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.

Download the route map and table here (PDF, 342K) ›

Horse Help Heroes Route Map – Land’s End to John O’Groats

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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