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A34
From Motorway Services Online
Here are details on the services on the A34, starting at Winchester and ending at Oxford. Also on Motorway Services Online: Services on the M3, M4, M40, A40 and the A303.
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Sutton Scotney
Full details: Sutton Scotney
A large Little Chef with toilets, fuel and a motel.
Tot Hill
Between Whitchurch and Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 9ED. [Google Maps link]
Facilities: Little Chef, McDonalds Drive Thru, Shell, Travelodge[book rooms]
Services type: Single site located at a junction.
Notes: The newest services on the A34, Tot Hill was built as part of the Newbury Bypass in 1996.
Chieveley
Full details: Chieveley
Moto MSA at the junction with M4.
Chilton
Southbound only, no HGVs.
Between Newbury and Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 ORW. [Google Maps link]
Facilities: Murco
Services type: Single site located between junctions on the southbound side only.
Notes: The services consist only of a filling station.
Didcot
At Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX14 4TX. [Google Maps link]
Also accessible to traffic on the A4130.
Facilities: McDonalds Drive Thru, BP, Marks and Spencer Simply Food, Premier Inn[book rooms], Table Table (The Apple Cart) Pub-Restaurant
Services type: Single site located at a junction.
Notes: Actually located off the A4130, the McDonalds is a very short distance from the rest of the services and has quite a complicated car park layout. The petrol station has been completely replaced with a new BP Connect, instead of the old-style building with adjacent (and dirty) toilet block.
Oxford Peartree
Full details: Oxford Peartree
Originally a Trusthouse Forte site with two restaurants and two hotels, now a large Little Chef.
Family Farm
Between Kidlington and Wendlesbury, Oxfordshire, OX25 3QQ. [Google Maps link]
Facilities: Little Chef, BP (northbound only), Shell (southbound only)
Services type: Three services (one northbound, two southbound) staggered across the carriageway with no public access between them.
Notes: It's named after the farm that sits behind the Little Chef. This creates a few legal problems because services names should relate to a geographical location if they want to appear on signs. For a couple of years this was the last service station before Birmingham.
The first of the two southbound services consists of only a Shell with lots of room for expansion, whereas the second one houses a Little Chef, several houses and a derelict Fina petrol station, which was well known for being particularly cheap.
The Little Chef used to be on the other side of the petrol station, but was moved in the '80s. The Shell site used to be very quiet and run-down, presumably due to the direct competition. The northbound services are a much later addition.
With thanks to Adrian Atkins and 'Jonathan B4027' for the information used on this page.
