Really dull Roads question. Anyone know best route from North West to Norfolk?

[Tinker]

I'm not asking, not remotely interested really. But we're going on Saturday and partner is discussing routes

Thanks

let me warn you (sorry, can't be arsed to look up the route) BUT it is a hell of a journey

whatever it looks like on the map, add about another 3 hours

the motorway runs out and then the A road takes you through every piddling town (and no by-passes)

I don't envy you that one, but it is lovely when you get there

I would suspect something involving the M62

we went from Rossendale to Norfolk broads took over 5 hours !

Oh God! We suspected it'll be horrible but that sounds even worse. And it's really quite near, as teh crow flies... Eldest keeps asking how long it's going to be (hates car journeys)

I think the M62 can be avoided tbh.

it is ALOT better than it used to be (in 1990 when I went from nr Crewe to uni in Norwich and it took all day).
either down M6 to Stoke, cross country (A50 I think) to M1, down M1 to A14,
or down M6 to A14
then trek along A14 till A11 splits off and trog up A11.
All except a v small bit of the A11 (Mildnehall to thetford) is dual now.
Probably 5 hours depending on specifics of start and finish points.

You haven't said where to where, but arbitrarily saying Preston to Norwich, you would take the length of the M6 and than continue on the A14. It would take 4h40

Opps, sorry. Am in Manchester, nearest big town is Cromer. 5 hours is what I've been telling kids so far.

Oh we did this a couple of years ago, Tink.

IIRC we went via Bradford & Rutland water - I think there were a couple of other stages but those are what stick in my mind. It was a good journey & surprisingly quick, about 4 hours on a Saturday.

would say that right Tinker , was for us

more like 7-8 hrs with couple of brief stops

Manchester - Cromer is 4h26m

Head by motorway towards Doncaster, and then southwest to Cromer

We regularly travel between Warrington and Diss. M6, M6 toll, A14. Quickest journey 3.5hrs, longest 5hrs.

I have done this journey too, south manchester to Norfolk a couple of years ago but I couldnt tell you how I got there as I just stuck the sat nav on except I remember it took us a bit up then right before we went down and also that it took ages (about 4-5hrs I think). But I was just with my best friend from uni so we had a fun road trip, very memorable!

hum, cromer - probably not M6/M1 to A14 then, go accross country, skirt kings lynn etc. 5 hrs about right

7 to 8

So many options being offered here

could easily be 7-8, 5 on a good run though.
google maps

(We avoided motorways altogether btw)

Just seen you're going to Cromer. That's a pita, we're not great believers in dual carriageways down here y'know.

It's a bank holiday as well... Had intended to avoid motorways as well.

Our trip was Clitheroe to Ludham (nr Wroxham in the Broads) - I think once we got across the middle we went via Retford, Newark & Grantham, & possibly Stamford.

You should be able to do Manc to Cromer in 3

A628 - M1 - M18 - A1(M) - A1 - A17 etc

3 hours, hahahahahahahaha >

We should really shouldn't we? It's only this far on the map.

wendy, you are way out at 3hrs

in a helicoptor maybe

factor in the traffic and slow-moving A-roads passing through busy market towns

it is NOTHING like how the map makes it look (or even what sat-nav will tell you)

tinker, you must come back to tell us now !

sorry tinker, that is so not what you want to hear.
BH, manc - cromer, dear god, just be glad you aren't going to cornwall.