leg two route
Hi Ela,
As requested, here goes.
Bring your Camera
Start::: Dartford services Junction 30/31 M25 (TIME TO BE ARRANGED)
Join M25 Sth/ clock wise, over bridge thru Tolls, ( useing near side toll booth on other side) on exit of booth take slip road in front signed A206 at roundabout turn right A226 for Swanscombe,continue on A226 thru Northfleet, Gravesend and Rochester and at Gadshill turn left onto the A289 follow this to Gillingham this will take you onto the old A2.
Turn left onto the A2 for Sittingbourne, then Faversham (use the bypass)this will lead you to the A2M for London and the A299.
Turn left onto the A299 signed Margate, follow this to the junction with the A28 go straight across for the A253 Broadstairs ,Ramsgate keeping Airport on your left follow to the junction with the A256 and turn right for Sandwich stay on this untill small r/bt and turn left A258 signed Deal follow again and over railway bridge to lights thru lights into and out of high street to r/bt at end (sea front) turn right
take abreak time and check fuel
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stay on this heading (south) and out of town and back onto the A258 turn left for dover at the junction with A2 turn left this will take you down a steep hill into dover and ferry port.(you will see port as you enter)
TIME FOR THE CAMERA at this point follow signs for London A2.
follow out of Dover on A2, and at junction signed A256 Folkestone turn left to small r/bt t/rt up small hill to t/ junction and turn left for Folkestone town centre,follw to r/bt t/lft on to duel carrageway at r.bt t/lft under VIA DUCK at r/bt in front go across, and follow to end, into oneway system, this will be a left,right (up incline) and turn left. following signs for A259 Hythe this will take you into the town centre with the station on your left.and the road widens ,at the next r/bt t/lft to r/bt and t/rt you are now on the A259.
signed Hythe,
THIS IS A COASTAL ROAD SO CAMERA READY
Now stay on the A259 for Dymchurch,Romney, Winchelsea,Icklesham,Hastings ,Bexhill. At the junction with the A27 turn left onto the A259 again for Eastbourne sea front (TIME FOR TEA AGAIN AND FUEL)
Then continue on the A259(east dean road)to East blatchington then to Newhaven,Peacehaven, then onto Brighton.
Stay on A259 for Chichester (the A259 heads in land) and joins the A27 turn left for Chichester turn left into Chstr bypass . Stay on A27 thru Havant this will now bypass the junction for the A3M, continue on A27 for Fareham and join the M27 at the junction for A3024 Bitterne come off turn left at end of slip road to r/bt and turn right A3024 (Bitterne) follow thru Bitterne to A33 and turn left for Ocean village and Marina, Southampton. you have arrived NB/ This will be a good place to end as there are resturants
and the marina to relax around with a car park. this will also be a good starting point for Leg 3 as the A33 continues from here passing the docks and castle wall and onto the A35 for lyndhurst and Beaulieu in the New forrest.
hope this helps
Bill
ps All the above is a guide. Tea stop and fuel places may be changed to any part of the stage thankyou Bill
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