Your Route From Prestonpans EH32 to Reading RG1 Via Birmingham B4
Route Summary
420 mi
7 hours 30 mins
20
74 Miles
97 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Annandale Water
Annandale Water M S A, Johnstonebridge, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, DG11 1HD
Gretna
Welcome Break, Gretna Service Area, Gretna, Dumfries & Galloway, DG16 5HQ
Todhills
A74, Todhills, Blackford, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 4HA
Carlisle truckstop
Stobart Truckstops Ltd, Parkhouse Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0JR
Southwaite
Moto Hospitality Ltd, Southwaite Motorway Services Area, M6, Broadfield, Southwaite, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA4 0NT
Penrith truckstop
A W J Penrith Truckstop, Mardale Road, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9EH
Tebay
Westmorland Motorway Services Ltd, Westmorland Place, Orton, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3SB
Killington Lake
Road Chef Motorways Ltd, M6, Killington, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0NW
Burton-in-Kendal
Moto Hospitality, Burton Motorway Services Area, M6, Burton, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 1JF
Lancaster
Granada Lancaster, Forton Motorway Service Area M6, Bay Horse, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 9DU
Tickled Trout services
Tickled Trout Services, Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 0UJ
Charnock Richard
Motorway Break, Charnock Richard Motorway Services Area, Park Hall Road, Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5LR
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
Hilton Park
Moto, Hilton Park Motorway Services Area, M6, Essington, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV11 2AT
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
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head south-west
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Turn right towards Links Rd/
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Turn right towards Links Rd/
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Turn left onto Links Rd/
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Turn left onto Long Craigs
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Turn left onto Fishergate Rd
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Turn right onto A198
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A198
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At Bankton Jct, take the 3rd exit and stay on A198
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At Bankton Jct, take the 3rd exit onto the A1 slip road to Edinburgh
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Merge onto A1
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Slight leftA720 onto the slip road to Perth/
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At Old Craighall Jct, take the 1st exit onto The City of Edinburgh Bypass/
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on The City of Edinburgh Bypass/
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Take the A702 exit towards City centre/
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At Lothianburn Jct, take the 2nd exit onto Biggar Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A702
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Carlops Rd/
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At Maidencoates Roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A702
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At Abington Interchange, take the 2nd exit onto the A74(M) slip road to Carlisle
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Merge onto A74(M)
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Annandale Water Annandale Water M S A, Johnstonebridge, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, DG11 1HD
Gretna Welcome Break, Gretna Service Area, Gretna, Dumfries & Galloway, DG16 5HQ
Continue onto M6
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Todhills A74, Todhills, Blackford, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 4HA
Carlisle truckstop Stobart Truckstops Ltd, Parkhouse Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 0JR
Southwaite Moto Hospitality Ltd, Southwaite Motorway Services Area, M6, Broadfield, Southwaite, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA4 0NT
Penrith truckstop A W J Penrith Truckstop, Mardale Road, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9EH
Tebay Westmorland Motorway Services Ltd, Westmorland Place, Orton, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3SB
Killington Lake Road Chef Motorways Ltd, M6, Killington, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0NW
Burton-in-Kendal Moto Hospitality, Burton Motorway Services Area, M6, Burton, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 1JF
Lancaster Granada Lancaster, Forton Motorway Service Area M6, Bay Horse, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 9DU
Tickled Trout services Tickled Trout Services, Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 0UJ
Charnock Richard Motorway Break, Charnock Richard Motorway Services Area, Park Hall Road, Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 5LR
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
At junction 11A, take the M6 exit to Birmingham/
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Continue onto M6 (signs for Birmingham S/
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Hilton Park Moto, Hilton Park Motorway Services Area, M6, Essington, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV11 2AT
At junction 6, exit onto A38(M) towards Birmingham(E&C)
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Continue onto Aston Express Way/
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Take the exit towards Corporation St
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Continue onto Corporation St
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto James Watt Queensway/
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Merge onto James Watt Queensway/
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Head north-east on Jennens Rd/
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Turn left onto Woodcock St
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Continue onto Lister St/
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Turn left onto Dartmouth Middleway/
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At Dartmouth Circus, take the 3rd exit onto Aston Rd/
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Slight right to merge onto A38(M) towards Wolverhampton/
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At junction 6, exit onto M6 towards London/
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At junction 4A, take the M42(N) exit to M1/
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Slight right onto the M42 (S) slip road to M5/
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Take the slip road onto M42
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Bickenhill services Bickenhill Service Station, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 0EH
At junction 3A, exit onto M40 towards London/
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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
At junction 4, take the A404 exit to H. Wycombe/
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Take the slip road to A404
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At Handy Cross Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A404
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on A404
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Keep right to continue on A404(M), follow signs for Reading/
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the M4 slip road
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Merge onto M4
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At junction 10, exit onto A329(M) towards Reading (E)
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Continue onto A3290
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Take the A4 slip road to Reading/
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At Sutton Seeds Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto London Rd/
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Turn left onto Sherman Rd
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Turn left onto Chesterman St
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Turn right onto Short St
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Arrive at your destination
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