Route advice - Midlands to Colchester area

Pete Fisher <Peter DeleteThis @ps-fisher.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> I have to collect Nordwest#2 on Thursday from near Colchester. Mappy
> says M1,M25,A12. I really don't fancy that and prefer M1, A14 then...
>
> Seller reckons A14, M11 to Duxford then A505 and across from there.
> Opinions (other than don't go at all), bearing in mind I will be towing
> a trailer?

Depends on time. Rush hour, then there are always delays to/from
Huntindgon to Cambridge on the A14.Otherwise it isnt too bad.
The A505 is really slow and long. I've used it twice, and vowed both
times to never use it again.
A14/M11/A120 is an option as well.
All ways to Colchester are horribly long from the East Mids.
Alan.

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On Feb 19, 10:11 pm, a...@darkroom.+.com (A.Lee) wrote:
> Pete Fisher <Pe....TakeThisOut@ps-fisher.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > I have to collect Nordwest#2 on Thursday from near Colchester. Mappy
> > says M1,M25,A12. I really don't fancy that and prefer M1, A14 then...
>
> > Seller reckons A14, M11 to Duxford then A505 and across from there.
> > Opinions (other than don't go at all), bearing in mind I will be towing
> > a trailer?
>
> Depends on time. Rush hour, then there are always delays to/from
> Huntindgon to Cambridge on the A14.Otherwise it isnt too bad.
> The A505 is really slow and long. I've used it twice, and vowed both
> times to never use it again.
> A14/M11/A120 is an option as well.

It is the way I would go, I go over there a lot, the A120 is dualled a
fair bit of the way from Stansted to Colchester now.
The A505 takes you miles round, if you were going that way you'd be
better off staying on the A14 north of Cambridge and not using the M11
at all.

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>On Feb 19, 10:11 pm, a...@darkroom.+.com (A.Lee) wrote:
>> Pete Fisher <Pe... DeleteThis @ps-fisher.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> > I have to collect Nordwest#2 on Thursday from near Colchester. Mappy
>> > says M1,M25,A12. I really don't fancy that and prefer M1, A14 then...
>>
>> > Seller reckons A14, M11 to Duxford then A505 and across from there.
>> > Opinions (other than don't go at all), bearing in mind I will be towing
>> > a trailer?
>>
>> Depends on time. Rush hour, then there are always delays to/from
>> Huntindgon to Cambridge on the A14.Otherwise it isnt too bad.
>> The A505 is really slow and long. I've used it twice, and vowed both
>> times to never use it again.
>> A14/M11/A120 is an option as well.
>
>It is the way I would go, I go over there a lot, the A120 is dualled a
>fair bit of the way from Stansted to Colchester now.
>The A505 takes you miles round, if you were going that way you'd be
>better off staying on the A14 north of Cambridge and not using the M11
>at all.

<looks at map>

ISWYM, looks the best bet. Thanks everyone.

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