Road sense

We look at major UK driving routes and reveal everything you need to know

All you need to know about towing on the A10

THE A10 RUNS north in a straight line from the City of London, through Dalston, Stoke Newington and Tottenham, passing through Edmonton to eventually become the Great Cambridge Road.

It crosses the A406 North Circular at Great Cambridge Junction and continues towards Enfield, where it passes close to the Jacobean Forty Hall Estate (fortyhallestate.co.uk) and Capel Manor Gardens (capelmanorgardens.co.uk).

Woods and wildlife

It meets the M25 at Junction 25. At Cheshunt, it passes through the Lee Valley, close to the Paradise Wildlife Park and Broxbourne Woods. Bypassing Ware and Puckeridge, it follows the route of the Roman road, Ermine Street.

At Puckeridge, it joins another Roman road, Stane Street, heading to the east. At Royston, the A10 meets the Icknield Way, an ancient trackway; here you will find Royston Cave (roystoncave.co.uk) an artificial structure covered in medieval carvings. After Royston, the A10 crosses into Cambridgeshire.

En route to Cambridge, it passes Shepreth Wildlife Park (sheprethwildlifepark.co.uk). Just before Cambridge, at the junction with the M11, the A10 disappears. Traffic is routed around Cambridge on the M11 and through the city on the A1134. To explore Cambridge, pitch up at Meads Farm (meadsfarm.co.uk), south of the city, or Cambridge Camping and Caravanning Club Site (campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk) at nearby Great Shelford.

The A10 re-emerges on a roundabout with the A1134 and the A14 north-east of Cambridge, heading towards Ely. On this stretch, you will find Denny Abbey and the Farmland Museum (english-heritage.org.uk). While you’re in the area, you might also want to visit Ely Cathedral (elycathedral.org) and Oliver Cromwell’s House (olivercromwellshouse.co.uk).

Heading for Norfolk

The A10 continues on, bypassing Ely, Littleport, Southery, Hilgay, Fordham and Denver. Just past the village of Denver, you’ll find the lovely Stow Hall Gardens (churchfarmstowbardolph.co.uk) and the fine town of Downham Market.

Here the route meanders parallel to the Great Ouse, at a higher level than the surrounding flatlands. After Tottenhill, it will take you past the new Watatunga Wildlife Reserve, which is home to a wide variety of rare deer and antelope.

The road finally comes to an end at the roundabout on the outer edge of King’s Lynn, where it meets the A47 and the A149.

THE A10 (GREAT CAMBRIDGE ROAD) BEGINS AT LONDON BRIDGE IN SOUTHWARK, HEADING NORTH AND LINKING CAMBRIDGE TO KING’S LYNN IN NORFOLK. AS FAR AS ROYSTON, IT FOLLOWS THE LINE OF THE MAJOR ROMAN ROAD, ERMINE STREET