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The M26 has been called a "glorified sliproad" by some, since all it does is cut the corner for traffic going between the M25 southern section and M20. It does, however, have its own little exit, numbered 2A to fit in with the M20's junction numbering.
The longest distance between motorway exit points in Britain is found (partly) on the M26. Travelling west, after junction 2A, there are signs warning traffic that there is no exit for 18 miles. There is a junction and a service area in this distance, but at neither have you any option but to continue forwards onto the M25. The next exit is M25 J6.
Kent County Council is lobbying the Highways Agency for the installation of a new junction with the A225 to improve access to Sevenoaks, which presently has astoundingly bad access to the motorway network despite being pushed up against the M25 and M26. The alternative option is a set of new sliproads at M25 J5 to allow traffic to travel between the M26 and A21.
Factfile
| Start | Chevening (M25) |
| Finish | Wrotham (M20) |
| Passes | Sevenoaks |
| Length | 10 miles |
| Terminates | None |
| Spurs | None |
| Meets | None |
Images
Views of the M26 from on and off the road. If you have a photo to contribute, contact me.
There are presently no images in this section.
Construction Timeline
When the various parts of the M26 were built, listed in chronological order.
| Open | Section |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Entire motorway |
Exit List
All the junctions and destinations along the route.
NB: The M26 has no junction numbers of its own. Its only junction is numbered to fit in with the M20's junction numbers.
| Junction | Westbound | Eastbound | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (M25 J5) | Croydon Gatwick  (M23  )Heathrow (M4 )M25      |
(A21) |
WEST M25  |
M25 |
N/A   |
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8 miles, 2 lanes  |
 8 miles, 2 lanes |
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| 2A | Borough Green Sevenoaks A20 (A25)  |
A20 (A25) |
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A20 | Sevenoaks Borough Green A20 (A25) |
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| 1 mile, 2 lanes |
1 mile, 2 lanes |
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| (M20 J3) | N/A | M20 |
 EAST |
M20 | Maidstone Folkestone Channel Tunnel M20   |
With thanks to Chris McKenna and Stephan for information on this page.
