A blue overhead sign suspended over the motorway from a post on the left, showing an upcoming exit and the following text.
Exit destinations: A38 Bromsgrove, Droitwich.
Forward destinations: The NORTH, Birmingham, Redditch M5.
Junction number: 5.
Droitwich prefers to be known as Droitwich Spa. Its spa waters are exceptionally salty, so much so that the Romans named it “Salinae”, which literally just means “salt deposits”. “Droitwich” sounds nicer.