A blue sign with a diagram showing a branch off the road ahead and the following text.
Forward destinations: The MIDLANDS; Cheltenham.
Exit destinations: ; Gloucester; (A38).
Junction number: 12.
We’re about to pass between Gloucester and Cheltenham, bypassing both towns. As originally built, the M5’s junctions for both were very sparse; north-facing sliproads were eventually added to make this one full access and a whole extra junction was provided in the 1990s at 11A.