Your Route From London SW1A to Sunderland SR1
Route Summary
276 mi
5 hours 7 mins
20
26 Miles
43 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
London Gateway
Welcome Break, London Gateway Service Area, M 1 Motorway, London, NW7 3HU
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
Leicester Forest East services
Welcome Break, Leicester Forest East Motorway Services Area, Hinckley Road, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 3GB
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
Thirsk services
Thirsk Services, York Road, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3AA
Ingleby Arncliffe services
Exelby Services Ltd, A19, Ingleby Arncliffe, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6 3JT / DL6 3LG
Wynyard Park services
Coal Lane, Wolviston, Billingham, County Durham, TS22 5PZ
Elwick services
A19 Filling Station, Elwick, Hartlepool, County Durham, TS27 3HH
Easington services
Shell Easington, Hawthorn, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 8SS
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head west towards Whitehall/
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Exit the roundabout onto Trafalgar Sq/
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Turn right onto Waterloo Pl
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Continue onto Regent Street Saint James's
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Slight left onto Regent St./
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Turn right onto Park Cres/
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Turn right onto Marylebone Rd/
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Keep left to continue on Albany St/
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Turn right onto Gloucester Gate/
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Turn left onto Prince Albert Rd/
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Turn right onto Titchfield Rd
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Turn left onto St Edmund's Terrace
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Turn right onto Avenue Road/
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Merge onto Adelaide Rd/
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Turn right onto Finchley Rd/
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Slight left to stay on Finchley Rd/
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Turn left onto Hendon Way/
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Take the A406 slip road to Watford/
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Take the slip road onto N Circular Rd./
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Take the M1 slip road to Watford
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Continue onto M1
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London Gateway Welcome Break, London Gateway Service Area, M 1 Motorway, London, NW7 3HU
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
Leicester Forest East services Welcome Break, Leicester Forest East Motorway Services Area, Hinckley Road, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 3GB
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
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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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Keep left to stay on A1(M)
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Wetherby Moto Services, Kirk Deighton, Wetherby, North Yorkshire, LS22 5GT
Take the A168 exit towards A19/
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Continue onto A168
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Thirsk services Thirsk Services, York Road, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3AA
Continue onto A19
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Ingleby Arncliffe services Exelby Services Ltd, A19, Ingleby Arncliffe, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6 3JT / DL6 3LG
Wynyard Park services Coal Lane, Wolviston, Billingham, County Durham, TS22 5PZ
Elwick services A19 Filling Station, Elwick, Hartlepool, County Durham, TS27 3HH
Easington services Shell Easington, Hawthorn, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 8SS
Take the A1018 slip road to Sunderland
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Stockton Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A1018
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A1018
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A1018
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At Salterfen Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Ivor St/
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Turn left onto Ocean Rd/
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Turn right onto Ryhope Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Ryhope Rd/
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Continue onto Esplanade W
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Sharp right onto Grange Terrace/
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Turn left onto Burdon Rd
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Arrive at your destination
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