Your Route From Plymouth PL6 to Birkenhead CH41
Route Summary
309 mi
5 hours 3 mins
18
32 Miles
30 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Smithaleigh services
Smithaleigh Service Station, Smithaleigh, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 5AX
Peartree Cross services
Peartree Cross, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 7RB
Winning Post services
Winning Post Filling Station, A38 Haldon Hill, Kennford, Exeter, Devon, EX6 7XS
Exeter services
Moto Hospitality Ltd, Exeter Motorway Services Area, Sidmouth Road, Exeter, EX2 7HF
Cullompton
Cullompton Service Station, Honiton Road, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1PA
Tiverton services
Junction 27 Services, Sampford Peverell, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7HD
Taunton Deane
Taunton Dean Motorway Services, Taunton Deane Motorway Services Area, M5, Trull, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 7PF
Bridgwater
Moto Hospitality Services, Huntworth Business Park, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6TS
Gordano
Welcome Break, Gordano Motorway Services Area, M5, Portbury, Bristol, SomersetBS20 7XG
Michaelwood
Welcome Break, Michaelwood Service Area, Lower Wick, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 6DD
Gloucester
Gilberts Lane, Brookthorpe, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0DN
Strensham
Roadchef Motorways Ltd, Strensham M5 Service Area, Strensham, Hill Croome, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ
Frankley
Moto, Frankley Motorway Services, Illey Lane, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B32 4AR
Hilton Park
Moto, Hilton Park Motorway Services Area, M6, Essington, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV11 2AT
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
Chester
Road Chef Motorways Ltd, Chester Service Area, M56 Junction 14, Elton, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 4QZ
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head east on Drax Gardens towards Burnett Rd
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Turn left onto Burnett Rd
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Turn left onto Southwell Rd
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Turn left
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At Manadon Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto the A38 slip road to Exeter/
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Merge onto Devon Expy/
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Smithaleigh services Smithaleigh Service Station, Smithaleigh, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 5AX
Peartree Cross services Peartree Cross, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 7RB
Winning Post services Winning Post Filling Station, A38 Haldon Hill, Kennford, Exeter, Devon, EX6 7XS
Keep right to continue on M5, follow signs for Taunton/
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Exeter services Moto Hospitality Ltd, Exeter Motorway Services Area, Sidmouth Road, Exeter, EX2 7HF
Cullompton Cullompton Service Station, Honiton Road, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1PA
Tiverton services Junction 27 Services, Sampford Peverell, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7HD
Taunton Deane Taunton Dean Motorway Services, Taunton Deane Motorway Services Area, M5, Trull, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 7PF
Bridgwater Moto Hospitality Services, Huntworth Business Park, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6TS
Gordano Welcome Break, Gordano Motorway Services Area, M5, Portbury, Bristol, SomersetBS20 7XG
Keep left to continue on M49, follow signs for M4 W/
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At Pilning Interchange, take the 2nd exit onto the M4 slip road to London/
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Merge onto M4
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At junction 20, take the M5 exit to Midlands/
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Take the M5(N) slip road to The Midlands/
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Merge onto M5
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Michaelwood Welcome Break, Michaelwood Service Area, Lower Wick, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 6DD
Gloucester Gilberts Lane, Brookthorpe, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0DN
Strensham Roadchef Motorways Ltd, Strensham M5 Service Area, Strensham, Hill Croome, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ
Frankley Moto, Frankley Motorway Services, Illey Lane, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B32 4AR
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Take the M6 exit towards Walsall/
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Take the slip road onto M6
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Hilton Park Moto, Hilton Park Motorway Services Area, M6, Essington, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV11 2AT
Take the exit towards M6
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Take the slip road to M6
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Continue onto M6
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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
Take the exit towards M56
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Slight left to merge onto M56 towards N Wales/
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Chester Road Chef Motorways Ltd, Chester Service Area, M56 Junction 14, Elton, Chester, Cheshire, CH2 4QZ
At junction 15, exit onto M53 towards Ellesmere Port/
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Exit onto A5139 towards All Docks
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Dock Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Tower Rd/
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Turn left
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
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Arrive at your destination
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