Cornwall today - will we get there?

[brandnewhelsy]

So, should be going in 3 to 4 hours but saw last night that the Gloucester/Bristol area has flooding although the forecast for Cornwall isn't that bad.
We have to go down the M5 from Birmingham - anyone know how bad that is? I've looked at BBC weather and AA but can't see if anything's closed. We are staying in Exeter tonight, but I don't know if we'll get that far! Anyone in that area know how bad the roads are? Just wondering whether to wait a day really.

have a look at this, it shows all the incidents, road closures on the motorways...

[http://www.highways.gov.uk/traffic/traffic.aspx] here

good luck

www.highways.gov.uk/traffic/traffic.aspx hope this works

No way brandnewhelsy, switch on the tv and see the peopel stranded there all night! Still waiting for DH to return from Birmingham Airport!!! He left 3pm.

Stranded on the M% I mean.

Bloody hell M5, can you tell I've only had a couple of hours sleep?

Oh a*se. Just seen the BBC news - may have to try for tomorrow. Will try and postpone accommodation in Exter. Thanks for your help!

DH is dithering because apparently the M5 is moving.. I'm trying to convince him 8 hrs in a car with a 7 and a 3 yr old will NOT be a holiday...

No no no is he mad!!! No way!! no way!! People are turning round on the hard shoulder, all sorts of stupid things. It wont get any better.

Have a look at www.trafficmap.co.uk/ for latest road situation. We were supposed to be going from Warwickshire to Gloucester today, but decided we'd never get there and have stayed at home.

We're not going today - have called campsite and hotel, both v relaxed about it, hotel in Exeter said they're expecting lots of cancellations due to the weather, now HOPING to start out early tomorrow am and go straight to Cornwall and stay in hotel on the way back next week.
No food in the house - so Pizza Express for tea!
Aaaaaand breathe.

Sounds like a good decision. Sensible.

Of course others will decide to carry on and travel and add to the general chaos.

There was a baby boy born on the M5 this morning!

Thank goodness for that!! Madness to try today.

cornwalls nice weather today but dh got stuck in bristol till late lastnight

where in cornwall are you going?

South West.

ah im in north

Hope you've made it ! We came back yesterday and encountered no problems (didn't go as far up M5 as Bristol though).