Your Route From Dorchester DT2 to Carlisle CA6
Route Summary
370 mi
6 hours 25 mins
21
32 Miles
46 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Cartgate picnic area
Cartgate Picnic Centre, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RA
Ilminster services
Horton Cross, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9PT
Bridgwater
Moto Hospitality Services, Huntworth Business Park, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6TS
Gordano
Welcome Break, Gordano Motorway Services Area, M5, Portbury, Bristol, SomersetBS20 7XG
Michaelwood
Welcome Break, Michaelwood Service Area, Lower Wick, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 6DD
Gloucester
Gilberts Lane, Brookthorpe, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0DN
Strensham
Roadchef Motorways Ltd, Strensham M5 Service Area, Strensham, Hill Croome, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ
Frankley
Moto, Frankley Motorway Services, Illey Lane, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B32 4AR
Hilton Park
Moto, Hilton Park Motorway Services Area, M6, Essington, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV11 2AT
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
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head east on School Dr towards Clouds Hl
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Turn left to stay on School Dr
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Keep right to stay on School Dr
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Turn left onto Frome Valley Rd
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Turn right onto Lewell Rd
1.75
Continue onto Highgate Ln
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Turn right
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A352
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A352
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Turn left onto A35
1.25
At Stadium Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A35
1.5
At Monkeys Jump Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A37
1.25
At Weirs Roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A37
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
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Continue onto Dorchester Rd/
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At Quicksilver Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto W Coker Rd/
1.0
At Bunford Hollow Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Watercombe Ln/
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Turn left onto A3088
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Keep left
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Merge onto A3088
3.75
Cartgate picnic area Cartgate Picnic Centre, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RA
At Cartgate Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A303
3.25
At Hayes End Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Ilminster Byp/
6.5
Ilminster services Horton Cross, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9PT
At Southfields Roundabout, take the 4th exit onto A358
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Keep left to stay on A358
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At Blackbrook Roundabout, take the 4th exit onto the M5 slip road to The Midlands/
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Merge onto M5
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Bridgwater Moto Hospitality Services, Huntworth Business Park, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6TS
Gordano Welcome Break, Gordano Motorway Services Area, M5, Portbury, Bristol, SomersetBS20 7XG
Michaelwood Welcome Break, Michaelwood Service Area, Lower Wick, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 6DD
Gloucester Gilberts Lane, Brookthorpe, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0DN
Strensham Roadchef Motorways Ltd, Strensham M5 Service Area, Strensham, Hill Croome, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ
Frankley Moto, Frankley Motorway Services, Illey Lane, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B32 4AR
Take the M6 exit towards Walsall/
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Take the slip road onto M6
8.5
Hilton Park Moto, Hilton Park Motorway Services Area, M6, Essington, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV11 2AT
Take the exit towards M6
0.75
Take the slip road to M6
0.25
Continue onto M6
178.0
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 44, take the A7 exit to Carlisle North/
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Carlisle truckstop Stobart Truckstops Ltd, Parkhouse Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0JR
At Greymoorhill Interchange, take the 5th exit onto A689
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At Linstock Roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A689
0.75
Turn right onto Cycle Rte 72
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Turn right towards Green Ln
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Turn right onto Green Ln
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Arrive at your destination
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