Sulgrave
It is a small village to the north west of Silverstone which you reach from a turning off the A43 near Syresham between Silverstone and Brackley. From Silverstone the route is around 9.5 miles and takes around 15 to 20 minutes.

Getting to Silverstone
From the north and west you can reach Silverstone on the A43 from the M40 at J10. From the north and east you can approach Silverstone on the A43 from the A5 at Towcester and the M1 at J15a. From the south you can use either the M1 or the M40 or alternatively you can follow a very pleasant rural route from Aylesbury via Winslow, Buckingham and Stowe and then the small village of Dadford just south of the Circuit.

Route from Silverstone to Sulgrave
The Star Inn at Sulgrave, a small village to the north west of the A43 between Silverstone and Brackley, is around 9.5 miles from Silverstone. The map below shows the winding route through the country lanes to Sulgrave. Leave the Circuit and turn right onto the short section of road that takes you to the underpass on the new section of dual carriageway bypass for Silverstone village. Turn left down the slip road and head south west along the A43. After just under three and half miles after passing through Syresham, turn right off the A43 on to a minor road signposted for Sulgrave. The route is then on minor roads where you will need to follow the map below carefully and look out for the signposts for Sulgrave.

Beware speed cameras
Northamptonshire is littered with speed cameras, many of which appear to be sited more for revenue generation than based on analyses of accident statistics. Please note there are two speed cameras on this route:

• On the A43, just a mile and half from Silverstone there is a speed camera on a section of dual carriageway before Syresham as you head west towards Brackley. The camera is sited on a downhill slope with a mile of dual carriageway ahead where it passes the popular Green Man pub on the other side of the road. Most V8 enthusiasts would be tempted to open up the throttle on seeing a section of dual carriageway ahead, and with a downhill slope it is very easy for your speed to rise rapidly - beware this speed camera is sitting there on the LHS of the start of the dual carriageway to catch you!
  
  
• Half a mile after turning off the A43 onto a straight section of minor road you will find another speed camera in the hamlet called Crowfield. As you come into Crowfield there is an "S" bend (right, then left) which drops through a hollow and then continues as a tempting straight section of road past a chicken farm. Take care - there is a speed camera on the exit of the "S" bend in this hamlet. When returning from Sulgrave on this route, you will need to remember this camera is on the approach to Crowfield at the end of a long straight section of relatively smooth road.

Victor Smith