Quickest route to Cornwall?

vikingaero

Hello fellow MSEers,

I'm going on holiday tomorrow to Cornwall and I have my passport, gun and condoms packed. :rolleyes::D

I'm travelling from Maidstone to Liskeard. So should I:

(1) Go via the M4/M5?

or

(2) Go via the M3/A303/A30?

All the routeplanners are telling me to go via the A303, but although direct it can be slow and if there's a hint of a roadwork it can lead to long delays.

So any advice from Kernowians or Know-it-alls would be much appreciated.

:beer:

warehouse

Stick to the motorway always. Since my friends moved to Plymouth I've been down there 6 or 7 times from London and the A303 is ALWAYS slow. The motorway route is longer but much quicker.

CHR15

Seconded. M4/M5/A38

Bit of a bottleneck at Bristol but otherwise there is no question, and regular services as well.

vikingaero

Well the delays on the M5 only added a total of about 40 minutes to our journey. We left Maidstone at 8am, and arrived in Liskeard at 2pm, including 1 breakfast stop and one toilet stop.

The delays on the Northbound M5 were pretty grim. At least 3-4 times heavier than going south with everyone leaving Cornwall at once.

love-hearts

I see that dongle's working okay Viking Have a fab holiday hun

cyclonebri1

vikingaero wrote: »

Hello fellow MSEers,

I'm going on holiday tomorrow to Cornwall and I have my passport, gun and condoms packed. :rolleyes::D

I'm travelling from Maidstone to Liskeard. So should I:

(1) Go via the M4/M5?

or

(2) Go via the M3/A303/A30?

All the routeplanners are telling me to go via the A303, but although direct it can be slow and if there's a hint of a roadwork it can lead to long delays.

So any advice from Kernowians or Know-it-alls would be much appreciated.

:beer:

Oh dear. Condoms packed, on the way to Cornwall? ? ?

2 possibilities.

You have taken a wrong turn,

Or,


Do you know what condoms are for ? ? ?

vikingaero

love-hearts wrote: »

I see that dongle's working okay Viking Have a fab holiday hun

Thanks LH. My dongles always working overtime :eek:;) albeit at only 56k, :Dwhich is better than nowt.

vikingaero

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Oh dear. Condoms packed, on the way to Cornwall? ? ?

2 possibilities.

You have taken a wrong turn,

Or,


Do you know what condoms are for ? ? ?

The condoms are to keep my gun dry in the rain.:D Oh and to stop the local sheep from producing a Ewe-man.:eek:

cyclonebri1

vikingaero wrote: »

The condoms are to keep my gun dry in the rain.:D Oh and to stop the local sheep from producing a Ewe-man.:eek:

If you are actually a "shooter";) give me a call, otherwise give the sheep a wide berth

sodamnfunky

vikingaero wrote: »

Hello fellow MSEers,

I'm going on holiday tomorrow to Cornwall and I have my passport, gun and condoms packed. :rolleyes::D

I'm travelling from Maidstone to Liskeard. So should I:

(1) Go via the M4/M5?

or

(2) Go via the M3/A303/A30?

All the routeplanners are telling me to go via the A303, but although direct it can be slow and if there's a hint of a roadwork it can lead to long delays.

So any advice from Kernowians or Know-it-alls would be much appreciated.

:beer:

I am in Devon, and always go M4/M5/A38 its far quicker.