Things I’d like to do one day: drive down the Fosse Way

[pne]

One day, I’d like to drive down the Fosse Way from beginning to end: either in one go (at 370 km according to Wikipedia, that shouldn’t take more than a day even if parts of it are byways and the Way is no longer contiguous, requiring detours to rejoin the Way after existing roads leave the original alignment) or in a couple of stages with B&B stays in between.

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[catyak]

I've done a reasonable amount of it, although not all on the same day. I used to enjoy Cirencester to Leicester which was an annual trip for a while (a couple of hours each way). Straight up the Fosse Way to Watling Street then turn left. to jog over to the M69 for the easy route into Leicester. As I used to live near Bath, the bit down there was used more regularly because it was the route up to J18 of the M4.

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[pne]

I’ve driven (part of) it only once, when we were visiting my grandparents who lived in Chipping Campden and went to my uncle and aunt in Blaby. Not all that different from your annual trip, really :)

As I used to live near Bath, the bit down there was used more regularly because it was the route up to J18 of the M4.

I don’t think that’s the Fosse Way, though, at least if you’re talking about the Bath–Stroud–Gloucester road; I think the original alignment goes pretty much between J17 and J18, if I look for straight-line segments that continue the earlier route, ending up in Bannerdown. South of Cotswold Airport/RAF Kemble, there don’t seem to be any major roads along (what must have been) the old FW.

[xaea]

i've always wanted to take a road trip across the US. it will probably never happen though...