Cheltenham By Car Ferry

You can go to Liverpool too I think, from Dun Laoghaire. Might be quicker than Hollyhead in terms of getting to civilisation before Cheltenham.
 
Time Mile Instruction For Toward
Summary: 203.5 miles (3 hours, 10 minutes)
09:00 0.0 Depart Holyhead [Holyhead, LL65 2, United Kingdom, Tel: +44 1690-710426] on Local road(s) (South) 32 yds
09:00 0.1 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto Llanfawr Road 164 yds
09:00 0.1 Turn RIGHT (West) onto A5 [London Road] 131 yds
09:00 0.2 Turn LEFT (South-East) onto A55 74.3 mi
10:05 74.5 At Exit 34, keep LEFT onto Ramp 0.5 mi
10:06 75.0 Road name changes to A55 9.9 mi
10:14 85.0 Keep LEFT onto Ramp 0.7 mi
10:15 85.6 At roundabout, take the FOURTH exit onto A41 [Whitchurch Road] 12.0 mi
10:28 97.6 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto A41 36.1 mi
11:06 133.7 At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto Ramp 0.3 mi M54 / M6 / Birmingham
11:07 134.0 Merge onto M54 10.8 mi
11:16 144.8 Merge onto M6 6.1 mi
11:21 150.9 Bear LEFT (East) onto M5 [8] 48.7 mi M5 / The South West / Birmingham (W & S) / West Bromwich
12:02 199.6 At Exit 10, take Ramp (LEFT) onto A4019 2.2 mi A4019 / Cheltenham
12:05 201.8 At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto Kingsditch Lane 0.3 mi
12:06 202.1 Road name changes to Wymans Lane 0.3 mi
12:07 202.4 Turn RIGHT (East) onto Swindon Lane 1.0 mi
12:10 203.4 Enter roundabout 65 yds
12:10 203.5 Arrive Cheltenham Racecourse [Cheltenham, GL50 4, United Kingdom, Tel: +44 1242-513014]

SUMMARY
Driving distance: 203.5 miles
Trip duration: 3 hours, 10 minutes
Driving time: 3 hours, 10 minutes
 
Why do your instructions show 'trip' duration and 'driving time' duration, Merlin? And why wouldn't they be the same, anyway, unless you figure on stopping for a pee somewhere, filling up, eating, getting held up by roadworks/one-way traffic/tractor with hay bales/horsebox/old bastid doing 27.5mph in a Ford Fiesta?
 
:D Actually, I'm picking 'her' up from the garage today - I told them I NEED her by 1.00 pm. because I'm watching racing - gales of laughter about the 'need' bit! She's been doing this juddering and shuddering lark for the past couple of weeks or so, as if she's cold in the morning. This goes on for the crawl out of Brighton at 30mph, with wee spurts of acceleration (not from me). When we get out onto the motorway, she's fine, and fine for re-starts during the day. The garage has had her since Monday and she has not misbehaved once for them! :suspect: I don't think it's the dodgy petrol thing, because I haven't bought any from supermarkets. I didn't know if it was spark plugs, fuel line, what, and now, neither do they. Just like a naughty child!

I did lust almost seriously after a silver Lexus automatic in the showroom where I bought her 500 years ago. It was slightly secondhand, and only £9,500. On the other hand, as long as she goes, and wants to go, she's all right by me. Handles really well - you should see how she rails on tight turns against BMWs - nobody takes our line! (Being a passenger with me is probably rather awful - I'm forever admonishing side-roaders to 'sit!' and shrieking at 'toy' cars that clog up the flow - only inside the car, though - I don't put down windows to bawl at them. Well, it amuses me, if no-one else!)
 
Seems to me "she" just needs more TLC, of course it could be a complaint about how much weight she is asked to carry in every trip to the track!!! :shy: :P

How big are the garage mechanics???? norty
 
Originally posted by krizon@Mar 15 2007, 01:27 AM
Why do your instructions show 'trip' duration and 'driving time' duration, Merlin? And why wouldn't they be the same, anyway, unless you figure on stopping for a pee somewhere, filling up, eating, getting held up by roadworks/one-way traffic/tractor with hay bales/horsebox/old bastid doing 27.5mph in a Ford Fiesta?
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JON its quite easy actually let me explain.......... in the tools on the said programme you need to put the speed that you would do on A roads B roads motoways etc and no pee's are taken in my trips but yes you can add those and towns on a via basis, but I print the FASTEST WAY TO GET ANYWHERE this again is an option!!!
hope this helps your inquisitive brain............. :P :P :)
 
But, Merlin, the speed I'd like to do on A, B, C, D and M ways is the same - about 95 mph. However, the speed I will probably actually do is around 17.5 mph, allowing for Volvo drivers, tractors, road works, accidents, one-way lights, mini-moped riders doing 8.5 mph, long vehicles with 'this vehicle is restricted to 53 mph' on their backsides, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera! :angy:

But thanks for the info - Songsheet is constantly appalled at my variations on a trip to get from Brighton to Wellington and back (I'm up to at least five by now), mostly due to coming off too soon or too late, having written down my navigation route beforehand, and using at least one road atlas! She says I must buy a Tom-Tom, but why do I need a set of drums in the car?
 
:D :D oh and the costs can be worked out the same way if you fill that part in re £ per litre etc............

The time starting is also available 9-00 am being default as you now see.........

Heres a route is this any better ???????? print it out if it is ...............

Time Mile Instruction For Toward
Summary: 163.6 miles (2 hours, 45 minutes)
09:00 0.0 Depart Brighton on A23 [Richmond Place] (North) 76 yds
09:00 0.1 Turn LEFT (West) onto A23 [St Peters Place] 153 yds
09:00 0.1 Turn LEFT (West) onto A270 [Cheapside] 0.4 mi
09:01 0.5 Turn LEFT (West) onto A270 [New England Road] 153 yds
09:01 0.6 Keep LEFT onto B2122 [New England Road] 65 yds
09:01 0.7 Turn RIGHT (North-West) onto Local road(s) 32 yds
09:01 0.7 Bear LEFT (West) onto A270 [Old Shoreham Road] 0.3 mi
09:01 1.0 Turn RIGHT (North) onto Dyke Road 1.0 mi
09:04 2.0 Road name changes to Dyke Road Avenue 1.0 mi
09:06 3.0 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto Ramp 0.3 mi
09:06 3.3 Merge onto A27 6.6 mi
09:12 9.9 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto A27 [Upper Brighton Road] 2.8 mi
09:16 12.8 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto A27 [Warren Road] 0.7 mi
09:17 13.5 At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto A27 [Crockhurst Hill] 6.6 mi
09:24 20.1 Merge onto Local road(s) 43 yds
09:24 20.1 Bear RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s) 54 yds
09:24 20.2 Merge onto Local road(s) 54 yds
09:24 20.2 Bear LEFT (North) onto A27 [Lyminster Road] 0.6 mi
09:25 20.8 At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto A27 [Arundel By Pass] 0.6 mi
09:26 21.4 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto A27 [Chichester Road] 3.8 mi
09:29 25.2 At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto A27 0.4 mi
09:30 25.6 At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto A27 [Arundel Road] 2.7 mi
09:32 28.3 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto A27 2.1 mi
09:34 30.5 At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto A27 [Chichester By Pass] 3.0 mi
09:36 33.5 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto A27 12.9 mi
09:47 46.3 Road name changes to M27 24.5 mi M27 / M275 / The West / Fareham / Southampton / Portsmouth / Ferries
10:08 70.8 At Exit 2, keep LEFT onto Ramp 0.2 mi A36 / A326 / Salisbury / Fawley
10:08 71.0 At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto A36 3.2 mi
10:12 74.2 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto A36 [Salisbury Road] 11.2 mi
10:24 85.5 At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto A36 [Southampton Road] 0.6 mi
10:25 86.1 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto A36 [Churchill Way] 1.3 mi
10:27 87.4 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto A36 [Churchill Way West] 0.4 mi
10:28 87.8 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto A36 [Wilton Road] 2.4 mi
10:32 90.2 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto A36 [King Street] 7.9 mi
10:42 98.1 Keep LEFT onto Ramp 0.2 mi
10:43 98.3 Keep STRAIGHT onto Local road(s) 0.3 mi
10:43 98.6 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto A303 47.2 mi
11:26 145.8 At roundabout, take the FOURTH exit onto A358 8.8 mi
11:36 154.6 At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto Ramp 0.2 mi M5 / The South West / Exeter / Wellington
11:37 154.8 Merge onto M5 6.4 mi
11:42 161.2 At Exit 26, keep LEFT onto Ramp 0.2 mi A38 / Wellington
11:42 161.4 At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto A38 0.9 mi
11:43 162.3 At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto B3187 [Taunton Road] 1.1 mi
11:45 163.5 Keep STRAIGHT onto B3187 [High Street] 0.2 mi
11:45 163.6 Arrive Wellington

SUMMARY
Driving distance: 163.6 miles
Trip duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Driving time: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Cost: £23.01
 
:eek: :eek: Erm..... (screeeech, swerve, wobble)... oops, the paper's just dropped off me lap! Merls, don't have a printer any more, but I may save that to Favourites to keep it for later, when I do! Cheers!
 
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