Derby South

Derby South
Welcome Break
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Road:	A50 between J1 and J2 (also accessible to traffic on the A6)
Address:	A50 Shardlow Derby Derbyshire DE72 2WA
Telephone number:	01332 799666
Signposted from the road?	Yes
Opened:	2004?
Grid reference:	SK425302
Services type:	Two sites located between junctions, with no public connection between them.
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A modern service station on the busy A50 operated by Welcome Break, including a Burger King drive thru on the westbound side.

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Facilities

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

Parking Prices

First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £6 and caravans, coaches and HGVs £14. These prices include a £2/£6 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

The services are on a stretch of the A50 where it shares its route with the A6, so the services manage to serve two roads at once.

Derby South is often referred to as Shardlow, as just a few miles to the west (and slightly to the south of Derby South) lies Extra's new Derby services. The hotel at Derby South is officially named 'Donington', which is also the name of a Moto service area. Confused? You should be!

The sliproads to the services were built long before the services themselves. Despite the services being quite new, they were built with a Little Chef, even though all the other ones at a Welcome Break had closed years ago.

Survey Results

In 2008 the westbound services won a five star loo award.

In 2007, the westbound services won a five star loo award and eastbound a four star.

In 2006, both services won a five star loo award.

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Author: Message: Lew Always a good stop off if you are running early to Alton Towers! Very efficient design, but has every mod con. I like it! Posted: 16 Aug 2010, 12:57 Admin Post your comments and reviews for Derby South here, or you can return to Derby South. Posted: 15 Dec 2007, 17:34
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