Gordano
| Gordano | |
| Welcome Break | |
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| Road: | M5 at J19 (also accessible to traffic on the A369) |
| Address: | Welcome Break Gordano Motorway Services Area M5 Portbury Bristol Somerset BS20 7XG |
| Telephone number: | 01275 373624 |
| Signposted from the road? | As Starbucks/Waitrose |
| Opened: | 1973 |
| Previous operators: | Trusthouse Forte |
| Grid reference: | ST509756 |
| Services type: | Single site located at a junction. |
| Visit Gordano/Welcome Break's official website | |
Popular services located off a busy junction. A few years ago Gordano's toilets were claimed to be the most modern on the motorway network, and they still take pride in them.
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Facilities
General: Picnic Area, BT Openzone, Welcome Break Gaming, Children's Play Area, Meeting Room, Traffic Information, Showers
Restaurants: Starbucks, Burger King, Eat In, KFC
Shops: WH Smith, Waitrose
Fuel: Shell (pump types unknown)
Motel: Days Inn[book rooms]
Parking Prices
First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £8 and caravans, coaches and HGVs £17.50. These prices include a £2/£7 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 toilets at Gordano costed Welcome Break £1,000,000 to install. No wonder other services' can be so bad!
It was the first services to be built at a junction, as the government conceded that there was not enough space in the area.
Survey Results
In 2008 the services won a five star loo award.
The services won a five-star loo award in 2006 (the petrol station was rated four-star). These results were repeated again in 2007.
The site got top marks in Holiday Which? Magazine's survey in 2006, it was said to have "stylish toilets" and the food was "as good as a local curry house". It didn't come first though, Tebay on the M6 did.
Alternatives
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| Michaelwood (18 miles) Magor (M4 west, 14 miles) Leigh Delamere (M4 east, 31 miles) | Services on the M5 | Sedgemoor (20 miles) |
| Michaelwood (18 miles) Sarn Park (M4 west, 49 miles) Membury (M4 east, 58 miles)) | Welcome Break services | Sedgemoor (North) (M5 northbound, 20 miles) |
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