Trowell Services

How does this MSA rate with our visitors?:
People who prefer this MSA 9
People happy to visit 4
People who avoid this MSA 6

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Donington
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Newport Pagnell
Northampton
Scratchwood
Tibshelf
Toddington
Trowell
Watford Gap
Woodall
Wooley Edge


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Opened: 1967
Original owner: Mecca Leisure
Sold to: Granada in 1977
Current Owner: Moto



Then:

Trivia:
Originally themed as a "village", in Robin Hood/Sherrwood forest style. Restaurant area was called Sherrifs Restaurant, and another Marion's Pantry. There were lots of Heraldic decorations. Possibly inspired by themed bars at Butlins?

Featured in an episode of auf wiedersehn pet- A comedy about a group of North Eastern Builders. Any coincidence that the services name sounds like a builders tool? (trowell = trowel)

Ones named as a crime hotspot by Nottinghamshire police (link)

Originally the toilets were not accessible from inside the northbound complex, it being necessary to leave the building and move along the frontage to enter the toilet area. Recent re-development added a new frontage and additional space to a new ground floor caferia, bringing the toliet entrance well inside the complex.

The southbound site currently has a 5 Star Loo of the year Award 2003 along with 33 others in the road transport category. (find best loos overall)

Photos:

Trowell in its Mecca Village days. The shop is ahead. Now how individual could a MSA get?
The Restautant. These are from a postcard which describes it as "The World Famous Sheriff's Restaurant at Mecca Village- Trowell - Notts.
Received votes so far and a sample of comments:
People who prefer this MSA 9
People happy to visit 4
People who avoid this MSA 6
Selection of comments received It hasnt had time to decay like many of the older services. 19/08/2005 14:23:22
24/06/2006 14:28:47
29/06/2006 19:06:19
I think it was a fabulous statement about this countries commitment to road transport, back in the 60s. How different things turned out now that the motorist is used like a cash cow. 07/10/2006 01:52:49
A true brittish motorway icon. Quite the most interesting thing on the M6 by a mile! Always stop off here just to look at the mushroom. Kind of brave new world vrs star trek. If I had a few million I would gladly chuck it all at refurbishment. 16/01/2007 16:24:20
Agree with the rogue parking company, stayed over 2 hours and got fined £50 for using the facilities on site, could understand if left car and went off site. Appealed against this and they do not want to know and now have a bill for £110, aviod Site 13/09/2007 12:56:35
chilly, no free wifi, generally aweful 21/01/2008 18:28:00
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Ross Bowman
Gavin Spence

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