At least they used to have a play area outside… don’t think little chef did…Happy Eater, anyone?
Y'know what's interesting? I found this channel a few months ago, and it's a good watch!Been to too many to be able to remember which, can't even list which motorways I've used with all certainty. If you're really into service stations give Auto Shenanigans a watch on Youtube, Jon's first series he did was visiting every services in Great Britain.
Frankly, I see what you did there sirm not going to list them all in terms of northbound and southbound, as I frankly don't have the energy to do so.
That was unintentional.Frankly, I see what you did there sir
As @Jonathan bumped the thread, I may as well update. Since I last posted here, I’ve visited Sedgemoor on the M5:One of the key pitfalls of counting something that are often somewhat interchangeable reared its head today, as my sister reminded me of one that I’d forgotten… I think my secondary school may have stopped at Pont Abraham services on the way home from our school trip to Oakwood in 2016, as I vaguely remember it being an irregular-looking one with a hut-type building, and Pont Abraham would fit that description looking at the Wikipedia image.
I investigated Sarn Park services too, as that also looked similar from its Wikipedia image… it looked less similar in Google Street View, but annoyingly, it rang a bell, and I also think I may have been there at some point… so I think I can revise my total up to 15.
Service stations are definitely harder and more annoying to count than other things, what with how most of them blend into one…
With this in mind, my new list is:
- Charnock Richard (M6, Welcome Break)
- Cobham (M25, Extra)
- Fleet (M3, Welcome Break)
- Frankley (M5, Moto)
- Keele (M6, Welcome Break)
- Leigh Delamere (M4, Moto)
- Magor (M4, Roadchef)
- Membury (M4, Welcome Break)
- Norton Canes (M6 Toll, Roadchef)
- Pont Abraham (M4, Roadchef)
- Reading (M4, Moto)
- Sarn Park (M4, Welcome Break)
- Stafford (M6, Moto/Roadchef)
- Tamworth (M42, Moto)
- Trowell (M1, Moto)
Hey be glad this is only UK service stations, because I could write an essay on the awesome stuff at one of the service stations in Sweden with @John, @Burbs and @Rob back in August . (Hmmmmm, the start a continental one or not?)I never knew this topic existed until today…..
…. It’s a shame I only found it after @Craig banned swearing again!
Never have I felt like paying for the loos was actually worth it until that trip!
My local services (10 min drive) but I'm presuming you've only visited the northbound since you've listed it as Welcome Break ? The southbound is completely different. It's bigger, far more modern and is a Roadchef. I know you like specifics Matt, and I'm afraid to say you've only visited Sedgemoor northbound. I request an immediate edit to your post to correct this shocking error.Since I last posted here, I’ve visited Sedgemoor on the M5:
- Sedgemoor (M5, Welcome Break)
That is correct. I have only visited the northbound end, as I went on the way back up the M5 from Brean in September.My local services (10 min drive) but I'm presuming you've only visited the northbound since you've listed it as Welcome Break ? The southbound is completely different. It's bigger, far more modern and is a Roadchef. I know you like specifics Matt, and I'm afraid to say you've only visited Sedgemoor northbound. I request an immediate edit to your post to correct this shocking error.
Time for an update to the slightly strange counting thread I completely forgot I once made... on my recent trip to East Anglia, I managed to visit a new services on the M6 east of Birmingham (a whole stretch of motorway I'd never driven along before!) in the form of Rugby services!As @Jonathan bumped the thread, I may as well update. Since I last posted here, I’ve visited Sedgemoor on the M5:
I have a conundrum for you, though. I have now started periodically visiting Monmouth services, on the A40, during my driving lessons. However, I’ve never actually gone in… we do a forward bay park and a reverse bay park and leave again. If I’ve gone into the car park, but not gone into the building itself, can I say I’ve visited?
- Charnock Richard (M6, Welcome Break)
- Cobham (M25, Extra)
- Fleet (M3, Welcome Break)
- Frankley (M5, Moto)
- Keele (M6, Welcome Break)
- Leigh Delamere (M4, Moto)
- Magor (M4, Roadchef)
- Membury (M4, Welcome Break)
- Norton Canes (M6 Toll, Roadchef)
- Pont Abraham (M4, Roadchef)
- Reading (M4, Moto)
- Sarn Park (M4, Welcome Break)
- Sedgemoor (M5, Welcome Break)
- Stafford (M6, Moto/Roadchef)
- Tamworth (M42, Moto)
- Trowell (M1, Moto)
I don’t properly count service stations, so this conundrum won’t exactly keep me up at night, but I just thought it was an interesting point to consider…