Your Route From Potters Bar EN6 to Southwold IP18
Route Summary
116 mi
2 hours 21 mins
8
28 Miles
38 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
South Mimms
The Welcome Break, Welcome Break Service Station, Bignell's Corner, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3QQ
Brentwood services
Brentwood Express BP Station, Chelmsford Road, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8SD
Chelmsford services
Chelmsford Service Area, Colchester Road, Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 5PY
Feering services
London Road, Feering, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9EL
Colchester services
BP Service Station, Cuckoo Farm Way, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5YX
Capelgate services
Capelgate Services, A 12, London Road, Capel St. Mary, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 2JJ
Orwell services
Shell Service Station, Orwell Bridge Road, Nacton, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP10 0NZ
Darsham services
Darsham Service Station, Main Road, Darsham, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 3PW
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head south-east towards St Albans Rd.
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Turn left towards St Albans Rd.
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto St Albans Rd.
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Turn left onto Bignells Corner
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South Mimms The Welcome Break, Welcome Break Service Station, Bignell's Corner, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3QQ
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto the M25 slip road to M11/
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Take the slip road to M11/
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Merge onto M25
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At junction 28, take the A 12 E/
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Take the A12 slip road to C'ford
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Slight right to merge onto A12
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Brentwood services Brentwood Express BP Station, Chelmsford Road, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8SD
Chelmsford services Chelmsford Service Area, Colchester Road, Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 5PY
Feering services London Road, Feering, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9EL
Colchester services BP Service Station, Cuckoo Farm Way, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5YX
Capelgate services Capelgate Services, A 12, London Road, Capel St. Mary, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 2JJ
At Copdock Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the A14(E) slip road to Felixstowe/
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Merge onto A14
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Orwell services Shell Service Station, Orwell Bridge Road, Nacton, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP10 0NZ
Take the slip road to Lowestoft/
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At Seven Hills Interchange, take the 1st exit onto A12
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At Foxhall Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A12
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A12
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A12
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on A12
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A12
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Grove Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A12
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A12
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A12
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Darsham services Darsham Service Station, Main Road, Darsham, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 3PW
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto London Rd/
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Turn right onto A1095 (signs for Southwold/
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Continue straight onto East St
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Turn right onto Pinkney's Ln
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Arrive at your destination
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