Your Route From Swansea SA9 to Newcastle upon Tyne NE3
Route Summary
337 mi
5 hours 55 mins
21
50 Miles
60 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
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
Tamworth
Moto Tamworth, Tamworth Motorway Services Area, Green Lane, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 5PS
Appleby Magna
Atherstone Road, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, Leicestershire, DE12 7AP
Ashby de la Zouch
Flagstaff Service Station, Lountside, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1JP
Donington
Moto Services, Junction 23a M1, Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE74 2TN
Trowell
Moto Hospitality Ltd, Trowell Motorway Services Area, M1, Trowell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3PL
Tibshelf
RoadChef, Newton Wood Lane, Newton, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5TZ
Woodall
Woodall Services, Woodall Motorway Services Area, M1, Woodall, Harthill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 7XR
Carcroft services
Great North Road, Skellow, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 8LR
Barnsdale Bar services
Great North Road, Wentbridge, Pontefract, North & West Yorkshire, WF8 3JF
Darrington services
A1 Southbound, Great North Road, Darrington, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3HU
Wetherby
Moto Services, Kirk Deighton, Wetherby, North Yorkshire, LS22 5GT
Leeming Bar
Motel Leeming Services, 90 Bedale Road, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 1DT
Scotch Corner rest area
Moto Services, Scotch Corner, Middleton Tyas, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6PQ
Barton Park
Barton, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6NA
Durham
Road Chef, Tursdale Road, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5NP
Washington
Moto, Washington Motorway Services Area, A1 M, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, Tyne and Wear, DH3 2SJ
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head north-east on Gurnos Rd/
0.25
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Gurnos Rd/
0.0
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Gurnos Rd/
0.0
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A4067
2.5
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Brecon Rd/
1.5
Turn right onto A4221
2.75
Continue onto A4109
4.25
Slight left to merge onto A465 towards Merthyr Tydfil
13.0
Slight right to stay on A465
16.25
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Hardwick Gyratory/
0.25
Slight right to stay on Hardwick Gyratory/
0.25
Keep left to continue on A40
7.5
At Raglan Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A40
1.0
Take the A40 slip road to The Midlands/
0.25
Continue onto A40
7.0
Monmouth services Monmouth Raglan Service Area, Dingestow, Monmouth, MonmouthshireNP25 4BG
At Dixton Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A40
9.0
Symonds Yat services Symonds Yat Services, Whitchurch, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 6DP
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A40
1.5
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
0.5
At Traveller's Rest, take the 3rd exit onto M50 heading to The Midlands/
21.5
At Strensham Interchange, take the 1st exit onto the M5 slip road to The Midlands/
0.75
Merge onto M5
22.0
Strensham Roadchef Motorways Ltd, Strensham M5 Service Area, Strensham, Hill Croome, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 0BZ
Take the exit onto M42
11.75
Hopwood Park Welcome Break Service Area, Junction 2 M42, Redditch Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, Worcestershire, B48 7AU
At junction 3A, take the M42 exit to Solihull/
0.5
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Continue onto M42
6.25
Keep right to stay on M42
5.0
Keep right to stay on M42
2.75
Keep left to stay on M42, follow signs for M1/
14.0
Tamworth Moto Tamworth, Tamworth Motorway Services Area, Green Lane, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 5PS
Appleby Magna Atherstone Road, Appleby Magna, Swadlincote, Leicestershire, DE12 7AP
Continue onto A42
13.75
Ashby de la Zouch Flagstaff Service Station, Lountside, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1JP
Merge onto M1 via the slip road to Nott'm(N)
42.5
Donington Moto Services, Junction 23a M1, Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE74 2TN
Trowell Moto Hospitality Ltd, Trowell Motorway Services Area, M1, Trowell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3PL
Tibshelf RoadChef, Newton Wood Lane, Newton, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5TZ
Woodall Woodall Services, Woodall Motorway Services Area, M1, Woodall, Harthill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 7XR
At junction 32, take the M18 exit to Hull/
1.5
Continue onto M18
7.25
At junction 2, take the A1(M) exit
0.25
Take the slip road onto A1(M)
8.25
Continue onto A1
7.5
Carcroft services Great North Road, Skellow, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 8LR
Barnsdale Bar services Great North Road, Wentbridge, Pontefract, North & West Yorkshire, WF8 3JF
Darrington services A1 Southbound, Great North Road, Darrington, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3HU
Continue onto A1(M) (signs for Wetherby/
11.5
Keep left to stay on A1(M)
81.75
Wetherby Moto Services, Kirk Deighton, Wetherby, North Yorkshire, LS22 5GT
Leeming Bar Motel Leeming Services, 90 Bedale Road, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 1DT
Scotch Corner rest area Moto Services, Scotch Corner, Middleton Tyas, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6PQ
Barton Park Barton, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6NA
Durham Road Chef, Tursdale Road, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5NP
Washington Moto, Washington Motorway Services Area, A1 M, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, Tyne and Wear, DH3 2SJ
Keep right to continue on A194(M), follow signs for Tyne Tunnel/
3.75
At White Mare Pool Interchange, take the 1st exit onto the A184/
0.25
Take the slip road onto Felling Byp/
3.5
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Gateshead Hwy
0.25
Continue onto A167
0.5
Keep right to continue on A167(M), follow signs for Shopmobility
1.0
Keep right to stay on A167(M)
0.0
Exit on the right onto Great N Rd/
1.0
At Blue House Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Jesmond Dene Rd/
0.75
Turn right onto Craghall Dene
0.0
Arrive at your destination
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