| Towen to Dundee 14:02 - Nov 6 with 5483 views | wkj |
I noticed 2 routes pop up on maps, one routes through the peak district via Glasgow, the other goes via Newcastle and over the forth bridge - Which one is the better route if you've done such a drive.
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| Towen to Dundee on 14:11 - Nov 6 with 2942 views | footers |
You must complete the journey in bare feet. |  |
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| Towen to Dundee on 14:12 - Nov 6 with 2933 views | GlasgowBlue |
Where are you travelling from? |  |
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| Towen to Dundee on 14:14 - Nov 6 with 2932 views | wkj |
| Towen to Dundee on 14:12 - Nov 6 by GlasgowBlue |
Where are you travelling from? |
Ipswich Towen | |
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| Towen to Dundee on 14:17 - Nov 6 with 2916 views | Harry_Palmer |
Toss of a coin really wkj, I have been both ways and there is not a lot in it really.
I usually prefer the A1 via Newcastle but last time I went this way I got held up considerably around Edinburgh on the approach to the bridge so if I was going tomorrow I would probably choose the M6 Glasgow route. Hope this helps. |  | | |
| Towen to Dundee on 14:18 - Nov 6 with 2910 views | WeWereZombies |
Might depend on the time of day but my route would be:
A14 up to Huntingdon to pick up A1
A1 to just beyond Scotch Corner to pick up B road to Piercebridge
B6275 to pick up A68, little right, left jink at top of Piercebridge
A68 all the way to Edinburgh bypass, lovely country
A720 etc. to go over the lovely Forth Bridge
Carry on up the M90 to Perth, if St. Johnstone are playing at home you might even get to see Nydam
A90 to Dundee and the new V&A
Don't try and do it all in one go, there is stuff worth stopping for. |  |
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| Towen to Dundee on 14:24 - Nov 6 with 2884 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Towen to Dundee on 14:14 - Nov 6 by wkj |
Ipswich Towen |
 was in the thread title wan't it.
OK. My route would be:
A14 to the Midlands
M6 All the way to the border
M6 becomes the M74 once you hit Scotland
M74 to Glasgow
M80 to Stirling
A9 to Perth
A90 to Dundee
So you are on motorway/duel carriageway all the way there until just before Dundee. Make sure you take the M6 Toll to avoid B'rum. It's well worth six quid as it will save you an hour.
The A1 to Newcastle is always full of roadworks and tailbacks and Newcastle to Edinburgh is a very slow drive with parts being a norma one lane A road. | |
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| Towen to Dundee on 14:26 - Nov 6 with 2882 views | GlebeTractor |
Fly. Then get a hire car. |  |
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| Towen to Dundee on 14:27 - Nov 6 with 2876 views | King_of_Portman_Rd |
Drive to Stansted
Get on Flight to Dundee
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| Towen to Dundee on 14:28 - Nov 6 with 2873 views | wkj |
| Towen to Dundee on 14:26 - Nov 6 by GlebeTractor |
Fly. Then get a hire car. |
Sadly that is not an option seems as i am there for 2 weeks. The cost of a hire car + flight comes to considerably more than the petrol and ware and tare. Thanks for suggestions, i will be more or less doing a 1 shot red eye up there, but may plod home
Edit: Not to mention carrying a load of computer equipment and booth stuff [Post edited 6 Nov 2018 14:30]
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| Towen to Dundee on 14:31 - Nov 6 with 2858 views | Binner |
As lorry drivers we would usually go up A1 to Scotch Corner then across A66 to Penrith then up M6r, M74 etc.But keep an eye out for delays as A14 M6 can be quicker in some circumstances. |  |
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| Towen to Dundee on 14:32 - Nov 6 with 2851 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Towen to Dundee on 14:18 - Nov 6 by WeWereZombies |
Might depend on the time of day but my route would be:
A14 up to Huntingdon to pick up A1
A1 to just beyond Scotch Corner to pick up B road to Piercebridge
B6275 to pick up A68, little right, left jink at top of Piercebridge
A68 all the way to Edinburgh bypass, lovely country
A720 etc. to go over the lovely Forth Bridge
Carry on up the M90 to Perth, if St. Johnstone are playing at home you might even get to see Nydam
A90 to Dundee and the new V&A
Don't try and do it all in one go, there is stuff worth stopping for. |
Very scenic but it would take him ages to get there with your route. He should get there in about 7 to 8 hours with my route. | |
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| Towen to Dundee on 14:33 - Nov 6 with 2846 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Towen to Dundee on 14:31 - Nov 6 by Binner |
As lorry drivers we would usually go up A1 to Scotch Corner then across A66 to Penrith then up M6r, M74 etc.But keep an eye out for delays as A14 M6 can be quicker in some circumstances. |
Yeah. The A66 can be a pain at this time of the year. I can't understand why they have never made it dual carriageway from Penrith to Scotch corner . | |
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| Towen to Dundee on 14:37 - Nov 6 with 2842 views | Binner |
| Towen to Dundee on 14:24 - Nov 6 by GlasgowBlue |
was in the thread title wan't it.
OK. My route would be:
A14 to the Midlands
M6 All the way to the border
M6 becomes the M74 once you hit Scotland
M74 to Glasgow
M80 to Stirling
A9 to Perth
A90 to Dundee
So you are on motorway/duel carriageway all the way there until just before Dundee. Make sure you take the M6 Toll to avoid B'rum. It's well worth six quid as it will save you an hour.
The A1 to Newcastle is always full of roadworks and tailbacks and Newcastle to Edinburgh is a very slow drive with parts being a norma one lane A road. |
M6 toll only usually saves maybe 5 mins though can be more in peak periods. There are huge long stretches of roadworks on M6 between Birmingham and Manchester. | |
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| Towen to Dundee on 14:41 - Nov 6 with 2825 views | GeoffSentence |
| Towen to Dundee on 14:14 - Nov 6 by wkj |
Ipswich Towen |
There's nowhere else called 'Towen' is there? |  |
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| Towen to Dundee on 14:41 - Nov 6 with 2823 views | Pinewoodblue |
What day of the week and what time of day you starting out? |  |
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| Towen to Dundee on 14:43 - Nov 6 with 2808 views | wkj |
| Towen to Dundee on 14:41 - Nov 6 by Pinewoodblue |
What day of the week and what time of day you starting out? |
About 8pm weds the 19th Dec - Im liking the dual carriage way suggestion all the way business. [Post edited 6 Nov 2018 14:46]
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| Towen to Dundee on 15:02 - Nov 6 with 2773 views | WeWereZombies |
| Towen to Dundee on 14:32 - Nov 6 by GlasgowBlue |
Very scenic but it would take him ages to get there with your route. He should get there in about 7 to 8 hours with my route. |
Ha ha, eight hours and a half hours driving time by my route too and way less stressful. | |
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| Towen to Dundee on 15:08 - Nov 6 with 2756 views | Pinewoodblue |
It depends what day of the week, and what time you intend to leave Ipswich. If you have an up to date Sat Nave with full live traffic coverage just follow instructions. Avoid M6, at least up to Preston, at all costs on a Friday. | |
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| Towen to Dundee on 15:09 - Nov 6 with 2748 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Towen to Dundee on 14:37 - Nov 6 by Binner |
M6 toll only usually saves maybe 5 mins though can be more in peak periods. There are huge long stretches of roadworks on M6 between Birmingham and Manchester. |
I haven't gone on the M6 through B'rum since they built the toll road but before they did I've been in hour long tailbacks from the Wolverhampton junction (12 or 13?) to the South of B'rum. Hence I always use the toll. | |
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| Towen to Dundee on 15:14 - Nov 6 with 2742 views | Bluebell |
| Towen to Dundee on 14:32 - Nov 6 by GlasgowBlue |
Very scenic but it would take him ages to get there with your route. He should get there in about 7 to 8 hours with my route. |
And, of course, he could pop in to see you for a cup of tea on the way.  |  | | |
| Towen to Dundee on 15:15 - Nov 6 with 2738 views | wkj |
| Towen to Dundee on 15:14 - Nov 6 by Bluebell |
And, of course, he could pop in to see you for a cup of tea on the way. |
The point of this is to avoid seeing Hoppy at Christmas, why would I then spend it with another TWTD'er | |
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| Towen to Dundee on 15:20 - Nov 6 with 2724 views | Bluebell |
| Towen to Dundee on 15:15 - Nov 6 by wkj |
The point of this is to avoid seeing Hoppy at Christmas, why would I then spend it with another TWTD'er |
A bit drastic to avoid Hoppy methinks.
Just start wearing ladies clothes, he won't know it's you then.
(I have just had a weird thought and realised you may wear women's clothes all the time anyway).  | | | |
| Towen to Dundee on 15:22 - Nov 6 with 2720 views | wkj |
| Towen to Dundee on 15:20 - Nov 6 by Bluebell |
A bit drastic to avoid Hoppy methinks.
Just start wearing ladies clothes, he won't know it's you then.
(I have just had a weird thought and realised you may wear women's clothes all the time anyway). |
I am fairly progressive as Spruce knows, but I'm not all the way liberal yet. | |
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| Towen to Dundee on 15:25 - Nov 6 with 2713 views | Bluebell |
| Towen to Dundee on 15:22 - Nov 6 by wkj |
I am fairly progressive as Spruce knows, but I'm not all the way liberal yet. |
'I'm not all the way liberal'
If you are bringing politics into it, definitely don't call in on Glasgowblue!  | | | |
| Towen to Dundee on 15:30 - Nov 6 with 2705 views | wkj |
| Towen to Dundee on 15:25 - Nov 6 by Bluebell |
'I'm not all the way liberal'
If you are bringing politics into it, definitely don't call in on Glasgowblue! |
I tend not to talk politics in person, so we're all safe - I have a feeling most of the die hards on the board would probably be quite similar in the sense of having normal conversations in person.
Not saying politics isn't normal, but it seems much more appealing in asynchronous conversation than in real time. | |
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