Le Tour de Drupal - London to Newhaven Route
| Place/Road | Notes |
|---|---|
| The Mall | At the roundabout in front of Nelsons Column, head down The Mall (go under Admiralty Arch) |
| Constitution Hill | At Buckingham Palace bear slightly right onto Constitution Hill |
| Duke of Wellington Place | At the end of Constitution Hill turn slightly left onto Duke of Wellington Place |
| Grosvenor Place | Turn right at Grosvenor Place then immediately left into Grosvenor Crescent - B310 |
| Belgrave Square | Join Belgrave Square B319 and follow two sides of Belgrave Sq Gardens |
| Chesham Place | At the next junction, cross over (slightly right then left) onto Chesham Place |
| Pont St | Continue along Chesham Place (not far) as it turns into Pont St B319 - this crosses several roads |
| Sloane Street | At the cross roads with Sloane Street turn left into Sloane Street B3216 |
| Sloane Sq | Continue down Sloane Street to Sloane Sq |
| Lower Sloane St | |
| Cross Sloane Sq and continue straight ahead on Lower Sloane St B3216 heading for Battersea | |
| Chelsea Bridge Road | Continue straight onto Chelsea Bridge Rd B3216 |
| Chelsea Bridge | Continue straight over Chelsea Bridge as it turns into Queenstown Road B3216 heading for Clapham Common |
| Queenstown Road | Go straight over at Queens Circus roundabout B3216, head under the railway line and bear round to the right B3216, cross Wandsworth Road A3036 |
| Cedars Road | Keep on Queenstown Road as it turns into Cedars Road B3216 |
| Clapham Common | At Clapham Common, go straight over, cross Windmill Drive, half way over Clapham Common |
| The Ave/Balham Hill | At the other side of Clapham Common, turn right onto Balham Hill A24 heading for Balham/Upper Tooting |
| Balham High Road | Keep on Balham Hill as it turns into Balham High Road A24, cross Trinity Road A214 |
| Upper Tooting Road | Continue on Balham High Road as it turns into Upper Tooting Road A24 |
| Tooting High St | Continue as it turns into Tooting High St A24 |
| Mitcham Road | At Tooting Broadway underground turn left onto Mitcham Road A217 |
| London Road | Stay on Mitcham Road as it turns into London Road A217 (long), go straight across the roundabout at Figge’s Marsh |
| Holbourne Road | At Mitcham, London road turns into Holbourne Road, turn left into Upper Green W then continue into Upper Green E - pick up Commonside W A236, then Carshalton Road A237 which turns into London Road |
| Upper Green W | |
| Upper Green E | Past water? Next roundabout go straight onto Commonside W A237 |
| Commonside W | At the next big roundabout pick up Carshalton Road A237 |
| Carshalton Road | A237 through trees :), heading for Wallington |
| London Rd | Carshalton Road turns into London Road (long) A237 |
| Manor Rd N | At Beddington Park bear left on London Rd as it turns into Manor Rd N A237, cross Acre Lane/Croydon Road A232 |
| Woodcote Rd | Continue as it turns into Woodcote Rd A237 (long), cross Stanley Park Road/Stafford Road B271, heading for Cousldon, cross Little Woodcote Lane/Foxley Lane A2022 |
| Smitham Bottom Lane | Continue as it turns into Smitham Bottom Lane A237 (long) |
| Woodcote Grove Road | Continue as it turns into Woodcote Grove Road |
| Chipstead Valley Road | At quite a big junction, turn right onto Chipstead Valley Road B2032 (long), heading for Chipstead |
| Outwood Lane | Continue as it turns into Outwood Lane B2032 (long road), go straight over the roundabout (Hazelwood Ln), heading for Kingswood, continue through Chipstead |
| Waterhouse Ln | Continue as it turns into Waterhouse Ln B2032, heading for Reigate |
| Bonsor Dr | At Kingswood Railway Station, turn left onto Bonsor Dr B2032 |
| Brighton Road | At next big junction, turn left onto Brighton Road A217 (dual carriageway), straight over roundabout with Chipstead Lane, straight over roundabout with Babylon Lane |
| Reigate Hill | Continue to the M25, cross the junction roundabout and continue on Reigate Hill A217 (watch out for left filter lane) |
| London Road | Continue as Reigate Hill turns into London Road A217, head into Reigate, looks like a one way system unless I can pick up Tunnel Road and scoot down the one way start of Bell street? There was :) |
| Castlefield Rd | A25 One way |
| Church Street | A25 One way |
| Bancroft Road | Turn left on Bancroft Road A217 |
| Bell Street | Turn left onto Bell Street A217, heading for Horley |
| Cockshott Hill | Continue as it turns into Cockshott Hill A217, look out for Woodhatch Rd on the left - Lonesome Lane should be coming up soon |
| Dovers Green Road | Continue as it turns into Dovers Green Road |
| Lonesome Lane | Turn left onto Lonesome Lane, bears right, through trees, (long), heading for Balcombe, this stretch was by far my favourite on the run down to Newhaven |
| Meath Green Lane | Keep on Lonesome Lane as it turns into Meath Green Lane (long) |
| Horley Row | As it starts to get a few houses about, turn left into Horley Row |
| Brighton Road | Cross Brighton Road A23 and get onto Balcombe Road B2036 heading for Horley |
| Balcombe Road | B2036 (very long), go under the M23, keep on this long road, heading for Worth, go straight over the roundabout with Antlands Lane B2037, go straight over the roundabout with Copthorne Road A2220, go straight over the roundabout with Maidenblower Dr, go straight over the big roundabout (3rd exit) car park? big office? Yes, big office with a car park! Go over the M23, go straight over the next roundabout |
| Cuffs Hill | Turns into Cuffs Hill B2036 |
| Balcombe Road | Turns back into Balcombe Road B2036 (trees) |
| London Road | Turns into London Road B2036 (very long), go through Balcombe |
| Brook St | London Road turns into Brook St B2036 |
| London Road | Brook St turns back into London Road, go straight over mini rounabout with Whitemans Green, heading for Cuckfield, look out for Barrowfield on the left, next left needed |
| London Lane | Just after Cuckfield, turn left into London Lane B2184 |
| Broad Street | Turn left onto Broad Street B2184 |
| Tylers Green | At the roundabout, take the A272 (first exit) and continue onto Tylers Green |
| Butlers Green Rd | Go straight over next roundabout with the A273 (first exit) on Butlers Green Road |
| Muster Green S | Continue over two mini roundabouts and pick up Muster Green S, at the next junction, scoot along the path as it’s one way The Broadway |
| South Road | Pick up South Road A272 (built up), heading for Haywards Heath |
| Sussex Road | At the roundabout, go right round and pick up Sussex Road B2112 |
| ROCK OUT TO SOME RUSH - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2112_(album) | |
| Wivelsfield Road | Turns into Wivelsfield Road B2112 |
| Fox Hill | Turns into Fox Hill B2112 (long) |
| Lunce’s Hill | Turns into Lunce’s Hill B2112 (long), heading for Wivelsfield |
| Green Road | At the roundabout at Wivelsfield, bear left into Green Road |
| South Road | Turn right into South Road, then bears left (country lanes) |
| Novington Lane | South Road is quite long, continues into Novington Lane, look out for Honeypot Lane on the left, next left should be Highbridge Lane |
| Highbridge Lane | Turn left onto Highbridge Lane |
| Chiltington Lane | Follow Highbridge Lane into Chiltington Lane, heading for Chiltington |
| Beechwood Lane | After Chiltington, bear right onto Beechwood Lane |
| Resting Oak Hill or Nevill Road | At the next big junction, turn right onto either Resting Oak Hill or Nevill Road A275 |
| Nevill Road | Continue on Nevill Road A275, heading for Offham, heading for Lewes |
| Winterbourne Hollow | When you get to the A277 junction head straight over onto Winterbourne Hollow |
| Bell Lane | Bear left into Bell Lane |
| Southover High Street | At the mini roundabout turn right onto Southover High Street/Kingston Road |
| Kingston Road | Continue on Kingston road over the A27 (long) |
| Swanborough Hollow | Turns into Swanborough Hollow (long and bleak? trees and river?), heading for Iford and Rodmell, go through Rodmell and head onto Southease, go through Southease and head onto Piddinghoe |
| Lewes Road | After Piddinghoe turns into Lewes Road (long) |
| Follow your nose to the ferry! | Flop in the Star Cafe in Newhaven for a baked spud, beans and cheese :) |
I hope these notes are helpful, check out the route thoroughly on Google maps and don't just rely on my notes!
You can also download a PDF version if you like.
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