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Directions to High Wycombe from The M1 coming South from The East Midlands?

SoundAsa£
SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,483
edited May 9 in General Charlton
Looking at a road atlas it’s somewhat confusing.
Do I come down to the M25 and take The M40 or branch off somewhere earlier and go cross country?

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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,047
    You aren’t actually using an actual, physical, atlas are you?!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,874
    You could come down the A42/M42 to reach the other end of the M40?
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,223
    se9addick said:
    You aren’t actually using an actual, physical, atlas are you?!
    That brings back memories of family road trips around UK in early 90s 
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,483
    se9addick said:
    You aren’t actually using an actual, physical, atlas are you?!
    No, I have a satnav of course.
    I’m just studying some possible routes.
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,971
    edited May 9
    I normally turn off the M1 at Northampton J15A and take the A43 to the M40, then just follow it to HW. 

  • Midland_Red
    Midland_Red Posts: 22
    Looking at a road atlas it’s somewhat confusing.
    Do I come down to the M25 and take The M40 or branch off somewhere earlier and go cross country?
    Depends where you're starting from in the East Midlands, I use M69, A46, M40
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,754
    Looking at a road atlas it’s somewhat confusing.
    Do I come down to the M25 and take The M40 or branch off somewhere earlier and go cross country?
    An atlas ? 😂😂😂
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,866
    I'm just about to buy an old school printed road map.

    Twice in the last two weeks I've come to closed roads with no diversions in place, and which aren't picking up on car sat-nav of google maps. Trying to work an alternative route on a sat nav is nigh on impossible.
  • I’m surprised some people get out of bed in the morning without coming on here and asking how to do it !! 
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,466
    What's a road atlas?
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  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,483
    edited May 9
    I’m surprised some people get out of bed in the morning without coming on here and asking how to do it !! 
    When they are 78 years old you might like to work that out and then realise why pal.🤨
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,483
    Honestly, when you come on here and ask a simple question you get stupid shyte from some people.
    If you can’t help, then butt out FFS.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,047
    se9addick said:
    You aren’t actually using an actual, physical, atlas are you?!
    No, I have a satnav of course.
    I’m just studying some possible routes.
    Ha, I’m only winding you up. Last time I saw an actual atlas was in my parents car when I was a kid, must me about 25 years ago now! 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    se9addick said:
    se9addick said:
    You aren’t actually using an actual, physical, atlas are you?!
    No, I have a satnav of course.
    I’m just studying some possible routes.
    Ha, I’m only winding you up. Last time I saw an actual atlas was in my parents car when I was a kid, must me about 25 years ago now! 
    Yes, but some of our fans (not SoundAs) are coming to The Valley for the first time in over 25 years).
  • Masterbrew
    Masterbrew Posts: 264
    Don't have a satnav, I always use maps. Riding motorcycles means that I want to work out the most scenic route, not the quickest. 
  • Dansk_Red
    Dansk_Red Posts: 5,728
    I have a London A to Z which I sometimes consult.
  • Jon_CAFC_
    Jon_CAFC_ Posts: 563
    IdleHans said:
    I normally turn off the M1 at Northampton J15A and take the A43 to the M40, then just follow it to HW. 

    Delays on a43 around Silverstone due to hs2 works and a new roundabout. Further down on joining the M40 there’s usually queues also to factor in - I may go via Milton Keynes and cross down to Wycombe from there on Sunday 
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,814
    I would always get on the M40 as soon as possible.

    The m1 sucks at virtually all times of the day even now the works making the road smarter by adding little stretches of hard shoulder back are done.

    The M40 is still a decent road and you mostly get a good run down to high wycombe. 
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,357
    IdleHans said:
    I normally turn off the M1 at Northampton J15A and take the A43 to the M40, then just follow it to HW. 

    this
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,483
    IdleHans said:
    I normally turn off the M1 at Northampton J15A and take the A43 to the M40, then just follow it to HW. 

    this
    Out of the four different routes that seem possible this is the one I have chosen……USING MY FUCKING SATNAV.👊
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  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,230
    Ignore the mocking answers Soundas. At least you got a couple of helpful ones. 
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,483
    Curb_It said:
    Ignore the mocking answers Soundas. At least you got a couple of helpful ones. 
    Thanks honey bunch. 💋
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,235
    I’m sorry I thought you said Wantage