Route Planning Old School
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Am off tomorrow to Norfolk with a Caravan (sorry folks)!
The route normally involves the A17. Not a nice road, and even less so with a caravan where my ability to overtake 40mph lorries is curtailed by the tts that won't overtake and leave no room for me to slot in. I'm also aware of road works at Kings Lynn that were seeing 7 mile jams last saturday. Not keen on that.
So I've got the map out. Can't remember the last time I did that and rather enjoyed it.
Anyone else go old school?
For the record we are travelling to Peterborough,then cross country to Wisbech, skirting south of Kings Lynn to rejoin our normal route at Fakenham.
The route normally involves the A17. Not a nice road, and even less so with a caravan where my ability to overtake 40mph lorries is curtailed by the tts that won't overtake and leave no room for me to slot in. I'm also aware of road works at Kings Lynn that were seeing 7 mile jams last saturday. Not keen on that.
So I've got the map out. Can't remember the last time I did that and rather enjoyed it.
Anyone else go old school?
For the record we are travelling to Peterborough,then cross country to Wisbech, skirting south of Kings Lynn to rejoin our normal route at Fakenham.
As my username suggests, I am not a native of Essex but that is where I live and work.
My job requires me to know Essex like a native and then some - I have never used a nav device, I have used local maps and followed my nose all the way.
I use country lanes and villages all of the time, little rabbit warrens they call roads, blimey I think Tom Tom would get frustrated!!!!
Hell, I could get you from Harwich to Stansted without using an "A" road.
My job requires me to know Essex like a native and then some - I have never used a nav device, I have used local maps and followed my nose all the way.
I use country lanes and villages all of the time, little rabbit warrens they call roads, blimey I think Tom Tom would get frustrated!!!!
Hell, I could get you from Harwich to Stansted without using an "A" road.
surveyor said:
For the record we are travelling to Peterborough,then cross country to Wisbech, skirting south of Kings Lynn to rejoin our normal route at Fakenham.
I followed that route a couple of weeks ago: A17 from Newark, A15 from Sleaford then A47 towards Wisbech. It was surprisingly traffic free with no hold ups. Traffic into Bourne from the south was snarled up but we sailed through from the north.I used a road atlas to plan it too then pissed off my satnav when I deviated from its preferred (A17) route. Satnav is useful even when no route planned as it has cameras on a database.
surveyor said:
Am off tomorrow to Norfolk with a Caravan (sorry folks)!
The route normally involves the A17. Not a nice road, and even less so with a caravan where my ability to overtake 40mph lorries is curtailed by the tts that won't overtake and leave no room for me to slot in. I'm also aware of road works at Kings Lynn that were seeing 7 mile jams last saturday. Not keen on that.
So I've got the map out. Can't remember the last time I did that and rather enjoyed it.
Anyone else go old school?
For the record we are travelling to Peterborough,then cross country to Wisbech, skirting south of Kings Lynn to rejoin our normal route at Fakenham.
I am off to hunstanton in a couple of weeks, thanks for the heads up on the hold ups at kings lynn - any idea if the roadworks are going to be around for a while?The route normally involves the A17. Not a nice road, and even less so with a caravan where my ability to overtake 40mph lorries is curtailed by the tts that won't overtake and leave no room for me to slot in. I'm also aware of road works at Kings Lynn that were seeing 7 mile jams last saturday. Not keen on that.
So I've got the map out. Can't remember the last time I did that and rather enjoyed it.
Anyone else go old school?
For the record we are travelling to Peterborough,then cross country to Wisbech, skirting south of Kings Lynn to rejoin our normal route at Fakenham.
When planning a longish trip out I always try to avoid M-ways and major routes. So I get the maps out, plan a route with reference to google maps and then write out my own route plan (complete with my very own "icons") and off I go.
There are so many fantastic "old roads" within a mile or so of the current trunk route and almost completely deserted. Bliss.
There are so many fantastic "old roads" within a mile or so of the current trunk route and almost completely deserted. Bliss.
sawman said:
surveyor said:
Am off tomorrow to Norfolk with a Caravan (sorry folks)!
The route normally involves the A17. Not a nice road, and even less so with a caravan where my ability to overtake 40mph lorries is curtailed by the tts that won't overtake and leave no room for me to slot in. I'm also aware of road works at Kings Lynn that were seeing 7 mile jams last saturday. Not keen on that.
So I've got the map out. Can't remember the last time I did that and rather enjoyed it.
Anyone else go old school?
For the record we are travelling to Peterborough,then cross country to Wisbech, skirting south of Kings Lynn to rejoin our normal route at Fakenham.
I am off to hunstanton in a couple of weeks, thanks for the heads up on the hold ups at kings lynn - any idea if the roadworks are going to be around for a while?The route normally involves the A17. Not a nice road, and even less so with a caravan where my ability to overtake 40mph lorries is curtailed by the tts that won't overtake and leave no room for me to slot in. I'm also aware of road works at Kings Lynn that were seeing 7 mile jams last saturday. Not keen on that.
So I've got the map out. Can't remember the last time I did that and rather enjoyed it.
Anyone else go old school?
For the record we are travelling to Peterborough,then cross country to Wisbech, skirting south of Kings Lynn to rejoin our normal route at Fakenham.
DaveGoddard said:
Before a long journey I usually scribble down the road numbers I'll be using, then read them out to myself until I can recite them without looking.
Wahey it's not just me! I always set the SatNav up though, but the volume is always at zero so it doesn't get on my nerves... it's just a backup and helps quite a lot for the final miles of the journey when you're getting off the motorway and onto smaller unfamiliar roads.
gforceg said:
When planning a longish trip out I always try to avoid M-ways and major routes. So I get the maps out, plan a route with reference to google maps and then write out my own route plan (complete with my very own "icons") and off I go.
There are so many fantastic "old roads" within a mile or so of the current trunk route and almost completely deserted. Bliss.
I use or avoid motorways depending on which car I'm in. If in my Audi, motorways give the best mpg and are effortless. If in my Riley, though the car is 'motorway capable', I prefer A and B roads as they're much more enjoyable. In both cases I'll have the satnav on with its route planned (usually the fastest) to see if my own route planning can beat it.There are so many fantastic "old roads" within a mile or so of the current trunk route and almost completely deserted. Bliss.
I agree about using 'old roads' in preference to current major routes; the A4 is often better than the M4 and the A1 has an excellent road running parallel to it for much of its length, the old Great North Road.
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