International Driving Ferry routes through Britain's North Country enter from Europe through Hull and North Shields on the river Tyne, continuing to Ireland via Holyhead to Dublin and Stranraer to Belfast.

The Isle of Mann is serviced via Liverpool, Fleetwood, Heysham, Stranraer and Belfast.

The North Country is interwoven with a Highway and Motorway system connecting all Airports and Sea Ferry Terminals with the major Cities and Tourist Attractions.

The main Motorway North from London is the M.1 which runs up the centre of the country to the East of Derbyshire to the Yorkshire Pennine region, were the M.62 traverses the country from the Ferry Terminals at Hull and Liverpool passing through Manchester north of Derbyshire on the way.

From the M.1 South of Derbyshire the M.6 branches of to the West then North over the Border in Scotland, passing to the West of the Derbyshire Peak District crossing the M.62 at Manchester and continues North on the West side of the Pennine Hills passing to the East of the Cumbrian Lake District to Carlisle before crossing the border into Scotland and onto Glasgow.

At the North end of the M.1 at the intersection with the M.62 the A1.M starts it's route North passing  to the East of York City and the North York Moors before reaching Durham after leaving the Yorkshire Dale to the West.

It then continues North to Newcastle upon Tyne before following the Northumberland Coast to Berwick upon Tweed on the Scottish Border, when it turns West to Edinburgh with Glasgow a further 40 miles West.

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North Sea Ferries runs every evening year round to Europort in Rotterdam and Zeebrugge in Belgium