Your Route From York YO1 to Canterbury CT1
Route Summary
261 mi
4 hours 29 mins
27
31 Miles
38 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
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
South Weald services
Brook Street, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5NA
Thurrock
Moto Hospitality Ltd, Thurrock Motorway Services Area, M25, Grays, Essex, RM16 3BG
Tollgate services
Tollgate Filling Station, Watling Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 7NP
Cobham services
Watling Street, Cobham, Kent, Gravesend, DA12 3BH
Medway
Moto Services, Medway Pavilion, Farthing Corner Motorway Services Area, M2, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 8PQ
Gate services
Gate Service Station, Gate Hill, Dunkirk, Faversham, Kent, ME13 9LN
Harbledown services
Harbledown Service Station, Upper Harbledown, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 9AZ
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head south-east on Foss Islands Rd/
1.0
Continue onto Fishergate
0.25
Continue onto Fulford Rd/
1.75
At Fulford Interchange, take the 4th exit onto the A64 slip road to Leeds/
0.75
Merge onto A64
11.75
Merge onto A1(M) via the slip road to Leeds/
3.5
Slight left to stay on A1(M)
10.75
Continue onto A1
7.75
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)
15.5
Blyth services Bawtry Road, Blyth, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 8HG
Continue onto A1
72.5
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)
13.0
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
3.0
Take the A1 slip road to London
0.75
Merge onto A14
13.75
Cambridge services Cambridge Services, A14, Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 4WU
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Continue onto M11
42.0
Birchanger Green Birchanger Green Service Station, Dunmow Road, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM23 5QZ
Take the M25 exit towards M20
0.5
Take the slip road onto M25
16.25
South Weald services Brook Street, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5NA
Thurrock Moto Hospitality Ltd, Thurrock Motorway Services Area, M25, Grays, Essex, RM16 3BG
Continue onto A282
4.5
Continue onto M25 (signs for Dover/
0.0
Slight leftA2 onto the slip road to M2/
0.75
Take the slip road onto A2
8.5
Tollgate services Tollgate Filling Station, Watling Street, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 7NP
Cobham services Watling Street, Cobham, Kent, Gravesend, DA12 3BH
Continue onto M2 (signs for Dover/
25.25
Medway Moto Services, Medway Pavilion, Farthing Corner Motorway Services Area, M2, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 8PQ
At junction 7, take the A2 exit to Canterbury/
0.25
At Brenley Corner, take the 4th exit onto Boughton Bypass/
5.0
Gate services Gate Service Station, Gate Hill, Dunkirk, Faversham, Kent, ME13 9LN
Harbledown services Harbledown Service Station, Upper Harbledown, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 9AZ
Take the exit towards Canterbury/
0.25
Continue onto A2050
1.0
At London Rd Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rheims Way/
0.5
At St Peter's Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Rheims Way/
0.25
At Wincheap Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Pin Hill/
0.5
Arrive at your destination
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