| Bothwell | |
| Roadchef | |
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| Road: | M74 southbound between J4 and J5 |
| Address: | Bothwell Motorway Service Area Fallside Road Bothwell Glasgow Lanarkshire G71 8BG |
| Telephone number: | 01698 854123 |
| Signposted from the road? | Yes |
| Opened: | 1975 |
| Grid reference: | NS708598 |
| Services type: | Single site located between junctions on one side of the motorway. |
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A small service area with no hotel on the southbound M74 out of Glasgow. Roadchef have an alternative for northbound traffic, Hamilton.
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Facilities
General: BT WiFi, Conference Centre, Jackpot £500, Traffic Information
Restaurants: Restbite, Costa
Shops: WHSmith (with Costa Express)
Fuel: BP
Motel: none
Parking Prices
First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £10 and HGVs, caravans and coaches £19, or £21 to include a £10 food voucher.
Prices are paid using PayByPhone - more details or in the shop or restaurant. The location code is 5273.
The fees are strictly enforced by CP Plus.
Trivia
In 2009 Roadchef considered selling these services to address their financial concerns.
Survey Results
In 2006, Holiday Which? gave the services a 1/5. They described it as "dreary and cluttered", and its toilets received no marks at all. Roadchef responded to the review by saying that "it isn't the most damning of criticisms". It didn't come last though, Cullompton on the M5 did.
Alternatives
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| none on M74 Stirling (M80, 25 miles) | Services on the M74 |
Hamilton (M74 northbound, 5 miles) Happendon (17 miles) |
| none | Roadchef services | Annandale Water (50 miles) |