Best Route To Alton Towers By Car

Anyone know the quickest route to Alton Towers , we have tried looking at different route planners , they all say different , we will be setting off from Prince of Wales Rd , has anyone gone M1 way , route planner says different

Anyone know the quickest route to Alton Towers , we have tried looking at different route planners , they all say different , we will be setting off from Prince of Wales Rd , has anyone gone M1 way , route planner says different

Sheffield PkwySheffield S9 4, UK

1. Head southeast on A57 0.7 mi

2. Continue onto A630 (signs for Rotherham/M1/M18) 2.7 mi

3. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the M1 ramp to London/Nottingham/M18/Doncaster 0.4 mi

4. Merge onto M1 23.3 mi

5. At junction 28, take the A38 exit to Derby/Matlock/A615 0.3 mi

6. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A38 heading to Derby/Matlock/A615/Alfreton/B600/Alton Towers 13.5 mi

7. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on A38 heading to Ring Rd/Birmingham/Burton/Matlock/A6/Allestree 2.8 mi

8. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Ashbourne Rd/A52 heading to Ashbourne/Kirk Langley/Mackworth

Continue to follow A52

Go through 3 roundabouts 16.2 mi

9. Turn left to stay on A52 2.6 mi

10. Turn left at B5417 1.9 mi

11. Turn left at Beelow Ln 0.9 mi

12. Continue onto Wootton Ln 0.3 mi

13. Slight left at Farley Ln 0.1 mi

14. Turn right 0.3 mi

Stoke, Staffordshire ST10 4DBUK

Down the road, turn left onto the M'way, then turn turn right after 50 miles, come off the M'way turn left and its straight ahead

anyone else ?

I always went the Matlock way, thru Matlock, Cromford, around Carsington Water, Ashbourne, can't recall the exact route but it only took 45 min to an hour.

last time i drove back from there i went right through the middle of the peak district, blindly following the tomtom sat nav, didn't seem to take long and was a really nice drive

M1 to Derby, A38 towards Lichfield, and follow the signs to Alton Towers

M1 to Derby, A38 towards Lichfield, and follow the signs to Alton Towers

Everytime.

Whatever you do, don't go shortest route, we went through the village of Alton, that was an experience. All narrow roads, wide enough for one car, through the middle of woodland. We then came round the back of the park following a dirt track with all the emergency access for the back end of the park. We then came out right next to the entrance through the trees

I always went the Matlock way, thru Matlock, Cromford, around Carsington Water, Ashbourne, can't recall the exact route but it only took 45 min to an hour.

Seconded.

Miles quicker than the motorway, and much less traffic in a morning.

Down the road, turn left onto the M'way, then turn turn right after 50 miles, come off the M'way turn left and its straight ahead

That would put you somewhere North of Leeds.