| Directions: |
| Quick
Directions: |
From
M1:
From M1 Motorway: Leave motorway at Junction
35A and follow signs for Manchester A616. Stay on A616
for 11 miles until you reach a roundabout. Turn left towards
Manchester on the A628. Stay on the A628 for 14 miles,
passing through the villages of Tintwistle and Hollingworth.
When you come to the first set of traffic lights at the
Gunn Inn you continue through these lights and up the
hill for ½ mile. Bear right at the A6018 signposted
Ashton-Under-Lyne, Stalybridge and Mossley. Stay on this
road for 3 miles passing Stalybridge Celtic F.C. on your
left. At the fourth set of traffic lights turn right just
past the BP Garage. Continue up Ridge Hill Lane for 250
yards where the road bears left and becomes Darnton Road.
Continue along this road passing a boating lake and Tameside
General Hospital on your right. Continue through the lights
signposted Oldham and up the hill for ½ mile. The
first set of lights are the junction of Queens Road and
Kings Road. Turn left here and immediately right to the
ground.
From M60:
From M60 Motorway: heading towards Manchester take the
M60 towards Stockport which is the first turn off past
the Airport exit. Continue on the M60 towards Stockport.
Stay on the M60 until junction 23 and from the slip road
turn left, signposted Ashton. After 100 yards you will
come to a set of traffic lights. Turn right on to the
A635 towards Ashton. Continue towards Ashton and after
½ a mile you will come to a roundabout with a police
station on your left. Stay in the second lane heading
towards Stalybridge and Halifax, still the A635. At the
next roundabout go straight over again, still the A635,
with Asda on your right until the next roundabout. Take
the second exit signposted A670 Tameside Hospital. After
500 yards turn right onto Mossley Road, still A670. After
600 yards, at the first set of traffic lights, turn left
towards Oldham and continue up the hill for ½ mile.
The first set of lights are the junction of Queens Road
and Kings Road. Turn left here and immediately right down
to the ground. |
| Step-by-Step
Directions: |
| The
AA |
| From
Haig Avenue, Southport to Surrey Street, Ashton-under-Lyne |
| Total
Distance: 49.7 miles |
| Estimated
Time: 1 hour, 1 minute |
| 0.00 |
0.00 |
Uncl. |
Start
out at PR8 6JZ,Southport |
|
| 0.22 |
0.22 |
Uncl. |
Turn
left |
|
| 0.24 |
0.02 |
A570 |
Bear
left onto Scarisbrick New Road - A570 |
|
| 0.79 |
0.56 |
A570 |
At
Kew Roundabout take the 3rd exit onto Scarisbrick New Road
- A570
(signposted Ormskirk) AA SERVICE
CENTRE |
|
| 0.94 |
0.14 |
A570 |
Kew
Roundabout
(road to) AA SERVICE CENTRE At roundabout
forward |
|
| 3.14 |
2.20 |
A570 |
Scarisbrick
("Morris Dancers" public house)
At traffic signals forward |
|
| 6.54 |
3.40 |
A570 |
Junction
with A59 (Ormskirk)
At traffic signals forward (signposted
St Helens, M58) into |
|
| 6.84 |
0.30 |
A570 |
Ormskirk
Follow signs St Helens A570, Wigan
(M58), (M62, M6) |
|
| 7.64 |
0.80 |
A570 |
Edge
Hill University College (on left) |
|
| 9.54 |
1.90 |
A570 |
"Stanley
Gate" public house
At traffic signals forward |
|
| 10.14 |
0.60 |
A570 |
Junction
with B5240/B5312
At roundabout take 3rd exit |
|
| 10.34 |
0.20 |
M58 |
Junction
with M58
At roundabout take 1st exit (signposted
Skelmersdale) to join Motorway M58 |
|
| 16.14 |
5.80 |
M6 |
Junction
6
End of Motorway At roundabouts follow
signs Birmingham to join M6 |
|
| 21.54 |
5.40 |
A580 |
Junction
23 (A49/A580)
Leave Motorway (signposted Manchester)
and at roundabout take 2nd exit A580 |
|
| 23.14 |
1.60 |
A580 |
Junction
with A573
At roundabout take 2nd exit |
|
| 27.44 |
4.30 |
A580 |
Junction
with A574 ("Greyhound Hotel")
At roundabout take 2nd exit |
|
| 30.94 |
3.50 |
A580 |
Junction
with A572 (east) ("The Queens Arms") |
|
| 33.64 |
2.70 |
M60 |
Junction
with M60
Branch left (signposted Ring Road
(NandE) to join Motorway M60 |
|
| 39.44 |
5.80 |
M60 |
Junction
18 (M62/M66)
Branch left (signposted M60 Ring
Road (EandS), Oldham (M67) then at roundabout take 3rd exit
|
|
| 40.64 |
1.20 |
M60 |
Junction
19 (A576)
Keep forward (signposted Ring Road
(EandS) |
|
| 44.04 |
3.40 |
M60 |
Junction
21 (A663)
Travelodge (Oldham) Forward (signposted
Ring Road (SandW) |
|
| 44.94 |
0.90 |
M60 |
Junction
22 (A62)
Travelodge (Oldham) |
|
| 47.24 |
2.30 |
A635 |
Junction
23 (A635)
Leave motorway (signposted Ashton
under Lyne) At traffic signals turn left A635 |
|
| 47.74 |
0.50 |
A635 |
Junction
with A6017
Enter one-way system and follow signs
Oldham A635 |
|
| 48.04 |
0.30 |
A635 |
At
roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Park Parade - A635 |
|
| 48.47 |
0.43 |
A670 |
At
roundabout take the 1st exit onto Stamford Street Central
- A670 |
|
| 49.16 |
0.70 |
B6194 |
Turn
left onto Queens Road - B6194 |
|
| 49.66 |
0.49 |
Uncl. |
Turn
left onto Kings Road |
|
| 49.68 |
0.02 |
Uncl. |
Turn
right onto Andrew Street |
|
| 49.71 |
0.03 |
Uncl. |
Turn
left onto Surrey Street |
|
| 49.74 |
0.03 |
Uncl. |
Finish
at OL6 8DY,Ashton Under Lyne |
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Section
time 1:01, Total time 1:01 |
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