IN SUPPORT OF
The Route
Horses Help Heroes drove the length of the country from Lands End to John O’Groats by the fastest route possible, in an attempt to create a world record for carriage driving. The challenge was completed in 9 days at 4.58pm on 29 June 2011. You can see the route we took on the map below as well as an indicative timetable for each day of the challenge.
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| Route | Place | ETA | Leg Mileage |
Cumulative Mileage |
| Tue, Jun 21 | ||||
| START | Lands End | 0900 hrs | 0 | |
| A30 | Penzance | 1036 hrs | 8 | 8 |
| Redruth | 1430 hrs | 19.6 | 27.6 | |
| Indian Queens | 1800 hrs | 17.4 | 45 | |
| Bodmin | 2036 hrs | 13 | 58 | |
| Wed, Jun 22 | ||||
| A30 | Launceston | 0040 hrs | 20.2 | 78.2 |
| Okehampton |
0445 hrs |
20.5 | 98.7 | |
| Cheriton Bishop | 0635 hrs | 10.9 | 109.6 | |
| Exeter | 0820-0850 hrs | 10.4 | 120 | |
| Honiton | 1220-1240 hrs | 17.6 | 137.6 | |
| Newcott | 1340 hrs | 6.6 | 144.2 | |
| B3170 | Taunton | 1700-1730 hrs | 20.8 | 165 |
| A358/A378 | Curry Rivel | 1930 hrs | 12.3 | 177.3 |
| A372 | Langport | 1950 hrs | 2.2 | 179.5 |
| A37 | Podimore | 2115-2230 hrs | 9.3 | 188.8 |
| Thu, Jun 23 | ||||
| A37 | Shepton Mallet | 0230-0245 hrs | 14.8 | 203.6 |
| A367 | Radstock | 0515-0530 hrs | 9.4 | 213 |
| A4 | Bath | 0800-0830 hrs | 9.2 | 222.2 |
| Chippenham | 1045-1100 hrs | 13.3 | 235.5 | |
| A429 | Malmesbury | 1300-1315 hrs | 9.9 | 245.4 |
| A435 | Cirencester | 1500-1515 hrs | 9.6 | 255 |
| Cheltenham | 1900-1920 hrs | 36.4 | 291.4 | |
| A40 | Gloucester | 2110-2130 hrs | 9.4 | 300.8 |
| B4215 | Newent | 2320-2335 hrs | 9.4 | 310.2 |
| Fri, Jun 24 | ||||
| A4127 | Preston Cross | 0100 hrs | 7 | 317.2 |
| A417 | Hope Under Dinmore | 0425 hrs | 17.2 | 334.4 |
| A49 | Leominster | 0600 hrs | 5.8 | 340.2 |
| Ludlow | 0800-0815 hrs | 11.5 | 351.7 | |
| Craven Arms | 0930-0940 hrs | 7.8 | 359.5 | |
| Little Stretton | 1040 hrs | 6.2 | 365.7 | |
| Church Stretton | 1050-1105 hrs | 1.7 | 367.4 | |
| All Stretton Yew Tree Pub | 1140-1155 hrs | 3.1 | 370.5 | |
| Shrewsbury | 1330-1350 hrs | 10 | 380.5 | |
| Whitchurch | 1710-1720 hrs | 20.1 | 400.6 | |
| Tarporley | 2000-2020 hrs | 14.4 | 415.0 | |
| Warrington | 2350-2400 hrs | 18.6 | 433.6 | |
| Sat, Jun 25 | ||||
| A49 | Ashton in Makerfield | 0130 hrs | 7.5 |
451.1 |
| Wigan | 0300 hrs | 5.9 | 457 | |
| Leyland | 0545 hrs | 13.7 | 470.7 | |
| Preston | 0700 hrs | 6.3 | 479.4 | |
| A6 | Lancaster | 1320 hrs | 25.7 | 505.1 |
| A6/A6070 | Carnforth | 1500 hrs | 8.3 | 513.4 |
| A6070/A65 | Kendal | 1815 hrs | 16.3 | 529.7 |
| A6 | Shap | 2130 hrs | 16.4 | 546.1 |
| Penrith | 2400 hrs | 15 | 561.1 | |
| Sun, Jun 26 | ||||
| A6 | Carlisle | 0240 hrs | 21.8 | 582.9 |
| A7 | Longtown | 0340 hrs | 8.4 | 591.3 |
| A6071 | Gretna | 0415 hrs | 4.8 | 596.1 |
| B7076 | Lockerbie | 0615-0625 hrs | 16 | 612.1 |
| A702 | Crawford | 0955-1005 hrs | 30.1 | 642.2 |
| B7078 | Abingdon | 1030 hrs | 3.3 | 645.5 |
| Kirkmuirhill | 1230 hrs | 16.6 | 662.1 | |
| A72/A74 | Glasgow | 1600-2000 hrs | 24.1 | 686.2 |
| A82 | Dumbarton | 2300-2310 hrs | 19.9 | 706.1 |
| Renton | 2345 hrs | 2.9 | 709.0 | |
| Mon, Jun 27 | ||||
| Tyndrum | 0740-0750 hrs | 39.6 | 748.6 | |
| A85 | Dalmally | 1020-1030 hrs | 12.4 | 761 |
| Taynuilt | 1250-1300 hrs | 11.8 | 772.8 | |
| A828 | Portnacroish | 1710-1720 hrs | 20.7 | 793.5 |
| North Ballachulish | 1955-2005 hrs | 13 | 806.5 | |
| A82 | Fort William | 2300-2315 hrs | 12.5 | 819.0 |
| Tue, Jun 28 | ||||
| A82 | Spean Bridge | 0145 hrs | 8.9 | 827.9 |
| Invergarry | 0445 hrs | 15.7 | 843.6 | |
| Fort Augustus | 0625-0635 hrs | 7.5 | 851.1 | |
| Drumndrochit | 0945-1000 hrs | 19.2 | 870.3 | |
| Inverness | 1230-1300 hrs | 14.2 | 884.5 | |
| A9 | Alness | 1620-1630 hrs | 20.3 | 904.8 |
| Tain | 1900-1915 hrs | 14.4 | 919.2 | |
| A9 | Brora | 2225-2240 hrs | 22.7 | 941.9 |
| Wed, Jun 29 | ||||
| Helmsdale | 0055 hrs | 11.4 | 953.3 | |
| Dunbeath | 0350 hrs | 14.7 | 968 | |
| A99 | Wick | 0800-0830 hrs | 20.5 | 988.5 |
| FINISH | John O'Groats | 1030 hrs | 16.3 | 1004.8 |
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