A blue sign with a diagram showing a branch off the road ahead and the following text.
Forward destinations: The SOUTH WEST; Barnstaple; Exeter.
Exit destinations: ; Wellington; A38.
Junction number: 26.
A short link road connects the motorway to the A38 and Wellington, the town that gave its name to Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington. Thanks to him it also gave its name to waterproof rubber boots.