interchange, take the 2nd exit onto the M6 slip road
0.0
Continue onto Exit 44 (signs for Scotland/
0.25
Merge onto M6
5.5
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
Balhaldie services A9, Braco, Dunblane, Perth and Kinross, FK15 0NB
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A9
2.5
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A9
94.5
Ballinluig services Ballinluig Services, Ballinluig, Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, PH9 0LG
Turn right
0.75
Slight right onto A9
0.75
Slight left
0.75
Merge onto A9
1.25
Turn left to stay on A9
0.25
Slight left to stay on A9
9.5
Slight left onto Sir Walter Scott Dr./
0.25
At Inshes Roundabout, take the 5th exit onto Old Perth Rd/
0.5
At the roundabout, continue straight onto Culcabock Rd/
0.5
Turn right onto Annfield Rd/
0.25
Turn left onto Southside Rd
0.0
Turn right onto Mayfield Rd
0.25
Turn right onto Culduthel Rd/
0.25
Arrive at your destination
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