Your Route From Swansea SA4 to Leicester LE2 Via Birmingham B48
Route Summary
184 mi
3 hours 29 mins
8
59 Miles
64 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Swansea West
M O T O, Swansea West Services, M4 Junction 47, Penllergaer, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA4 9GT
Monmouth services
Monmouth Raglan Service Area, Dingestow, Monmouth, MonmouthshireNP25 4BG
Symonds Yat services
Symonds Yat Services, Whitchurch, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 6DP
Ross Spur services
Ross Spur Services Forecourt, Ledbury Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7QJ
Strensham
Roadchef Motorways Ltd, Strensham M5 Service Area, Strensham, Hill Croome, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ
Hopwood Park
Welcome Break Service Area, Junction 2 M42, Redditch Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, Worcestershire, B48 7AU
Bickenhill services
Bickenhill Service Station, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 0EH
Corley
Welcome Break Ltd, Motorway Services Area M6, Corley, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 8NR
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head north-west on Brownhills towards Princess St
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Continue onto Brynteg Rd
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Turn right onto Pontardulais Rd/
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Turn left onto Cecil Rd
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Turn left onto High St/
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At the roundabout, continue straight onto A48
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Swansea West M O T O, Swansea West Services, M4 Junction 47, Penllergaer, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA4 9GT
At Penllergaer Interchange, take the 3rd exit onto the M4 slip road to Cardiff/
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Merge onto M4
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At junction 43, take the A465 exit to Neath/
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At Llandarcy Interchange, take the 1st exit onto A465
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At Resolven Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A465
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At Cwmgwrach Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A465
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Slight right to stay on A465
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Hardwick Gyratory/
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Keep left to continue on A40
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At Raglan Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A40
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Take the A40 slip road to The Midlands/
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Continue onto A40
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Monmouth services Monmouth Raglan Service Area, Dingestow, Monmouth, MonmouthshireNP25 4BG
At Dixton Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A40
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Symonds Yat services Symonds Yat Services, Whitchurch, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 6DP
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A40
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Ross Spur services Ross Spur Services Forecourt, Ledbury Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7QJ
At Over Ross Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A449
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At Traveller's Rest, take the 3rd exit onto M50 heading to The Midlands/
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At Strensham Interchange, take the 1st exit onto the M5 slip road to The Midlands/
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Merge onto M5
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Strensham Roadchef Motorways Ltd, Strensham M5 Service Area, Strensham, Hill Croome, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ
Slight left onto M42 (signs for N.E.C.&Airport)
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At junction 2, take the A441 exit to Birmingham (S)
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Hopwood Park Welcome Break Service Area, Junction 2 M42, Redditch Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, Worcestershire, B48 7AU
At Hopwood Park Interchange, take the 4th exit onto A441
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Head south on A441
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At Cobbs Barn Roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on A441
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At Hopwood Park Interchange, take the 4th exit onto the M42 slip road to The North(M1)/
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Merge onto M42
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At junction 3A, take the M42 exit to Solihull/
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Continue onto M42
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Bickenhill services Bickenhill Service Station, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 0EH
At junction 7A, take the M6/
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Merge onto M6
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Keep right to stay on M6
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Corley Welcome Break Ltd, Motorway Services Area M6, Corley, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 8NR
At junction 2, take the M69 exit to M1 N
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Take the slip road onto M69
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At Whetstone Interchange, take the 2nd exit onto A5460
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Take the Leicester S/
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Slight left to merge onto Lubbesthorpe Way/
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Attlee Way/
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Turn left onto Aberdale Rd
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Slight left onto Welford Rd/
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Turn right onto Brinsmead Rd
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Turn left onto Church Ln
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Turn left
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Arrive at your destination
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