Your Route From Spennymoor DL16 to Colchester CO3
Route Summary
270 mi
4 hours 50 mins
27
31 Miles
31 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Barton Park
Barton, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6NA
Scotch Corner rest area
Moto Services, Scotch Corner, Middleton Tyas, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6PQ
Leeming Bar
Motel Leeming Services, 90 Bedale Road, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 1DT
Wetherby
Moto Services, Kirk Deighton, Wetherby, North Yorkshire, LS22 5GT
Darrington services
A1 Southbound, Great North Road, Darrington, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3HU
Barnsdale Bar services
Great North Road, Wentbridge, Pontefract, North & West Yorkshire, WF8 3JF
Carcroft services
Great North Road, Skellow, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 8LR
Blyth services
Bawtry Road, Blyth, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8HG
Markham Moor services
Markham Moor, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 0QU
Cromwell services
Cromwell, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG23 6JG
Winthorpe (Newark) services
Winthorpe Service Station, Lincoln Road, Winthorpe, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2NY
Newark services
Welcome Break, Newark Services, Great North Road, Fernwood, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 3UG
Foston services
Foston Services, Great North Road, Foston, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2JS
Grantham North services
Gonerby Moor, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2AB
Great Ponton services
Ponton Main Service Station, Great North Road, Great Ponton, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5DW
Colsterworth services
Moto Hospitality, Colsterworth, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5JR
Ram Jam services
Ram Jam Service Station, Great North Road, Stretton, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7QX
Bloody Oaks services
Bloody Oaks Service Station, Great North Road, Tickencote, Stamford, Rutland, PE9 4AD
Wittering services
Super Service Station, Great North Road, Thornhaugh, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6HA
Kate's Cabin services
Great North Road, Chesterton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3UJ
Peterborough services
Extra M S A Property (UK) Ltd, Peterborough Services, Great North Road, Haddon, Peterborough, CambridgeshirePE7 3UQ
Sawtry
Toll Bar, Great North Road, Sawtry, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 5XW
Cambridge services
Cambridge Services, A14, Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 4WU
Birchanger Green
Birchanger Green Service Station, Dunmow Road, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM23 5QZ
Stansted services
Thremhall Avenue, London Stansted Airport, Stansted, Essex, CM24 1PY
Great Dunmow rest area
Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1SJ
Galley's Corner services
Galleys Corner, Braintree Road, Cressing, Braintree, Essex, CM77 8GA
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head west
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Continue onto Woodward Rd
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Turn right onto Edison Dr
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Turn left onto Vyners Cl/
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Vyners Cl/
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Continue onto West View/
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Turn left onto Merrington Rd/
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Turn right
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At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto A167
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A689
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At Bradbury Interchange, take the 3rd exit onto the A1(M) slip road to Darlington
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Merge onto A1(M)
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Barton Park Barton, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6NA
Scotch Corner rest area Moto Services, Scotch Corner, Middleton Tyas, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6PQ
Leeming Bar Motel Leeming Services, 90 Bedale Road, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 1DT
Wetherby Moto Services, Kirk Deighton, Wetherby, North Yorkshire, LS22 5GT
Keep left to stay on A1(M)
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Continue onto A1
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Darrington services A1 Southbound, Great North Road, Darrington, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3HU
Barnsdale Bar services Great North Road, Wentbridge, Pontefract, North & West Yorkshire, WF8 3JF
Carcroft services Great North Road, Skellow, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 8LR
Keep right to continue on A1(M)
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At junction 36, take the A630 exit to Rotherham/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto High Rd/
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Turn right onto Cross St
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Continue onto Tickhill Rd.
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Turn right onto Tickhill Rd./
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A60
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Slight left towards Sunderland St/
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Merge onto Sunderland St/
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Turn right towards Blyth Rd/
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Continue onto Blyth Rd/
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At the roundabout, continue straight onto Blyth Rd
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Blyth services Bawtry Road, Blyth, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8HG
Turn right onto Bawtry Rd/
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At Blyth Interchange, take the 2nd exit onto the A1 slip road to Newark/
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Continue onto A1
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Markham Moor services Markham Moor, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 0QU
Cromwell services Cromwell, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG23 6JG
Winthorpe (Newark) services Winthorpe Service Station, Lincoln Road, Winthorpe, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2NY
Newark services Welcome Break, Newark Services, Great North Road, Fernwood, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 3UG
Foston services Foston Services, Great North Road, Foston, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2JS
Grantham North services Gonerby Moor, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 2AB
Great Ponton services Ponton Main Service Station, Great North Road, Great Ponton, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5DW
Colsterworth services Moto Hospitality, Colsterworth, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5JR
Ram Jam services Ram Jam Service Station, Great North Road, Stretton, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 7QX
Bloody Oaks services Bloody Oaks Service Station, Great North Road, Tickencote, Stamford, Rutland, PE9 4AD
Wittering services Super Service Station, Great North Road, Thornhaugh, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6HA
Kate's Cabin services Great North Road, Chesterton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3UJ
Continue onto A1(M)
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Peterborough services Extra M S A Property (UK) Ltd, Peterborough Services, Great North Road, Haddon, Peterborough, CambridgeshirePE7 3UQ
Sawtry Toll Bar, Great North Road, Sawtry, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 5XW
Continue onto A1
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Take the A1 slip road to London
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Merge onto A14
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Cambridge services Cambridge Services, A14, Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 4WU
Continue onto M11
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At junction 8, take the A120 exit to Stansted Airport/
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Birchanger Green Birchanger Green Service Station, Dunmow Road, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM23 5QZ
At Birchanger Green Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Thremhall Ave/
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At Priory Wood Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the A120 slip road to Colchester
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Take the slip road to A120
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Continue onto A120
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Stansted services Thremhall Avenue, London Stansted Airport, Stansted, Essex, CM24 1PY
Great Dunmow rest area Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1SJ
Galley's Corner services Galleys Corner, Braintree Road, Cressing, Braintree, Essex, CM77 8GA
At Galleys Cor, take the 2nd exit and stay on A120
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At Marks Farm Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Coggeshall Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Marks Tey Interchange/
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Merge onto A12 via the slip road to Colchester/
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At junction 27, take the A133 exit to Colchester
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Cymbeline Way/
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Westway/
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Slight left onto Rotary Way
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Rotary Way
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Arrive at your destination
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