Your Route From Gravesend DA12 to Manchester M26
Route Summary
243 mi
4 hours 14 mins
15
31 Miles
37 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Tollgate services
Tollgate Filling Station, Watling Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 7NP
Thurrock
Moto Hospitality Ltd, Thurrock Motorway Services Area, M25, Grays, Essex, RM16 3BG
South Weald services
Brook Street, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5NA
South Mimms
The Welcome Break, Welcome Break Service Station, Bignell's Corner, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3QQ
Toddington
Moto Ltd, Toddington, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 6HR
Newport Pagnell
Granada Services, Newport Pagnell Motorway Services Area, M1, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, MK16 8DS
Grange Farm services
Grange Farm Service Station, London Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 0LY
Northampton services
Northampton Motorway Service Area, M1, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 9QS
Watford Gap
Watford Gap Motorway Services Area, M1, Watford, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 7UZ
Rugby
Moto Hospitality, Rugby Motorway Services Junction 1 M6, Leicester Road, Churchover, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0EZ
Corley
Welcome Break Ltd, Motorway Services Area M6, Corley, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 8NR
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
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head east towards A226
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Turn right onto A226
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Turn right onto Woodville Pl
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Turn left onto Wrotham Rd/
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Tollgate services Tollgate Filling Station, Watling Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 7NP
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Wrotham Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on Wrotham Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto the A2 slip road to M25/
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Merge onto Watling St/
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Slight left to merge onto A282 towards M25(N)/
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Slight right to stay on A282
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Thurrock Moto Hospitality Ltd, Thurrock Motorway Services Area, M25, Grays, Essex, RM16 3BG
Continue onto M25 (signs for M11/
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South Weald services Brook Street, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5NA
South Mimms The Welcome Break, Welcome Break Service Station, Bignell's Corner, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3QQ
At junction 21, exit towards M1/
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Take the slip road onto M1
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Toddington Moto Ltd, Toddington, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 6HR
Newport Pagnell Granada Services, Newport Pagnell Motorway Services Area, M1, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, MK16 8DS
Grange Farm services Grange Farm Service Station, London Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 0LY
Northampton services Northampton Motorway Service Area, M1, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 9QS
Watford Gap Watford Gap Motorway Services Area, M1, Watford, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 7UZ
At junction 19, take the M6 exit to Coventry
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Take the slip road onto M6
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Rugby Moto Hospitality, Rugby Motorway Services Junction 1 M6, Leicester Road, Churchover, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0EZ
Corley Welcome Break Ltd, Motorway Services Area M6, Corley, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 8NR
Take the M42(N) exit on the right towards M6 Toll/
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Merge onto M42/
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Keep right to continue on M6 Toll
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Norton Canes Road Chef, Norton Canes M S A, Bettys Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire
Continue onto M6
61.25
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
At junction 21A, take the M62 exit to Leeds/
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Take the slip road onto M62
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At junction 12, take the M60 (N) exit to Leeds/
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Merge onto M60
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At junction 17, take the A56 exit to Whitefield/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bury New Rd/
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Slight left onto Higher Ln/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Radcliffe New Rd/
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Turn left onto Lord St
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Arrive at your destination
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