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Birmingham (Shirley) #355 Free

AUDrive
Online
14 Feb 2023
16
10.5 mi
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35 min
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A 10.5-mile route heading south through Shakespeare Drive to Kineton Lane and Illshaw Heath. One of the fastest Shirley routes, reaching 50 mph on Watery Lane. 15 roundabouts and 9 traffic lights. About 35 minutes.

Watch Out For

  • Watery Lane (50 mph). Rural road with bends. Build speed confidently but be ready to slow for bends and farm traffic.
  • Illshaw Heath Road. Narrow single-track sections. Use passing places and give way to oncoming vehicles.
  • School zone on Marshall Lake Road. 20 mph school zone with 11 Speed-40 signs in the surrounding area. Watch every sign.
  • 15 roundabouts, second highest from this centre. Several are on the approach back through Monkspath Hall Road.

Route Features

Test Manoeuvres

Key Tips

  • On Kineton Lane, the national speed limit applies but the road is narrow. Adjust your speed to what is safe, not just the limit.
  • The return through Monkspath Hall Road has rapid roundabout-to-roundabout transitions. Stay focused.
Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
1 Drive south. 58 yd
2 Turn left. 67 yd
3 Turn right. 16 yd
4 Turn right onto A34/Stratford Road. 153 yd
5 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto School Road. 297 yd
6 Turn left onto Bills Lane. 235 yd
7 Turn left onto Queens Avenue. 98 yd
8 Turn right onto Oberon Drive. 53 yd
9 Turn left onto Shakespeare Drive. 174 yd
10 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Shakespeare Drive. 579 yd
11 Turn right onto A34/Stratford Road. 124 yd
12 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A34/Stratford Road. 471 yd
13 Enter Stratford Road and take the 3rd exit onto Blackford Road/B4102. 649 yd
14 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Tanworth Lane/B4102. 255 yd
15 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Tanworth Lane/B4102. 1.1 mi
16 Turn left onto Watery Lane. 1128 yd
17 Keep left to take Illshaw Heath Road. 285 yd
18 Bear left onto Kineton Lane. 573 yd
19 Turn right to stay on Kineton Lane. 1248 yd
20 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Stratford Road/A3400. 1.1 mi
21 Enter Monkspath Interchange and take the 1st exit onto A34/Stratford Road. 1745 yd
22 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Monkspath Hall Road. 217 yd
23 Keep right to take Monkspath Hall Road. 80 yd
24 Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Monkspath Hall Road. 201 yd
25 Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Monkspath Hall Road. 252 yd
26 Keep left to take Monkspath Hall Road. 630 yd
27 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Highlands Road. 777 yd
28 Turn right onto Cranmore Boulevard. 444 yd
29 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Widney Lane. 257 yd
30 Turn right onto Blossomfield Road/B4102. 322 yd
31 Turn left onto Charles Road. 103 yd
32 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Witherford Croft. 327 yd
33 Turn left onto Yoxall Road. 317 yd
34 Turn left onto Longmore Road. 90 yd
35 Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Union Road. 674 yd
36 Turn left. 11 yd
37 Turn right. 39 yd