Your Route From Gloucester GL2 to Newcastle upon Tyne NE1
Route Summary
261 mi
4 hours 31 mins
18
27 Miles
29 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Strensham
Roadchef Motorways Ltd, Strensham M5 Service Area, Strensham, Hill Croome, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ
Hopwood Park
Welcome Break Service Area, Junction 2 M42, Redditch Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, Worcestershire, B48 7AU
Tamworth
Moto Tamworth, Tamworth Motorway Services Area, Green Lane, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 5PS
Appleby Magna
Atherstone Road, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, Leicestershire, DE12 7AP
Ashby de la Zouch
Flagstaff Service Station, Lountside, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1JP
Donington
Moto Services, Junction 23a M1, Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE74 2TN
Trowell
Moto Hospitality Ltd, Trowell Motorway Services Area, M1, Trowell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3PL
Tibshelf
RoadChef, Newton Wood Lane, Newton, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5TZ
Woodall
Woodall Services, Woodall Motorway Services Area, M1, Woodall, Harthill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 7XR
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
Barton Park
Barton, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6NA
Durham
Road Chef, Tursdale Road, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5NP
Washington
Moto, Washington Motorway Services Area, A1 M, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, Tyne and Wear, DH3 2SJ
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head south-west on Sherwood Grn towards Longford Ln
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Turn right onto Longford Ln
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Turn left onto Tewkesbury Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A40
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A40
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Continue straight onto Elmbridge Ct
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Slight left onto A40
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Take the M5 slip road to Tewkesbury/
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At Golden Valley Jct, take the 1st exit onto the M5 slip road to The Midlands/
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Merge onto M5
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Strensham Roadchef Motorways Ltd, Strensham M5 Service Area, Strensham, Hill Croome, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ
Slight left onto M42 (signs for N.E.C.&Airport)
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Hopwood Park Welcome Break Service Area, Junction 2 M42, Redditch Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, Worcestershire, B48 7AU
At junction 3A, take the M42 exit to Solihull/
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Continue onto M42
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Keep right to stay on M42
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Keep right to stay on M42
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Keep left to stay on M42, follow signs for M1/
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Tamworth Moto Tamworth, Tamworth Motorway Services Area, Green Lane, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 5PS
Appleby Magna Atherstone Road, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, Leicestershire, DE12 7AP
Continue onto A42
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Ashby de la Zouch Flagstaff Service Station, Lountside, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1JP
Merge onto M1 via the slip road to Nott'm(N)
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Donington Moto Services, Junction 23a M1, Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE74 2TN
Trowell Moto Hospitality Ltd, Trowell Motorway Services Area, M1, Trowell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3PL
Tibshelf RoadChef, Newton Wood Lane, Newton, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5TZ
Woodall Woodall Services, Woodall Motorway Services Area, M1, Woodall, Harthill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 7XR
At junction 32, take the M18 exit to Hull/
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Continue onto M18
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At junction 2, take the A1(M) exit
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Take the slip road onto A1(M)
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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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Wetherby Moto Services, Kirk Deighton, Wetherby, North Yorkshire, LS22 5GT
At junction 50, take the A61 exit to Ripon/
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A6055
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A6055
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A6055
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Leeming Bar Motel Leeming Services, 90 Bedale Road, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 1DT
At Leeming Interchange, take the 2nd exit and stay on A6055
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At Catterick Interchange, take the 2nd exit and stay on A6055
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At Catterick Interchange, take the 2nd exit onto the A1 N slip road
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Merge onto A1(M)
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Scotch Corner rest area Moto Services, Scotch Corner, Middleton Tyas, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6PQ
Barton Park Barton, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6NA
Durham Road Chef, Tursdale Road, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5NP
Washington Moto, Washington Motorway Services Area, A1 M, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, Tyne and Wear, DH3 2SJ
Continue onto A1
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Keep right to stay on A1
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At junction 69, take the A184 exit to Central Newcastle/
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Continue onto A184
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Keep right to continue on A189
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Turn left onto Gallowgate/
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Turn right onto Strawberry Pl
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Turn left onto Leazes Park Rd
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Turn right onto Leazes Ln
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Turn right onto St Thomas' Terrace
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Continue onto Queen Victoria Rd
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Arrive at your destination
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