| Cobham | |
| Extra | |
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| Road: | M25 between J9 and J10 |
| Address: | Land south of M25 adjacent to New Barn Farm Bookham Road Cobham Surrey KT11 3JS |
| Telephone number: | 01494 678876 |
| Signposted from the road? | Yes |
| Opened: | 2012 |
| Grid reference: | TQ110576 |
| Services type: | Single site located between junctions with access to both sides. |
| Visit Cobham/Extra's official website | |
This is the Extra service area on the M25. For the closed service station on the A2, see Services on the A2.
The M25's much-needed fourth service area finally opened in September 2012, bringing brand-spanking new and absolutely huge facilities to the south-western corner of the London Orbital.
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Facilities
General: Children's Play Area, Picnic Area, Quicksilver, Regus Business Lounge, Showers, WiFi
Restaurants: KFC, McDonald's, Starbucks, Eat In, Greggs, Papa John's Pizza, El Mexicana, MooDog Treateries, Chozen Noodle, Dessert Station, Sorriso Cafe
Shops: WHSmith (with Costa Express Krispy Kreme), M&S Simply Food
Fuel: Shell (with: Deli2go Coach toilet drop Costa Express Autogas LPG)
Motel: Days Inn
Trivia and History
During the same week, Beaconsfield services on the M40 were granted planning permission. Cobham was built on the New Barn Farm site.
Upon granting the permission, John Prescott said there was a "a clear and compelling need". Despite this, it was very controversial, especially as the site was built on green belt land. The services themselves are built to the south of the motorway, with an underpass allowing eastbound traffic to access them.
When the plans for the services first went public, they were going to have an LP4 restaurant and an Etap Hotel, but these have now been replaced by Welcome Break's Eat In (with: Papa John's Pizza linked in) and Days Inn respectively. The Starbucks outlet is also run by Welcome Break and is the largest in Europe(!). Meanwhile, the Greggs outlet and the M&S Simply Food store are run by Moto. This was the first time one operator's own brand has been introduced to a rival service station.
An 'Opening Ceremony' was held on Saturday 6th October 2012 to mark the opening of Cobham - details.
A new Coach Toilet Drop Facility is due to open in April 2013. It will be free for Coach drivers with 25 or more passengers and will be located behind the Shell filling station.
Alternatives
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| Clacket Lane (22 miles) Pease Pottage (M23 south, 39 miles) | Services on the M25 |
South Mimms (42 miles) Toddington (M1 north, 51 miles) Beaconsfield (M40 north, 26 miles) Heston (M4 east, 21 miles) Reading (M4 west, 42 miles) Fleet (M3 south, 23 miles) Ripley (A3 south, 5 miles) |
| none on M25 Beaconsfield (M40 north, 26 miles) | Extra services | none |