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PostPosted: Thu May 08, 2014 9:11 pm 
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Hello Gents

Not long now, can't wait :D

Any chance we can confirm numbers please :D

Route is nearly planned, just got to get it on paper :oops:

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PostPosted: Thu May 08, 2014 10:25 pm 
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Location: Colchester, ESSEX
Directions:

SE10 8XJ, UK
1. Head southeast on Blackheath Ave go 0.1 mi
total 0.1 mi
2. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto The Ave
About 2 mins
go 0.4 mi
total 0.5 mi
3. Continue onto King William Walk go 0.1 mi
total 0.7 mi
4. Turn left onto Nelson Rd/A206 go 285 ft
total 0.7 mi
5. Keep right to stay on Nelson Rd/A206
Continue to follow A206
go 417 ft
total 0.8 mi
6. Turn right onto College Approach/A206 go 318 ft
total 0.9 mi
7. Take the 1st right onto King William Walk/A206 go 384 ft
total 0.9 mi
8. Take the 1st left onto Romney Rd/A206
Continue to follow A206
About 3 mins
go 0.7 mi
total 1.7 mi
9. Turn left onto Blackwall Ln/A2203
About 1 min
go 0.4 mi
total 2.1 mi
10. Merge onto A102 via the ramp to Stratford/Docklands/City Airport
About 4 mins
go 1.5 mi
total 3.6 mi
11. Slight left to merge onto E India Dock Rd/A13 toward C. London/Docklands/City
Airport/ExCel/A1206/A1020
About 46 secs
go 0.2 mi
total 3.8 mi
12. Turn left onto Cotton St/A1206
Continue to follow A1206
go 0.2 mi
total 4.1 mi
13. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto the Aspen Way/A1261 ramp to A13/
Canary Wharf/Wapping
go 0.2 mi
total 4.3 mi
14. Merge onto Aspen Way/A1261 go 0.3 mi
total 4.7 mi
15. Slight right onto Limehouse Link/Limehouse Link tunnel/A1203
Continue to follow A1203
About 7 mins
go 2.6 mi
total 7.3 mi
16. Turn left onto Tower Bridge Approach/A100
Continue to follow A100
About 4 mins
go 1.1 mi
total 8.4 mi
17. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Great Dover St/A2
Entering toll zone in 0.1 mi at Great Dover St/A2
About 2 mins
go 0.7 mi
total 9.1 mi
18. Turn right onto Borough High St/A3
Leaving toll zone
About 45 secs
go 0.2 mi
total 9.3 mi
19. Keep right to stay on Borough High St/A3
Continue to follow A3
Entering toll zone in 0.1 mi
go 0.5 mi
total 9.7 mi
8/5/2014 SE10 8XJ, UK to London NW10 7UD, UK - Google Maps
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&sour ... 0074973+to… 2/3
About 2 mins
20. Slight left onto Arthur St go 0.1 mi
total 9.9 mi
21. Turn right onto Upper Thames St/A3211
Continue to follow A3211
About 6 mins
go 2.0 mi
total 11.9 mi
22. Turn right onto Bridge St/A302 go 499 ft
total 12.0 mi
23. Take the 1st left onto Parliament Square/St. Margaret St/A302/A3212
Leaving toll zone
Entering toll zone
go 167 ft
total 12.0 mi
24. Slight right onto Parliament Square/A302
Continue to follow Parliament Square
go 0.1 mi
total 12.1 mi
25. Keep left to continue on Parliament Square/A3214
Continue to follow A3214
go 0.1 mi
total 12.2 mi
26. Continue onto Birdcage Walk
About 1 min
go 0.5 mi
total 12.7 mi
27. Turn right onto Spur Rd go 348 ft
total 12.7 mi
28. Keep left to stay on Spur Rd go 397 ft
total 12.8 mi
29. Continue onto Constitution Hill
About 1 min
go 0.4 mi
total 13.2 mi
30. Slight left onto Duke of Wellington Pl
Leaving toll zone
go 449 ft
total 13.3 mi
31. Turn right to stay on Duke of Wellington Pl go 364 ft
total 13.4 mi
32. Take the 1st right onto Piccadilly go 331 ft
total 13.4 mi
33. Slight left onto Park Ln/A4202
About 2 mins
go 0.8 mi
total 14.2 mi
34. Slight left onto Cumberland Gate go 0.1 mi
total 14.3 mi
35. Slight left onto Cumberland Gate/A402
Continue to follow A402
About 2 mins
go 0.6 mi
total 15.0 mi
36. Slight right onto Lancaster Terrace go 118 ft
total 15.0 mi
37. Turn right onto Lancaster Terrace/A402 go 131 ft
total 15.0 mi
38. Take the 1st left onto Gloucester Terrace
About 2 mins
go 0.6 mi
total 15.6 mi
39. Slight right onto Ranelagh Bridge. go 72 ft
total 15.6 mi
40. Turn right to merge onto Westway/A40 toward Oxford/Wembley/Ealing
Continue to follow A40
About 10 mins
go 5.0 mi
total 20.6 mi
41. Slight left onto Western Ave
About 1 min
go 0.3 mi
total 20.9 mi
8/5/2014 SE10 8XJ, UK to London NW10 7UD, UK - Google Maps
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&sour ... 0074973+to… 3/3
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conditions to differ from the map results, and you should plan your route accordingly. You must obey all signs or notices regarding your
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42. At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto N Circular Rd/A406
About 2 mins
go 1.0 mi
total 21.9 mi
43. Take the exit toward Park Royal go 0.1 mi
total 22.0 mi
44. Turn left onto Abbey Rd
About 45 secs
go 125 ft
total 22.0 mi
45. Turn right onto N Circular Rd
Destination will be on the left
go 0.1 mi
total 22.1 mi
London NW10 7UD, UK

If you would like me send you a link to the map, please send me your email address and I can then send you the link. I'm not sure if you could get the link to work on a mobile phone.

All the best

Darren

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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2014 10:38 pm 
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Count me in. :bluewave:

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PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2014 7:51 am 
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PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2014 10:51 am 
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Not promising but hoping to be a couple of cars from our house coming down for this one.

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PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2014 2:51 pm 
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Hope to make this, would mean getting up at about 5am, so might meet you at the Ace, or somewhere along the way, please email me a map.

theburds'at'ntlworld.com

Cheers

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PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2014 2:59 pm 
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Hope to make this, would mean getting up at about 5am, so might meet you at the Ace, or somewhere along the way, please email me a map.

theburds'at'ntlworld.com

Cheers

Tony

I will have to get up at 4-4.30am :oops:, just sent you an email.

Cheers

Darren

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PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2014 3:10 pm 
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Hope to make this, would mean getting up at about 5am, so might meet you at the Ace, or somewhere along the way, please email me a map.

theburds'at'ntlworld.com

Cheers

Tony

I will have to get up at 4-4.30am :oops:, just sent you an email.

Cheers

Darren
Hardly worth going to bed :lol:

Thanks for the map. I'll let you know closer to the time, whether I will meet you at the start or somewhere along the way.

Cheers

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if you are coming up the M3 Tony we can get lost in London on the way. I just about found it last year. Also struggled to find the ACE :oops: but it was all part of the fun and meant we got to drive the Triumphs longer.
We made some nice music in the tunnels though :twisted:

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PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2014 8:23 pm 
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We made some nice music in the tunnels though :twisted:
I know, I could hear you and I was in front :lol:

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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 8:25 pm 
I-Have-managed-to-get-the-morning-off-work-and-am-most-certainly-up-for-this.

I-only-live-about-a-mile-from-the-start-point!

Is-there-anything-I-need-to-do-apart-from-show-up?


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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 8:37 pm 
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-Nope-just-show-up- :D - :lol:

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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 8:40 pm 
Broken-space-bar.-I-waste-all-my-money-on-silly-things-like-Triumph-Dolomites-so-I-can't-afford-a-new-one.

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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 8:45 pm 
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:oops: :oops: :gleam: :thumbsup:

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if you are coming up the M3 Tony we can get lost in London on the way. I just about found it last year. Also struggled to find the ACE :oops: but it was all part of the fun and meant we got to drive the Triumphs longer.
We made some nice music in the tunnels though :twisted:
Gonna try to make it, so yeah could meet along the M3 somewhere, let me know where's good for you, will confirm nearer the time.

Will need to see if the cigarette lighter socket works for my satnav. :-k

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