Your Route From Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 to Oxford OX1 Via Darlington DL3
Route Summary
263 mi
4 hours 53 mins
21
27 Miles
34 Minutes
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Route Map
Service Areas Along Route
Washington
Moto, Washington Motorway Services Area, A1 M, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, Tyne and Wear, DH3 2SJ
Durham
Road Chef, Tursdale Road, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5NP
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
Woodall
Woodall Services, Woodall Motorway Services Area, M1, Woodall, Harthill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 7XR
Tibshelf
RoadChef, Newton Wood Lane, Newton, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5TZ
Trowell
Moto Hospitality Ltd, Trowell Motorway Services Area, M1, Trowell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3PL
Donington
Moto Services, Junction 23a M1, Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE74 2TN
Leicester Forest East services
Welcome Break, Leicester Forest East Motorway Services Area, Hinckley Road, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 3GB
Watford Gap
Watford Gap Motorway Services Area, M1, Watford, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 7UZ
Northampton services
Northampton Motorway Service Area, M1, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 9QS
Towcester services
Brackley Road, Towcester, Northamptonshire, SP682481
Brackley services
Brackley Service Station, Northampton Road, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 5SZ
Baynards Green services
Baynards Green Service Station, Baynards Green, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7SG
Cherwell Valley services
Moto Services Ltd, Cherwell Valley Motorway Services Area, Northampton Road, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7RD
Layby (Weston-on-the-Green) services
Weston-on-the-Green, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 3QQ
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Step-by-Step Directions
Head south on Queen Victoria Rd towards St Thomas' St
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Continue onto St Thomas' Terrace
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Turn left onto Leazes Ln
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Turn left onto Leazes Park Rd
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Turn right onto Strawberry Pl
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Turn left onto Gallowgate/
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Turn right onto Gallowgate/
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Slight right to stay on A189
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Continue onto A184
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Merge onto A1 via the slip road to Durham/
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Continue onto A1(M) (signs for Durham)
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Washington Moto, Washington Motorway Services Area, A1 M, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, Tyne and Wear, DH3 2SJ
Durham Road Chef, Tursdale Road, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5NP
At junction 58, take the A68 exit to Corbridge/
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At Burtree Interchange, take the 1st exit onto W Auckland Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on W Auckland Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on W Auckland Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Woodland Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Woodland Rd/
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Turn right onto Stanhope Rd N
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Duke St
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Turn right onto Skinnergate
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Turn right onto Coniscliffe Rd
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Turn right onto Hogarth Ct
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Head south on Hogarth Ct towards Coniscliffe Rd
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Turn right onto Coniscliffe Rd
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Turn left onto West St
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At Grange Rd Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Grange Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Grange Rd/
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At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Bridge Rd/
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At Blackwell Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A66(M)
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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
Slight 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
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Keep right to continue on A1(M)
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At junction 35, take the M18 exit to Sheffield/
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At Wadworth Viaduct, take the 3rd exit onto the M18 slip road to Sheffield/
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Merge onto M18
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Slight right onto the slip road to M1/
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Merge onto M1
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Woodall Woodall Services, Woodall Motorway Services Area, M1, Woodall, Harthill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S26 7XR
Tibshelf RoadChef, Newton Wood Lane, Newton, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 5TZ
Trowell Moto Hospitality Ltd, Trowell Motorway Services Area, M1, Trowell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3PL
Donington Moto Services, Junction 23a M1, Castle Donington, Derby, Derbyshire, DE74 2TN
Leicester Forest East services Welcome Break, Leicester Forest East Motorway Services Area, Hinckley Road, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 3GB
Keep right to stay on M1
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Watford Gap Watford Gap Motorway Services Area, M1, Watford, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 7UZ
At junction 15A, take the A43 exit
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Northampton services Northampton Motorway Service Area, M1, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 9QS
Continue onto A43
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A43
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on A43
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A43
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At Towcester Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Towcester Byp/
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Towcester services Brackley Road, Towcester, Northamptonshire, SP682481
At Abthorpe Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A43
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A43
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Brackley services Brackley Service Station, Northampton Road, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 5SZ
At Northampton Rd Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Brackley Byp/
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At Buckingham Rd Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Brackley Byp/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A43
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At Evenley Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A43
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At Barleymow Roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A43
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Baynards Green services Baynards Green Service Station, Baynards Green, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7SG
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A43
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Cherwell Valley services Moto Services Ltd, Cherwell Valley Motorway Services Area, Northampton Road, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7RD
At Cherwell Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto the M40(South) slip road to London/
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Continue onto Exit 10
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Merge onto M40
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At junction 9, take the A41/
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At Wendlebury Interchange, take the 3rd exit onto A34
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Layby (Weston-on-the-Green) services Weston-on-the-Green, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 3QQ
Take the exit towards Cowley/
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Southern By-Pass Rd/
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Turn left onto Old Abingdon Rd
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Turn left onto Abingdon Rd/
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Slight left onto Thames St/
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Turn right onto Speedwell St
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Turn left onto St Aldate's/
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Arrive at your destination
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