Directions to Shanes from my home in Durham, please print yourself a copy just in case we get split up anywhere.

I've chosen this route for a number of reasons, firstly it's shorter by 25 miles and takes 40 minutes less.

Another reason is we avoid Aberdeen where we all got split up last year going through roundabouts and through traffic lights.
Driving directions to 8 Gordon St, Huntly, UK
302 mi
about 6 hours 24 mins
Newton Aycliffe, County Durham DL5UK 

1.

Head southwest on Beechfield 138 ft

2.

Turn left to stay on Beechfield 305 ft

3.

Turn left at Pease Way 0.5 mi

4.

Turn right at Stephenson Way 0.2 mi

5.

Slight left at B6443/Central Ave 39 ft

6.

Turn left to stay on B6443/Central Ave

Go through 1 roundabout 0.8 mi

7.

Slight left to stay on B6443/Central Ave 262 ft

8.

Slight left at A167 2.2 mi

9.

At Rushyford, take the 5th exit onto A689 2.2 mi

10.

At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto the A1(M) ramp to Newcastle/Durham 0.2 mi

11.

Merge onto A1(M) 18.4 mi

12.

Slight left at A1

(signs for A1/Newcastle/Gateshead)

Go through 6 roundabouts
Entering Scotland 121 mi

13.

Take the exit toward Bridge/A90/Glasgow/M8/Stirling/M9/A720 0.2 mi

14.

At Old Craighill Jct, take the 1st exit onto A720

Go through 1 roundabout 11.6 mi

15.

Take the exit toward Glasgow/M8/A90/Bridge/Stirling/M9/Livingston 0.2 mi

16.

At Hermiston Jct, take the 1st exit onto M8 heading to Glasgow/A90/Stirling/M9/Livingston 3.3 mi

17.

At junction 2, exit onto M9 toward A90/Stirling 2.8 mi

18.

At junction 1a, exit toward A90 0.6 mi

19.

Merge onto A8000 2.5 mi

20.

Merge onto A90

Partial toll road 4.5 mi

21.

Continue on M90 28.0 mi

22.

At junction 11, exit onto A85 toward Perth/Coupar Angus/Blairgowrie/Braemar 2.2 mi

23.

Continue on A93/Main St

Continue to follow A93 15.6 mi

24.

Turn left at A93/Balmoral Rd

Continue to follow A93 42.1 mi

25.

Turn left at B976 4.9 mi

26.

Turn left at A939 6.0 mi

27.

A939 turns slightly right and becomes A944 8.1 mi

28.

Continue straight onto A97 9.5 mi

29.

Turn left to stay on A97

Go through 1 roundabout 14.3 mi

8 Gordon St Huntly, UK 
