A blue sign with a diagram showing a branch off the road ahead and the following text.
Forward destinations: The MIDLANDS; Cheltenham; Tewkesbury.
Exit destinations: Gloucester; Cirencester; A417.
Junction number: 11A.
There’s a whole fast expressway from here down to the M4 at Swindon, or you can turn left and reach a network of suburban dual carriageways orbiting Gloucester.