Your Route From Edinburgh EH1 to Birmingham B4
Route Summary
292 mi
5 hours 22 mins
16
65 Miles
98 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Annandale Water
Annandale Water M S A, Johnstonebridge, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, DG11 1HD
Gretna
Welcome Break, Gretna Service Area, Gretna, Dumfries & Galloway, DG16 5HQ
Todhills
A74, Todhills, Blackford, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 4HA
Carlisle truckstop
Stobart Truckstops Ltd, Parkhouse Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0JR
Southwaite
Moto Hospitality Ltd, Southwaite Motorway Services Area, M6, Broadfield, Southwaite, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA4 0NT
Penrith truckstop
A W J Penrith Truckstop, Mardale Road, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9EH
Tebay
Westmorland Motorway Services Ltd, Westmorland Place, Orton, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3SB
Killington Lake
Road Chef Motorways Ltd, M6, Killington, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0NW
Burton-in-Kendal
Moto Hospitality, Burton Motorway Services Area, M6, Burton, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 1JF
Lancaster
Granada Lancaster, Forton Motorway Service Area M6, Bay Horse, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 9DU
Tickled Trout services
Tickled Trout Services, Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 0UJ
Charnock Richard
Motorway Break, Charnock Richard Motorway Services Area, Park Hall Road, Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5LR
Knutsford
Granada Services, Knutsford Motorway Service Area, Northwich Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0TL
Sandbach
RoadChef Motorways Ltd, Sandbach Motorway Services Area, M6, Betchton, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 2FZ
Keele
Trusthouse Forte Welcome Break, Keele Motorway Services Area, Three Mile Lane, Keele, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 5HG
Hilton Park
Moto, Hilton Park Motorway Services Area, M6, Essington, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV11 2AT
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head west on Waterloo Pl/
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Turn left onto North Bridge/
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Turn right onto W Crosscauseway
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Turn left onto Buccleuch St
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Continue onto Hope Park Cres
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Turn right onto Melville Dr/
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Turn left onto Marchmont Rd
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Continue onto Kilgraston Rd
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Turn right onto Oswald Rd
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Turn right onto Cluny Gardens
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Turn left onto Midmar Ave
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Turn right onto Hermitage Dr
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Hermitage Dr turns left and becomes Braid Rd
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Continue onto Buckstone Terrace
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Turn left onto Buckstone Terrace/
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At Lothianburn Jct, take the 1st exit onto Biggar Rd/
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At Lothianburn Jct, take the 2nd exit and stay on Biggar Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A702
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Carlops Rd/
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At Maidencoates Roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A702
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At Abington Interchange, take the 2nd exit onto the A74(M) slip road to Carlisle
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Merge onto A74(M)
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Annandale Water Annandale Water M S A, Johnstonebridge, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, DG11 1HD
Gretna Welcome Break, Gretna Service Area, Gretna, Dumfries & Galloway, DG16 5HQ
Continue onto M6
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Todhills A74, Todhills, Blackford, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 4HA
Carlisle truckstop Stobart Truckstops Ltd, Parkhouse Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0JR
Southwaite Moto Hospitality Ltd, Southwaite Motorway Services Area, M6, Broadfield, Southwaite, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA4 0NT
Penrith truckstop A W J Penrith Truckstop, Mardale Road, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9EH
Tebay Westmorland Motorway Services Ltd, Westmorland Place, Orton, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3SB
Killington Lake Road Chef Motorways Ltd, M6, Killington, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0NW
Burton-in-Kendal Moto Hospitality, Burton Motorway Services Area, M6, Burton, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 1JF
Lancaster Granada Lancaster, Forton Motorway Service Area M6, Bay Horse, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 9DU
Tickled Trout services Tickled Trout Services, Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 0UJ
Charnock Richard Motorway Break, Charnock Richard Motorway Services Area, Park Hall Road, Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5LR
Knutsford Granada Services, Knutsford Motorway Service Area, Northwich Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0TL
Sandbach RoadChef Motorways Ltd, Sandbach Motorway Services Area, M6, Betchton, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 2FZ
Keele Trusthouse Forte Welcome Break, Keele Motorway Services Area, Three Mile Lane, Keele, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 5HG
At junction 11A, take the M6 exit to Birmingham/
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Continue onto M6 (signs for Birmingham S/
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Hilton Park Moto, Hilton Park Motorway Services Area, M6, Essington, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV11 2AT
At junction 6, exit onto A38(M) towards Birmingham(E&C)
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Continue onto Aston Express Way/
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Take the exit towards Corporation St
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Continue onto Corporation St
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto James Watt Queensway/
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Merge onto James Watt Queensway/
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Arrive at your destination
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