Exeter

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Exeter
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Road:	M5 at J30 (also accessible to traffic on the A376 and the A379)
Address:	Moto Hospitality Ltd Exeter Motorway Services Area Sidmouth Road Exeter EX2 7HF
Telephone number:	01392 436266
Signposted from the road?	As Burger King/M&S
Opened:	1977
Previous operators:	Granada
Grid reference:	SX967918
Services type:	Single site located at a junction.
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The last services on the M5 (located just before the road splits into two routes across Devon), Exeter sits in an industrial estate and is connected to the local cycle network. Its location means that it can get very busy during holiday times.

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Facilities

General: Local Information, Picnic Tables, Children's Play Area, Showers, Wi-Fi
Restaurants: Eat & Drink Co., Burger King, Harry Ramsden's, Costa Coffee
Shops: WH Smith, Marks and Spencer Simply Food, Ladbrokes
Fuel: BP with pumps for Unleaded, Ultimate Unleaded, Diesel and Ultimate Diesel
Motel: Travelodge^{[book rooms]}

Parking Prices

First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £8 and HGVs £18, or £20 to include a £7.50 food voucher.

Prices can be paid through the phone, with instructions in each car park. They are strictly enforced by CP Plus.

Trivia

Exeter is the most southern motorway service station in the UK and it was the only one with a Harry Ramsden's waitress service. In fact, it was the last one to lose the store all together, although there is still one in a separate building next to the hotel. The hotel's website claims that it offers alcohol, which would be illegal, does anyone know what the story is here?

In March 2006 the services gained a Marks and Spencers store, which was opened by Exeter FC manager Alex Inglethorpe. For quite a while the services didn't have any coffee shops, which was a rarity. There is now a Costa Coffee here.

Survey Results

In 2006 the services won a four star loo award and were graded 4/5 by Holiday Which?.

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Comments and Reviews

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Author: Message: Anonymous A planning application has been submitted (12/01/10) to expand the main building by around 300 square metres by the front lobby. The new extension will house a relocated WHSmiths, with the old shop being largely used for storage and an expanded games area. Posted: 21 Jan 2010, 16:14 Anonymous Always stop here as since they opened the marks and spencer food I buy a lot of my holiday food here instead of carting it all from home lovely food I must say Posted: 27 Jul 2009, 07:31 Peggy I made a stop here in August 2008 on my way to Dartmouth for a camping holiday. We had a horrible experience. The Experience Itself We pulled off the motorway onto the J30 slip road, only to meet horrendously long traffic queues. I took around 20 minutes before we got onto the roundabout itself. That was when we found out that the reason for the queues was a Rugby Cup Final match in Exeter itself. It took another half hour getting round the roundabout. When we got to the services itself, it was hard to park because there was only 10 spare spaces. At the Burger King outlet, it took quarter of an hour to get served, then another 5 minutes for food. Nicely, getting out was a breeze. (It's a lovely stop, but not in crowds) Posted: 20 Jul 2009, 11:39 James There's a Sainsbury's with a restaurant and petrol station a few miles further on, off the A30, which tends to be cheaper -- take the A377 (the first junction after M5 J31) into Exeter, then follow the signs to "Superstore". Posted: 07 Apr 2009, 14:24 Anonymous A nice station and the last stop in civilisation before the lovely wide open moors of Cornwall. A real pain to get to though, a huge gyroscopic roundabout with roadworks on, leading to another tight and tricky roundabout on a bend with traffic lights on it! There're also 2 ways to get out, one avoids a stop sign and if you go the way with the stop sign then you can be stopped for quite some time, look out for that! Good, clean services though with a Burger King, nice big shop and lots of useful maps, leaflets etc on Devon and Cornwall. Posted: 14 Sep 2008, 14:57 Richard Had an enjoyable (??) visit here once or twice. Can be quite busy, and not the easiest to access. Annoyingly close to J29. Posted: 20 Feb 2006, 17:20 Admin Post your comments and reviews for Exeter here, or you can return to Exeter. Posted: 25 Sep 2005, 08:20
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