Please sign in to post.

Best maps for driving in southern England

We will be traveling by car in southern England next spring, headquartered in Benenden, Kent. What maps would you recommend to use in conjunction with our GPS?

Posted by
1814 posts

We have also used the large format AA road atlases on many trips to the UK, Ireland, and France. Try to get the one that is about 11 by 17 inches, staple bound. There is also a spiral bound format which is about 8 by 11. Spiral bound doesn't work as well - pages tend to come out and the bit of map you need to examine always seems to be right in the spiral-binding area.

Michelin maps are better for the planning stage, since they display a larger area.

Posted by
460 posts

There is a Southern England A-Z Regional Road Atlas for 5.95 available at https://www.az.co.uk When we went to Devon and Cornwall England we bought their Devon & Cornwall AZ road map and it was great. For another map go to https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk and look for their maps which are very detailed also. The third website that I would recommend is https://www.theaa.com for the AA Auto Association road maps. These offer great maps to plan your route.