Other Services On this Motorway:

Burton In Kendal
Charnock Richard
Corley
Hilton Park
Keele
Killington Lake
Lymm Truckstop
Knutsford
Lancaster (Forton)
Norton Canes
Sandbach
Southwaite
Stafford
J38 Truckstop
Tebay East
Tebay West

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Opened: 1972 Original owner: Forte Current Owner: Welcome Break

Then:

Trivia:
Bridge was built by Government with the motorway before development, was clad in fibreglass paneling to match the main buildings.

First Motorway Service Station to have a permanent Police Community Support Officer (more)

In 2001 received 2 stars from Egon Ronay, who in the previous year had dismissed all motorway food as "rubbish". Only 5 MSA's gained a two star award from Mr Ronay.

In 1989, a lorry containing explosives broke down nearby and was moved to the service area to await repair, attended to by a fire engine. One side of the services was closed until the vehicle was repaired.

Has approximately 2 million Visitors per year

Current:

Pictures:

Above- the dinning room, below, the shop (a lot smaller those days)

Below, the entrance today. Look carefully and you may spot credit card sales people hiding behind the bush..... To the right of the entrance, a coffee bar.



The bridge. You can wee where the fibre glass tube was added onto the governments concrete. It used to be an orangy yellow. Ross Bowman suggests it was made in the same way as a railway carriage - possibly
contemporary to the Intercity 125 - early 1970s style.

Thanks
Ross Bowman

Received votes so far and a sample of comments: People who prefer this MSA 12 People happy to visit 9 People who avoid this MSA 12 Selection of comments received Takes on a certain cruising ambiance after 10pm - didnt bother checking out the bridge 31/05/2005 11:42:33 ITs clean, tidy & friendly. Downside rarely enough staff manning Burger King or KFC causing very slow moving queues both North & South 15/09/2005 13:15:09 On 4/10/05 my husband lost his Credit and Bank Card wallet containing all his I.D.. he wasnt aware of this until a member of the restaurant staff came over saying she recognised him from photo in wallet, this was at approx 11.45 am. Thanks 09/10/2005 15:46:38 the noisiest yet; even outside a massive leaf sucking vehicle; out of date milk in the shop.YUK!!! 23/11/2005 11:37:15 visitied southbound toilets on 21/3/2006 absolutely filthy most discusting toilets i have been in . had evidentely not been properly cleaned for a long time. 24/03/2006 00:28:12 24/06/2006 14:43:39 Love Starbucks Coffee Northbound 04/05/2007 17:19:00 ‘South Eat In has Friendly, Courteous and Knowledgeable staff with a real can do attitude, Makes taking a break a MOST Welcome Break’ 16/05/2007 17:04:15 e across, as a coach driver i have (along with many others) stopped taking my pass 16/10/2007 14:56:22 LOVE IT 20/10/2007 22:19:55 Food poisoning from kfc 03/12/2007 18:16:09 Very clean and efficient; happy to revisit. love the open eating area and choice of food 31/12/2007 20:56:42 Northbound Eat In, very friendly & courteous staff, an extensive range of hot and cold foods availablke. Very impressed 17/01/2008 10:34:18 Expensive food which gave me and my friends food poisoning. 10/02/2008 15:52:46

 

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