driving from Stranraer to Stone, Meaford
 

I will be doing this trip on Saturday, getting the boat from Belfast and then heading to Stone to see Her folks:

Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway
UK


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1. Head north on Dalrymple St toward Hanover St/B737



0.1 mi


2. Turn right at Hanover St/B737Continue to follow B737




0.1 mi

3. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto London Rd/B737Continue to follow London Rd




0.8 mi


4. Continue onto A75Go through 1 roundabout




24.1 mi


5. Turn left at A712 (signs for New Galloway/Minnigaff/B7079)



17.2 mi


6. Turn left at High St/A762Continue to follow High St




0.1 mi


7. Continue onto A712



0.6 mi


8. Turn right at A713



312 ft


9. Turn left at A712



14.3 mi


10. Turn left at Castle Douglas Rd/A75Continue to follow A75
Go through 7 roundabouts




33.5 mi


11. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Carlisle/M6 and merge onto M6Entering England




162 mi


12. At junction 15, exit onto A500 toward Stoke-on-Trent/Stone/Derby/A50



0.2 mi


13. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Newcastle Rd/A519 heading to Eccleshall/Shrewsbury/A53Continue to follow A519




3.2 mi


14. Turn left at Bottom Ln



0.5 mi


15. Turn left at A51



2.4 mi


16. At Darlaston Inn Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A34



Has anybody done this before ? is there any current roadworks etc that we need to be aware of ?

We may also be stopping along the way (depending on bladder capacity and the amount of fizzy pop taken) so are there any Services etc along the way

It is supposed to be a 5 hour drive (non stop) so does this seem about right ?

Any other advice will be greatly appreciated...

windyboy

Bump...

anybody out there ???

windyboy

Stranraer to Carlisle on the A75 is a good drive, just be careful of mobile speed traps. The first services are just the other side of Dumfries, and they do sell V-Power, its 75 miles away from Stranraer though, so check your fuel range before leaving Stranraer!!:thumb:

he doesn't need Vpower :lol1:

true... but as all of the stuff and dog and cage won't fit into the Scooby we're taking the family bus and it runs on that oily stuff that comes out of the black petrol pump :lol1:

windyboy