Annandale Water

Annandale Water
RoadChef
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Road:	A74(M) at J16 (also accessible to traffic on the B7076)
Address:	Annandale Water Motorway Service Area A74(M) Junction 16 Johnstonebridge Lockerbie Dumfriesshire DG11 1HD
Telephone number:	01576 470870
Signposted from the road?	Yes
Opened:	1995
Previous operators:	Blue Boar
Grid reference:	NY103925
Services type:	Single site located at a junction.
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A popular service area offering views from around a lake, located on the main route from Carlisle to Glasgow.

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Facilities

General: BT Openzone, Picnic Area, Traffic Information
Restaurants: Costa Coffee, RestBite, Wimpy
Shops: WH Smith
Fuel: BP with pumps for Unleaded, Super Unleaded and Diesel
Motel: Premier Inn^{[book rooms]}

Parking Prices

First two hours free for all vehicles, after which HGVs must pay £16, or £18 to include a £10 food voucher.

Further information is not available, please update this if you know.

Trivia

The services are located in deep rural Scotland and they were one of just three to be built by Blue Boar - the company that built Watford Gap. Unusually, RoadChef haven't bulldozed it and replaced it with something more modern. Perhaps they want to keep the rural atmosphere.

They're the first RoadChef services you'll pass as you head north of the border.

Survey Results

In March 2010 the services were awarded for their health and safety practices.

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Comments and Reviews

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Author: Message: Anonymous Stop here often as friend works here Costa does get busy but staff are sound and whats anything got to do with you if someone is overweight!!! People like you are w*****s, who make life difficult for some people get a grip and grow up!! Posted: 29 Jul 2010, 22:31 Anonymous Yeah, u right about Costa coffee at Annadale Water. theres always a really long queue and it takes ages to get served. Once you get to the front of the queue you wonder why you bothered in the first place. Crap place and crap coffee. Posted: 14 Jul 2010, 12:37 Anonymous Costa Coffee at Annandale Water is one of the dirtiest and untidy coffee shops on any British motorway. I've been here twice now but won't stop here ever again. What a dump! The staff are surly, grossly overweight, spotty and unwashed. It's hard to find a table that has been cleared and the floor is covered in crumbs, spilled sugar and litter. This place has got to be the pits. And the coffee? Well, if you really want to drink a bucket of frothy brown foam, go ahead, but it's not what I would describe as coffee. Posted: 07 Jul 2010, 14:46 Alan Curious. I stopped here on the way down to Yorkshire and bought some screenwash from the WH Smith shop. My bank statement labelled the transaction as coming from "Blue Boar MSA, Lockerbie". So, just like Bolton West it cannot escape its past. Posted: 09 Jan 2010, 14:37 Kenny B Sadly, the guy below who gave this ten out of ten WAS right. This used to be a fantastic treat, quite possibly the best in the UK, with home cooked fresh food, nice surroundings, friendly service. Ah, the memories... So what a disappointment to stop recently and find it under new management as perhaps the worst motorway stop in the UK in recent memory. Atrocious food. My fish & chips which looked the best of a bad lot was soggy and far from fresh, and awful chips that had been boiled in oil. When I asked for tartare sauce they reluctantly went away and came back several minutes later with one of the worst examples I've tasted. My girlfriend had to settle for a boring cheese sandwich because they had NOTHING vegetarian on the menu. The staff couldn't care less. The prices were rip off. All in all, one to avoid in the future for anything other than a breakdown within walking distance. Utterly utterly awful! Posted: 03 Oct 2009, 19:17 Anonymous I visited this service station today and was appalled by the picnic area!!!! It was covered in dirt droppings from the duck, swans and what looked like dogs!!! Ihad a German Shepherd with me and i was unable to allow him to walk around this area for fear of him picking up something!! I know that the ducks and swans are lovely to see but surely it would make a better impression if someone at least cleaned up after them every now and again. whilst there i was appalled to see an elderly couple with their two dogs walking behind them, unleashed, and allowed to soil the park area, without any concern from them and even though they knew I saw them they doid nothing to clear up after their dogs. this is a lovely sight with the water and everything but it is badly let down by the mess!! Posted: 14 Jul 2009, 23:30 Alan Another service area that replaced Little Chefs. The old A74 used to go right through Johnstonebridge village which lies to the west of the Motorway junction and had a little Chef and petrol Station on each side of the road. These both closed when Annandale opened in 1996, but if you go into Johnstonebridge the closed southbound Little Chef and Fuel forecourt are still there. Posted: 09 Nov 2008, 18:51 Gavin Brilliant! Ten out of ten! If you're ever at this part of the county- this is the MSA you should use! Posted: 07 Oct 2005, 17:39 Admin Post your comments and reviews for Annandale Water here, or you can return to Annandale Water. Posted: 21 Aug 2005, 19:48
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