A blue sign with a diagram showing a branch off the road ahead and the following text.
Forward destinations: The SOUTH; Wetherby; Leeds.
Exit destinations: Catterick; A6055; (A6136).
Junction number: 52.
Catterick is a garrison town - a major hub for the army, with a number of bases and installations in the area. It's also known for its racecourse and, to people of a certain age, for being the unlikely setting of a Reeves and Mortimer sitcom.