Hello , thinking about travelling from Teesside down to Torrington in Devon in our small 2 berth caravan, has anyone done this route before and if so which way is best Once off the M5,
getting on the A361 - A39 then coming back on ourselves A386,
or A361- A3072_A377-A3072-A386, not done this end before and unsure , also would I be best setting off late on a night ? Have heard whispers that "our so and so get stuck for hours on one road down there !!!" thanks for any advice
The M5 has lots of bottlenecks south of Bristol and is frequently at a standstill, so I'd be tempted to travel either late at night or very early morning. Peak times are changeover days, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Can't help with the other roads I'm afraid.
Just be aware that if you go via Barnstaple it will be busy from the port moor roundabout to the roundswell roundabout with holiday traffic mid morning.
Also if you need cash I would advise you do it before Torrington as the last cash point closed recently and the local shops are limiting cash back.
If you don't get too sleepy I recommend a very early morning start to beat the traffic around the M5 and A30. These are particularly busy roads on Fridays/Saturdays due to them being the most popular changeover days at holiday accommodation.
We went to Newquay area last week arriving 8am, and left at 8am today to come home. It was a clear run both ways.. today however the opposite carriageway of M5 around Bristol Was gridlocked coming back with all the holiday makers going west.
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We go from Milton Keynes to near megavissey in Cornwall and leave at approximately 2 to 3 am and are down there just gone 8am. Lovely cool drive if it is hot (for a change) and not held up by much traffic even on M5.
Definitely leave early morn, been doing this for years and we go further down than you are going.
Get on A1(M) in North Yorkshire from A19 and A168
35 min (33.8 mi)
Head north on Woodlands Rd towards Borough Rd
223 ft
Turn left onto Borough Rd
0.3 mi
Borough Rd turns right and becomes Hartington Rd/B1272
Continue to follow B1272
0.3 mi
Use the left lane to merge onto A66 via the slip road to Stockton/A19/Airport
1.3 mi
Use the left lane to take the A19 S slip road
0.5 mi
Merge onto A19
23.8 mi
Continue onto A168
6.7 mi
Use any lane to merge onto A1(M) via the slip road to Wetherby
0.8 mi
Continue on A1(M). Take M1, M42 and M5 to A361 in Devon. Take exit 27 from M5
4 h 27 min (283 mi)
Merge onto A1(M)
24.4 mi
Keep left at the fork to stay on A1(M)
10.6 mi
Continue onto A1
7.7 mi
Continue onto A1(M) (signs for Red House/The South/M18/M1)
7.7 mi
At junction 35, take the M18 exit to Sheffield/M1/Scunthorpe/M180
0.3 mi
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the M18 slip road to Sheffield/M1
0.6 mi
Merge onto M18
7.1 mi
Use the right 2 lanes to merge onto M1 towards The South London Nottingham
43.4 mi
At junction 23A, take the A42/A 42 (M 42)/The S W/Tamworth/Birmingham exit to M42
0.4 mi
Continue onto A42
14.1 mi
Keep right to continue on M42, follow signs for Tamworth/Birmingham
39.8 mi
Merge onto M5
126 mi
At junction 27, take the A361 exit to Tiverton/Barnstaple
0.3 mi
Follow A361 and B3227 to your destination in Great Torrington
55 min (39.6 mi)
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A361
6.5 mi
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A361
15.6 mi
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto B3227
2.3 mi
Turn right onto Broad St/B3227
30 ft
Turn left onto King St/B3227
Continue to follow B3227
0.1 mi
Turn left onto West St/B3227
Continue to follow B3227
Go through 2 roundabouts
0.4 mi
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Nadder Ln/B3227
Continue to follow B3227
6.6 mi
Turn right onto A377
0.4 mi
Turn left onto B3227
7.6 mi
Enter the roundabout
72 ft
Great Torrington
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