| Title: | Cars in the UK |
| Notice: | Please read new conference charter 1.70 |
| Moderator: | COMICS::SHELLEY ELD |
| Created: | Sun Mar 06 1994 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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I'm going to be driving between Reading and Charlton in Southeast London quite a few times over the next few months and I wondered if anyone had any ideas on the best route to use? The obvious ways are M4/A4 into Central London then pop over one of the bridges round there eg Westminster Bridge or going on the South Circular nearly all the way from the end of the M4. Both of these take a long time: does anybody know anything better? I won't be attempting this during the rush hour. I would guess the South Circular would be quicker in the daytime and going through the centre would be quicker at night. Jon
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| 1325.1 | Of course, if it's not near Woolwich... | RUTILE::SMITH_A | No-one puts baby in the corner | Thu Jan 03 1991 10:52 | 14 |
If memory serves, Charlton is near Woolwich isn't it ?
If you're not in the rush-hour then I'd suggest M4 into central London,
Hyde Park Corner to Victoria then across the Westminster Bridge.
Through Lambeth to the Elephant and Castle, then down the Old Kent Road
to Woolwich and Charlton.
Alternatively, from central London, stay on the north of the River
Thames, down the Embankment, through the City, through the East End (I
know Den's a ba**ard Cath', but I love 'im. Da da da de da da da) to
the Blackwall Tunnel, then through the tunnel and back to Woolwich and
Charlton.
AmS
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| 1325.2 | Blackwell tunnel, the old, free one | HEART::DIDCOCK | Thu Jan 03 1991 12:04 | 8 | |
I go along with the second alternative in -.1
Stay north on the north embankment, to the city (bank etc),
onto the East India Dock rd until the Blackwell tunnel. It may not
be good, but must be better than the south circular.
Cliff
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| 1325.3 | Thanks to both of you | VOGON::BALL | ...and a Happy New Year to the lot of you! | Thu Jan 03 1991 13:12 | 6 |
I'll try the Blackwall Tunnel route then, hopefully it will be quicker than the 1� hours via the South Circular the last time I tried it. Cheers, Jon | |||||