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The A17 is also a major holiday route in the summer months for cars and caravans making their way to the Norfolk resorts of Hunstanton, Wells-next-the-Sea, Sheringham, Cromer and Great Yarmouth and is one of only two direct routes that links Norfolk with the A1, the other being the A47. The A17 has very few stretches of dual-carriageway (four in total) with the longest being the Sleaford bypass which is 3 miles (4.8 km) long with the second longest at Beckingham which is just 1⁄2 miles (0.80 km) long and the other two stretches are located at roundabouts in Long Sutton and Sutton Bridge both of which are under 1⁄4 miles (0.40 km) long. It is one of two main routes for residents of East Anglia to get to the North of England (and vice versa) - the other is the A47 via Peterborough, which is a longer route but much more dual-carriageway.
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