Your Route From Manchester M45 to Brighton BN1
Route Summary
266 mi
4 hours 26 mins
15
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
Bickenhill services
Bickenhill Service Station, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 0EH
Warwick
Welcome Break Ltd, Warwick Services M40, Banbury Road, Ashorne, Warwick, CV35 0AA
Cherwell Valley services
Moto Services Ltd, Cherwell Valley Motorway Services Area, Northampton Road, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7RD
Oxford services
Welcome Break, Waterstock, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX33 1LJ
Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield Services, Windsor Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2SE
Cobham
Cobham Motorway Service Area M25, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 3DB
Pease Pottage services
Moto Break, Pease Pottage Motorway Services Area, Brighton Road, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 9YA
Handcross services
Handcross Services, Handcross, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6BL
Jeremy's Corner services
Jeremys Service Station, London Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 5QD
Hickstead services
Jobs Lane, Hickstead, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 5NZ
Pyecombe services
BP Service Station, London Road, Pyecombe, Brighton, West Sussex, BN45 7FJ
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head south-west on Morley St towards Bury New Rd/
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Turn left onto Bury New Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the M60 slip road to Ring Rd (W)/
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Merge onto M60
5.5
At junction 12, exit towards M62/
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Continue onto M62
8.0
Take the M6 S/
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Slight leftM6(S) S onto the slip road to Birmingham
1.0
Take the slip road onto M6
60.0
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
Continue onto M42
12.0
Bickenhill services Bickenhill Service Station, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 0EH
At junction 3A, exit onto M40 towards London/
85.0
Warwick Welcome Break Ltd, Warwick Services M40, Banbury Road, Ashorne, Warwick, CV35 0AA
Cherwell Valley services Moto Services Ltd, Cherwell Valley Motorway Services Area, Northampton Road, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7RD
Oxford services Welcome Break, Waterstock, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX33 1LJ
Beaconsfield Beaconsfield Services, Windsor Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2SE
At junction 1A, exit towards M4/
1.5
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Take the slip road onto M25
34.25
Cobham Cobham Motorway Service Area M25, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 3DB
At junction 7, take the M23 (S) exit to Brighton/
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Take the slip road onto M23
14.0
Pease Pottage services Moto Break, Pease Pottage Motorway Services Area, Brighton Road, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 9YA
Continue onto A23
15.75
Handcross services Handcross Services, Handcross, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6BL
Jeremy's Corner services Jeremys Service Station, London Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 5QD
Hickstead services Jobs Lane, Hickstead, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 5NZ
Pyecombe services BP Service Station, London Road, Pyecombe, Brighton, West Sussex, BN45 7FJ
Slight left
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At Patcham Interchange, take the 2nd exit
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At Patcham Interchange, take the 1st exit
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At Patcham Interchange, take the 1st exit onto the A27 slip road to Lewes/
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Merge onto A27
0.75
Take the exit towards Hollingbury
0.25
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
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Continue onto Coldean Ln
0.5
Turn right onto Hawkhurst Rd
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Arrive at your destination
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