Your Route From Manchester M1 to Norwich NR1
Route Summary
243 mi
4 hours 22 mins
14
31 Miles
31 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
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
Norton Canes
Road Chef, Norton Canes M S A, Bettys Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire
Corley
Welcome Break Ltd, Motorway Services Area M6, Corley, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 8NR
Rugby
Moto Hospitality, Rugby Motorway Services Junction 1 M6, Leicester Road, Churchover, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0EZ
Rothwell services
A14 Eastbound, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1SS
Kettering services
A14 Services, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1RW
Thrapston services
Thrapston Service Area, Thrapston, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 4UR
Spaldwick services
High Street, Spaldwick, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0TD
Cambridge services
Cambridge Services, A14, Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 4WU
Milford services
A11 Milford Service Area, Fiveways, Barton Mills, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6AS
Thetford services
Smart Fuel Ltd, A11 Thetford By Pass, Thetford Road, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1QN
Attleborough services
Besthorpe, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2PU
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head south on London Rd/
0.25
Slight right
0.25
Merge onto A57(M)
0.25
Take the A5103 exit towards Petersfield
0.0
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A5103
0.25
Turn left onto Princess Rd/
3.75
Keep right to continue on A5103
1.25
Keep right to continue on M56, follow signs for Chester/
6.25
Take the exit
0.5
Slight right
1.0
Continue onto A556
3.75
Slight left
0.5
Merge onto M6
50.0
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
Keep right to continue on M6 Toll
23.5
Norton Canes Road Chef, Norton Canes M S A, Bettys Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire
Take the exit on the right towards M6/
3.25
Merge onto M6
22.25
Corley Welcome Break Ltd, Motorway Services Area M6, Corley, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 8NR
Rugby Moto Hospitality, Rugby Motorway Services Junction 1 M6, Leicester Road, Churchover, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0EZ
Continue onto A14
58.25
Rothwell services A14 Eastbound, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1SS
Kettering services A14 Services, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1RW
Thrapston services Thrapston Service Area, Thrapston, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 4UR
Spaldwick services High Street, Spaldwick, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0TD
Cambridge services Cambridge Services, A14, Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 4WU
At junction 31, take the A14 exit to Ely/
1.0
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Slight right to merge onto A14
18.0
Take the A11 slip road to Thetford/
0.5
Continue onto A11
5.75
Milford services A11 Milford Service Area, Fiveways, Barton Mills, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6AS
At Fiveways Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto London Rd/
9.25
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Thetford Byp/
0.75
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Thetford Byp/
1.5
Thetford services Smart Fuel Ltd, A11 Thetford By Pass, Thetford Road, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1QN
At Mundford Rd Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Thetford Byp/
2.0
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A11
9.75
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Attleborough Bypass/
13.25
Attleborough services Besthorpe, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2PU
At the roundabout, take the 5th exit onto the Norwich Southern Bypass/
0.25
Keep left and merge onto Norwich Southern Bypass/
4.5
Take the A146 slip road to Norwich
0.25
Turn left onto A146
0.75
Turn right onto Martineau Ln/
0.25
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Bracondale/
0.25
Turn right onto King St/
0.25
Turn right onto Carrow Rd/
0.5
Turn right onto Station Approach
0.0
Turn right
0.0
Arrive at your destination
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