Long Drive: A303 & A30 - M3 (Basingstoke) to M5 (Exeter)

The A303 and A30 forms the largest part of the main London to Exeter trunk road, the main route between the capital and south-west England, and is extremely busy during the summer months with holidaymakers. Much of the route has been upgraded to dual carriageway, but several single-carriageway sections remain. This video is a long-drive of nearly 2 hours for the entire distance, some 114 miles/183km, along the A303 then A30 between the M3 at junction 8 near Basingstoke, to the M5 at junction 29 at Exeter. Filming date: August 2021 Note - the Sparkford to Ilchester upgrade to dual carriageway opened after this video was filmed, but before it was published. Timestamps: 00:00:00 M3 Junction 8 Spur 00:01:39 A303 in Hampshire (M3 to A34 junction) 00:06:35 A303 in Hampshire (A34 junction to Andover) 00:11:07 A303 in Hampshire (Andover Bypass) 00:14:05 A303 in Hampshire (Andover to Amesbury) 00:20:22 A303 in Wiltshire (Andover to Amesbury) 00:23:24 A303 in Wiltshire (Amesbury Bypass) 00:26:12 A303 in Wiltshire (Past Stonehenge) 00:27:40 A303 in Wiltshire (Stonehenge to A36 junction) 00:36:12 A303 in Wiltshire (A36 junction to Mere) 00:50:53 A303 in Wiltshire (Mere Bypass) 00:52:14 A303 in Wiltshire (Bourton/Zeals Bypass) 00:53:19 A303 in Dorset (Bourton/Zeals Bypass) 00:55:00 A303 in Somerset (Wincanton Bypass) 00:58:13 A303 in Somerset (Wincanton to Sparkford) 01:03:50 A303 in Somerset (Sparkford to Ilchester Old Route) 01:08:07 A303 in Somerset (Ilchester Bypass) 01:11:17 A303 in Somerset (Ilchester to South Petherton) 01:17:10 A303 in Somerset (Seavington/Ilminster Bypass) 01:24:00 A303 in Somerset (Horton Bypass) 01:26:03 A303 in Somerset (Horton to Marsh) 01:31:25 A303 in Devon (Marsh to Upottery) 01:36:29 A30 in Devon (Upottery to Honiton) 01:43:03 A30 in Devon (Honiton Bypass) 01:44:45 A30 in Devon (Honiton to M5, Exeter) 01:55:43 End-Screen