Abington

Abington
Welcome Break
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Road:	M74 and A74(M) at J13 (also accessible to traffic on the A702 and the B7078)
Address:	Welcome Break Abington Motorway Services Area M74 Abington Biggar South Lanarkshire ML12 6RG
Telephone number:	01864 502637
Signposted from the road?	Yes
Opened:	1993
Grid reference:	NS929250
Services type:	Single site located at a junction.
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A small service area located in the rolling hills of Lanarkshire. It's located where the A74(M) motorway becomes the M74, so the services serve two routes even though in reality there's only one. A recent survey concluded that the services have the best toilets of all motorway services in Scotland.

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Facilities

General: BT Openzone, Meeting Room, Welcome Break Gaming, Traffic Information, Showers
Restaurants: Starbucks, Burger King, Eat In
Shops: WH Smith
Fuel: Shell (pump types unknown)
Motel: Days Inn^{[book rooms]}

Parking Prices

First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £8 and caravans, coaches and HGVs £17.50. These prices include a £2/£7 food voucher respectively.

Prices can be paid in the shop and restaurant, with instructions in each car park. They are strictly enforced by ParkingEye.

Trivia

Abington is the first service area alphabetically. That's still trivia!

Survey Results

In 2008 the services won a five star loo award. They came top in the Scottish motorway services category.

In 2006 and again in 2007, the services won a three-star loo award.

Also in 2006, the services were rated 3/5 by Holiday Which?

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Comments and Reviews

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Author: Message: Frequent Flyer Hotel and staff very good. Services clean with tasty food, helpful staff. Fuel prices grossly inflated with poor service and an empty chilled drinks cabinet. Staff need a smile transplant but if I worked in there I'd be miserable as well! Posted: 13 Aug 2010, 08:44 Alan Stopped here for the firstb time in ages yesterday. Welcome Break seem to have got it just right. Yes it has Burger King and WH Smith , giving some high st influence, but these are balanced by the Coffee Primo lounge and newly refurbished Eat In restaurant. The different restaurant and retail areas are clearly defined and the steak pie i had in the Eat In was tasty. Posted: 11 Aug 2009, 20:57 Alan Like Gretna down the road, Abington also replaces Little Chefs northbound and southbound which were situated just a few miles south by the village of Abington. They were offset and I think the northbound one was slightly further south. Posted: 09 Nov 2008, 18:48 Admin Post your comments or reviews for Abington here, or you can return to Abington. Posted: 20 Aug 2005, 17:57
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