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

google gives 4h 20 mins going across the top of the Peak District, via Rotherham & Doncaster (what??), Newark, Sleaford & Kings Lynn - sounds about right apart from the Doncaster blip

can you leave in the middle of the night

Wales is lovely at this time of year.

I'm with squirrels

onf, we did a similar but longer journey in 4, on a July Saturday.

some parts of cheshire are beautiful...

ahhh < remembers >

Sleaford...add on another hour

We thought about Devon this year (for 2 seconds) We did do Ceridigion (sp?)last year and that was all A roads and we did it in about 3 hours

I live in Cheshire [weeps]

tinker, pay no mind to us cackling traffic witches...

it will take as long as it takes

it is worth it when you get there, I promise

nah, it will be fine, everyone will be on the motorways, stop off for a nice lunch somewhere to break the run. have fun.

And it will be a beautiful drive

The A17 doesn't go through Sleaford, it goes past.

To be fair, we went on the 3rd Saturday in July, & when we left on the 4th Saturday traffic was queueing to get into Norfolk on all the main roads, but even though it's the Bank Hol the last week in Aug is the second quietest in the summer hols.

Traffic was queueing to get in to Norfolk?

Gosh.

pmsl

Yep, we were surprised too

"traffic was queueing to get into Norfolk on all the main roads"

thats my good deed for the day, done

it can't have been as bad as the traffic queuing into cornwall at the start of may half-term (we were coming out having taken ds out of school for a week), it started at about 9.30am just outside Bodmin and didn't really stop until past Bristol. I have never been so glad not to have been going the other way.

We do Huddersfield to Bacton (10 miles on from Cromer) every few months. In a Ford crew van with 3 dc aged 4 & under!

It's 4 hours if we're lucky, usually nearer to 5, worst ever was 6. Really not that bad!

Can't remember precise route as dh in charge of driving, but good rule of thumb is motorways (quick) & B roads (pretty). Avoid yawnsome A17 as much as poss...

I think it is the A17 I still ahve nightmares about

It would be. Drive down's no problem, you get the motorway bits out the way & then just potter along after King's Lynn.

We have a rule on the way back that we travel after 7pm (so kids sleep) & stop off in Cromer for a bottle of wine for me...

Oh, it's near Bacton that were going to!

we're not were

When my famiy go from Norfolk to the Lake District, they get on to the A1 asap and stay on it til Scotch Corner.....that's all know!