Overnight stay?

When we have traveled from North Notts to Cornwall we have always broken the trip at Bristol. Unfortunately Baltic Wharf is difficult to get into  and is shortly to close. Only you can really answer if it is too much. For me now, it most definitely is and I would never consider doing it in one go. The time of year also comes into it, around peak holiday times it could take forever.☹️

I would definitely break the journey overnight. 

There are numerous sites in Somerset around the Burnham to Taunton area, CLs, club sites and commercial sites. 

As a rough guide, from the club’s Cadeside site at Wellington which is very convenient to the M5, will leave you about 125 miles to do to reach Truro. Using the Hurn Lane site will add around 30 miles to that. 

Another good site at Wellington, Somerset (about the 250 mile mark)  is Greenacres Touring Park - but it's adults only, although some see that as an advantage! 

I'd definitely break the journey, Peter, especially if you're travelling at weekends or during the main Summer season. Assuming you want to at least get past Bristol, there is Minnows AS, near Tiverton, easy access from M5,  or Exeter Racecourse just a short trip from the A30.  

Where are you staying in Truro? 

Peter

It would depend on the day and month of you trip. Passing Bristol any Friday afternoon or Saturday morning in Peak period is very slow going. As is any journey that takes you through the Almondsbury interchange down to the Clevedon turning during any rush hour which now extends from about 3.00pm until nearly 7.00 pm.

If you felt comfortable to complete the journey in one, it would mean a pretty long day and late arrival at the site, although if you are fit enough and can stay alert enough for that timescale or a very early start and missing all bottlenecks on route. Even averaging 50mph would take 7.6 hours

Assuming your worse case and adding some 15 minutes at M6/M5 interchange and anything up to an hour or more at Almondsbury takes you upward of 9 hrs travelling time at 50mph.

So depending on Day and date, I would probably suggest a stop just north of Bristol enabling a fairly early start and mid afternoon arrival at Cornwall.

There is I believe a stop over at one of the Gloucester junctions or alternatively there are a couple of sites around Slimbridge.

Enjoy your trip

Good point, BM, I'd forgotten about Tudor Park at Slimbridge, a lovely site,  right by the canal and just down the road from the WWT centre. Peter, if you had the time you could spend a couple of nights there and then continue down to Cornwall. 

If you are not a commercial driver and used to travelling that sort of distance in one day it would be foolish to try.

However, if there is more than one driver available then it is not an unreasonable distance in one day.

All depends on what your route is SW, but an overnight break does make the journey more relaxing. We have done it for the last 30 odd years, using a variety of routes, and overnight stops. We have found M1, M69, A46 a very good start, as we loathe the M42 motorway. Using this route, you could overnight at Tewkesbury, or if you want to knock on a bit further, and get the M5 stretch done as well, Exeter Racecourse Club Site is excellent. We liked this site so much, we have had longer stays here, but for your purposes, it gets you right where you want to be for the last leg of your journey. 

There are a number of very nice CLs on the Yorkshire-Cornwall route as well, so please come back here if you need more help. Top tip.......try and avoid the Bristol area between 4pm and 6pm if at all possible, very busy.

The Cadeside, Wellington site is good for an overnight stop as it is withing very easy reach of the M5. Because of this, and because it is quite small, it gets booked up very quickly so try to get a place as soon as you can if this is the site that you choose.

It has no toilet block which is a NoNo for many of us with small caravans and campervans.