Your Route From Knottingley WF11 to Abingdon OX13
Route Summary
165 mi
2 hours 55 mins
16
22 Miles
24 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Ferrybridge
Moto Services, Ferrybridge Motorway Services Area, Great North Road, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 0AF
Darrington services
A1 Southbound, Great North Road, Darrington, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3HU
Barnsdale Bar services
Great North Road, Wentbridge, Pontefract, North & West Yorkshire, WF8 3JF
Carcroft services
Great North Road, Skellow, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 8LR
Woodall
Woodall Services, Woodall Motorway Services Area, M1, Woodall, Harthill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 7XR
Tibshelf
RoadChef, Newton Wood Lane, Newton, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5TZ
Trowell
Moto Hospitality Ltd, Trowell Motorway Services Area, M1, Trowell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3PL
Donington
Moto Services, Junction 23a M1, Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE74 2TN
Leicester Forest East services
Welcome Break, Leicester Forest East Motorway Services Area, Hinckley Road, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 3GB
Watford Gap
Watford Gap Motorway Services Area, M1, Watford, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 7UZ
Northampton services
Northampton Motorway Service Area, M1, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 9QS
Towcester services
Brackley Road, Towcester, Northamptonshire, SP682481
Brackley services
Brackley Service Station, Northampton Road, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 5SZ
Baynards Green services
Baynards Green Service Station, Baynards Green, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7SG
Cherwell Valley services
Moto Services Ltd, Cherwell Valley Motorway Services Area, Northampton Road, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7RD
Layby (Weston-on-the-Green) services
Weston-on-the-Green, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 3QQ
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head south towards The Wharf
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Turn right onto The Wharf
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Turn right onto Pottery Ln
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Turn right onto Fishergate/
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Turn left onto Argyle Rd/
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Turn left onto Doncaster Rd/
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Turn right onto Ferrybridge
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Ferrybridge Moto Services, Ferrybridge Motorway Services Area, Great North Road, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 0AF
Continue onto A162
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A162 turns slightly left and becomes A1
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Darrington services A1 Southbound, Great North Road, Darrington, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3HU
Barnsdale Bar services Great North Road, Wentbridge, Pontefract, North & West Yorkshire, WF8 3JF
Carcroft services Great North Road, Skellow, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 8LR
Keep right to continue on A1(M)
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At junction 35, take the M18 exit to Sheffield/
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At Wadworth Viaduct, take the 3rd exit onto the M18 slip road to Sheffield/
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Merge onto M18
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Slight right onto the slip road to M1/
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Merge onto M1
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Woodall Woodall Services, Woodall Motorway Services Area, M1, Woodall, Harthill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 7XR
Tibshelf RoadChef, Newton Wood Lane, Newton, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5TZ
Trowell Moto Hospitality Ltd, Trowell Motorway Services Area, M1, Trowell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3PL
Donington Moto Services, Junction 23a M1, Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE74 2TN
Leicester Forest East services Welcome Break, Leicester Forest East Motorway Services Area, Hinckley Road, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 3GB
Keep right to stay on M1
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Watford Gap Watford Gap Motorway Services Area, M1, Watford, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 7UZ
At junction 15A, take the A43 exit
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Northampton services Northampton Motorway Service Area, M1, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 9QS
Continue onto A43
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A43
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on A43
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A43
5.5
At Towcester Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Towcester Byp/
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Towcester services Brackley Road, Towcester, Northamptonshire, SP682481
At Abthorpe Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A43
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A43
8.75
Brackley services Brackley Service Station, Northampton Road, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 5SZ
At Northampton Rd Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Brackley Byp/
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At Buckingham Rd Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Brackley Byp/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A43
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At Evenley Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A43
1.25
At Barleymow Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A43
3.25
Baynards Green services Baynards Green Service Station, Baynards Green, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7SG
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A43
0.75
Cherwell Valley services Moto Services Ltd, Cherwell Valley Motorway Services Area, Northampton Road, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7RD
At Cherwell Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto the M40(South) slip road to London/
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Continue onto Exit 10
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Merge onto M40
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At junction 9, take the A41/
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At Wendlebury Interchange, take the 3rd exit onto A34
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Layby (Weston-on-the-Green) services Weston-on-the-Green, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 3QQ
Take the A420 exit towards Swindon/
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At Botley Interchange, take the 3rd exit onto A420
4.75
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A338
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Arrive at your destination
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