Peterborough to Oswestry

[kellyjo]

Hi guys,

Im travelling to Oswestry Friday afternoon/evening and was wondering if anyone could kindly suggest a nice route excluding motorways! Ive had a look at the map and its not obvious which the best way will be.

I'll probably take A47 Peterborough to Leicester and was thinking A50/A511 but we did that on a Friday last month heading to the Peaks and traffic was dreadful.

Im happy to go around the houses and take my time, will leave Peterborough at 4 and dont need to arrive til 8-9pm.

Any suggestions gratefully received, thanks KJ xx

[Mr Speirs]

Here what I would do KJ. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Peterborough&daddr=52.59569,-0.71755+to:52.5381648,-0.8146268+to:52.46735,-1.01417+to:52.26862,-1.37436+to:52.24344,-1.49403+to:52.27702,-1.69488+to:52.42967,-2.31071+to:Oswestry&hl=en&ll=52.556316,-1.277161&spn=0.945154,2.469177&sll=52.271519,-2.020111&sspn=0.475636,1.234589&geocode=FYYoIgMd6kf8_ykFRqrMfQfYRzHVjW3Z4S3-rg%3BFeqLIgMdEg31_ymtVxej6oN3SDHx7kS9qBwOEw%3BFTSr IQMd3pHz_yltXt6jF3h3SDGQSv-Jw2L0Uw%3BFZaWIAMdZobw_ykXVMVLQW53SDExbSi4qBwOEw%3 BFUyOHQMdaAfr_yn_KxUJVTd3SDHhBhLNI4sNEw%3BFfArHQMd 8jPp_ymvjWTdvzN3SDFgfq-FJ4sNEw%3BFRyvHQMdYCPm_ym3g99COMlwSDHAy1LMI4sNEw%3 BFWYDIAMdyr3c_yntHYjSZolwSDGRBGfXnvkMEw%3BFQyUJgMd kmfR_ykvHejXN01lSDF_WueoJKh5Pg&mra=dpe&mrsp=7&sz=10&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7&z=9
Pretty much all good roads to go on. 1 mile on a motorway.
I know it looks a bit out of the way but any further north and theres not alot of nice roads that lead straight to wales.

But of course if you are running late for time you could always just join the A5 after Lutterworth and it's pretty much a straight run all the way to Oswestry: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Peterborough&daddr=52.59569,-0.71755+to:52.5381647,-0.814627+to:52.46735,-1.01417+to:52.55859,-1.48344+to:52.62708,-1.75081+to:52.65614,-1.88027+to:52.6793,-2.0487+to:52.69403,-2.23145+to:52.69413,-2.42495+to:52.6891164,-2.5847851+to:Oswestry&hl=en&ll=52.556316,-1.647949&spn=0.472574,1.234589&sll=52.556316,-2.018738&sspn=0.472574,1.234589&geocode=FYYoIgMd6kf8_ykFRqrMfQfYRzHVjW3Z4S3-rg%3BFeqLIgMdEg31_ymtVxej6oN3SDHx7kS9qBwOEw%3BFTSr IQMd3ZHz_yltXt6jF3h3SDGQSv-Jw2L0Uw%3BFZaWIAMdZobw_ykXVMVLQW53SDExbSi4qBwOEw%3 BFf76IQMdUF3p_ylHRrpmh1F3SDEBMcm9qBwOEw%3BFYgGIwMd 5kjl_yn9dHft3ahwSDG-qA_hnK78mw%3BFQx4IwMdMk_j_ympx_qtOqdwSDGh-F1CvGIQEw%3BFYTSIwMdRL3g_yl7V_OYLJ5wSDFQLgLXnvkMEw %3BFQ4MJAMdZvPd_yk9BdSKEnh6SDFxXAjXnvkMEw%3BFXIMJA Mdiv_a_ynvIebjE4B6SDHQlWfXnvkMEw%3BFdz4IwMdL4_Y_yl 5u8tNkYJ6SDHhJHNCvGIQEw%3BFQyUJgMdkmfR_ykvHejXN01l SDF_WueoJKh5Pg&mra=dpe&mrsp=9&sz=10&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10&z=10

But the A5 is very very boring...like a motorway.

Oh and if you are still in Sawtry then it would be this:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Green+End+Rd&daddr=52.45999,-0.30211+to:52.43706,-0.36621+to:52.4946197,-0.6096049+to:52.5501522,-0.7248205+to:52.5883,-0.72698+to:52.5381647,-0.814627+to:52.46735,-1.01417+to:52.26862,-1.37436+to:52.24344,-1.49403+to:52.27702,-1.69488+to:52.42938,-2.31024+to:Oswestry&hl=en&ll=52.581357,-0.741577&spn=0.944615,2.469177&sll=52.493651,-0.628281&sspn=0.236624,0.617294&geocode=FRATIAMdRrn7_w%3BFdZ5IAMd4mP7_ylL2skcG-x3SDERfru8qBwOEw%3BFUQgIAMdfmn6_yl_y6TeZ-t3SDHBxx29qBwOEw%3BFRsBIQMdvLL2_ylb_alkjJp3SDEgQzO 4qBwOEw%3BFQjaIQMdrPD0_ykPcnnOJIN3SDEB1LuGROzSGw%3 BFQxvIgMdPOj0_yl5VvSysIN3SDERGzK4qBwOEw%3BFTSrIQMd 3ZHz_yltXt6jF3h3SDGQSv-Jw2L0Uw%3BFZaWIAMdZobw_ykXVMVLQW53SDExbSi4qBwOEw%3 BFUyOHQMdaAfr_yn_KxUJVTd3SDHhBhLNI4sNEw%3BFfArHQMd 8jPp_ymvjWTdvzN3SDFgfq-FJ4sNEw%3BFRyvHQMdYCPm_ym3g99COMlwSDHAy1LMI4sNEw%3 BFUQCIAMdoL_c_yntHYjSZolwSDGRBGfXnvkMEw%3BFQyUJgMd kmfR_ykvHejXN01lSDF_WueoJKh5Pg&mra=dpe&mrsp=5&sz=11&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11&z=9

[kellyjo]

Thats really helpful and certainly not what I would've come up with.

Thanks very much, you're a star!! xx

[maviczap]

Thats really helpful and certainly not what I would've come up with.

No, there would have been some farm tracks & wooden bridges going on your previous attempts ;)

Have a goodun :p

[kellyjo]

TBH I wish I was doing the AR!!

[maviczap]

Its not too late

[kellyjo]

I know, but how do I tell HIM that, afterall Wales was my idea! I really do want to ride Snowdonia, just wish it wasnt this week. Watch this space though, its still only Wednesday...

[maviczap]

Best of luck KJ, whatever you decide

[Luckypants]

I really do want to ride Snowdonia,

Hmm it's a long way from Oswestry, but some cracking roads in between. :D Could have shown you a few if you were going another weekend, but guess where I'll be? ;)

[Electro]

Some orgers would love to meet up so AR this week, Wales trip whenever, AR is once a year, Wales has been there for donkeys, nearly as long as LP :)

[-Ralph-]

Here what I would do KJ. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Peterborough&daddr=52.59569,-0.71755+to:52.5381648,-0.8146268+to:52.46735,-1.01417+to:52.26862,-1.37436+to:52.24344,-1.49403+to:52.27702,-1.69488+to:52.42967,-2.31071+to:Oswestry&hl=en&ll=52.556316,-1.277161&spn=0.945154,2.469177&sll=52.271519,-2.020111&sspn=0.475636,1.234589&geocode=FYYoIgMd6kf8_ykFRqrMfQfYRzHVjW3Z4S3-rg%3BFeqLIgMdEg31_ymtVxej6oN3SDHx7kS9qBwOEw%3BFTSr IQMd3pHz_yltXt6jF3h3SDGQSv-Jw2L0Uw%3BFZaWIAMdZobw_ykXVMVLQW53SDExbSi4qBwOEw%3 BFUyOHQMdaAfr_yn_KxUJVTd3SDHhBhLNI4sNEw%3BFfArHQMd 8jPp_ymvjWTdvzN3SDFgfq-FJ4sNEw%3BFRyvHQMdYCPm_ym3g99COMlwSDHAy1LMI4sNEw%3 BFWYDIAMdyr3c_yntHYjSZolwSDGRBGfXnvkMEw%3BFQyUJgMd kmfR_ykvHejXN01lSDF_WueoJKh5Pg&mra=dpe&mrsp=7&sz=10&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7&z=9


The Madlanders route-meister strikes again :).

That's pretty much what I would have suggested, but I'd drop down from Market Harborough at Husbands Bosworth towards Northampton and take this route towards Warwick, hence avoiding the slow urban mess that is Rugby and sticking on nice twisties for the whole section. This was a bestbikingroads.com route which I figured out for getting to my Sister who lives near Southam.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=market+harborough&daddr=52.45002,-1.05702+to:52.38515,-1.02546+to:52.31467,-1.11759+to:52.28685,-1.14422+to:Myton+Rd%2FA425&hl=en&ll=52.371407,-1.157684&spn=0.453598,1.352692&sll=52.389849,-0.995636&sspn=0.226705,0.676346&geocode=FQzAIAMdNfLx_ykLoWRC3G13SDHEp7imIhoqig%3BF eRSIAMdBN_v_yn3F-bmom53SDHs47E1WsLRuQ%3BFX5VHwMdTFrw_ynh1Zp6HW13SDG xrv29qBwOEw%3BFS5CHgMdavLu_ykr8yq1-BR3SDEQhzO4qBwOEw%3BFYLVHQMdZIru_yn3QvFrwRV3SDGQuf 29qBwOEw%3BFZi_HQMdjCLo_w&mra=dpe&mrsp=2&sz=11&via=1,2,3,4&z=10

We did it backwards on our last Rutland Loop, the one where we met at Long Itch, my brother was with us on the Yellow viffer, then we met Russ at Melton Mowbray.

[Mr Speirs]

Yes I was thinking of putting it in but I couldn't quite remember the route and thought that as KellyJo wasn't familiar with this area that staying on the A426 all the way from Lutterworth to Southam was simpler than that BBR route.

[kellyjo]

THanks for all your input guys, unfortunately my weekend ended with a trip in the rac truck and me ordering a new reg/rec, but im still hoping to do wales in the nr future and will definitely refer back to these routes xx