Original owner: Kenning Motor Group
Latter owner: Pavillion(Formerly Rank)
Even Latter owner: Granada
Current Owner: First
Original Name: Anderton Services
Later name: Rivington Services
Trivia:
Sold off by Granada as part of the agreement they made when they purchased
Pavillion. Granada sold "Rivington" (Bolton West) and Magor
for 8.3 Million pounds.
After the sale, a Husband and wife team who worked at Magor then moved
to run this site.
First invested 1.2 Million after aquiring the site to build a new hotel,
and renamed the site "Bolton West"
This MSA must have had the most changes in ownership of any MSA (see header
above) It has also had 3 names- a record as far as we know (not including
cases where names have reverted back to the original name)
Peter Kay filmed a spoof Docusoap about a MSA here called "The Services"
Nov-2011 - John Kennedy write:
Visited during the summer. Now rebranded as Rivington Services and owned by Euro Garage (with a green eG logo). Whole area has been demolished and rebuilt with a subway, starbucks, Spar shop and Burger king. Being build at the same time was a travelodge (or similar) Site clean and airy, feels more like a French/German MSA
Current:
Whenever I return home from Cumbria, I tend to stop here for a late breakfast. The Services here are medium sized, but I don't think I've ever seen it crowded. Decor looks a little dated, but the food, (well the all day breakfast) is great.
Picture:
 Anderton Service area whilst owned by Kenning. Thats Rivington Pike in the background. |
Thanks:
Carl Ryding for correcting the ownership details.
"J B" for the info about Peter Kay
Richard Tysoe for more info about Peter Kay