Speak to someone who has just passed their driving test or someone who relies on SatNav to get them from A to B for every journey and explain to them that it’s possible to drive from the capital of Scotland to the capital of England on one road and chances are they would think you were having a joke.

Whilst it does sound a little absurd – one single piece of road stretching for 409 miles – it is a completely true fact and joining the A1 at Edinburgh, you can travel to London on the same road for the full journey.

Just to clear up any confusion, whilst the A1 does change names along its 409 mile stretch (for example, it turns into the A66 (M) when it passes Darlington from Newton Ayclife to Scotch Corner in the North East), it is still the same road and as long as you stay on it, you can complete your journey without having to come off once (except for the necessary service station stops).

Now although Edinburgh and London are both two fantastic cities and to visit either of them is enough of a reason to spend the several hours it will take to complete the journey, there are a lot of fascinating sights that can be seen along the way.

Starting with a short stop in Berwick-upon-Tweed, a town that although is extremely pretty and quaint, is worth stopping by for any football fan, simply to say you’ve been to the town of the only English football club to play in the Scottish league (this is due to the fact it makes more financial sense as they are in closer proximity to more Scottish football sides than they are English).

Heading south and the first major city you’ll hit is Newcastle. Once the capital of the working classes of the north, Newcastle has had a massive transformation over the past few years and has become one of the leading cities to visit in the UK.

Packed full of culture, history, shopping, restaurants and a famous nightlife, if you’re planning on stopping by Newcastle, Kamagra Soft make sure you can stay a day or two, as there is such a vast array of things to do.

Continuing south past Teesside and although you won’t hit it if you stay on the A1 itself, come off on the junction of the A69 and you’ll be able to head to York, one of England’s oldest cities, which is well worth a visit for its several fantastic museums and pieces of Roman and medieval architecture.

Joining the A1 (now known as the A1(M)) by taking the A64 from York, you’ll travel past Doncaster and Sheffield, through the gap between Lincoln on the right and Mansfield and Nottingham on the left, followed by a whole host of popular towns and cities that are all worth a visit, such as Cambridge, Milton Keynes, Peterborough and Stevenage.

And then you finish in one of the most popular cities in the world, London.

It may take you several hours to complete – days if you stop off regularly along the way – but the drive from Edinburgh to London needn’t be a straight drive down. With dozens upon dozens of major towns and cities along the way, you’ll be spoilt for choice deciding where to go first on your journey from capital to capital.

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