| Hartshead Moor | |
| Welcome Break | |
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| Road: | M62 between J25 and J26 |
| Address: | Hartshead Moor M62 Service Area Clifton Brighouse West Yorkshire HD6 4JX |
| Telephone number: | 01274 876584 |
| Signposted from the road? | As Starbucks/KFC |
| Opened: | 1973 |
| Previous operators: | Ross, Trusthouse Forte |
| Grid reference: | SE168241 |
| Services type: | Two sites located between junctions, connected by a pedestrian footbridge. |
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Hartshead Moor sits deep in the Pennines on the M62. In a recent survey Hartshead was said to have the best baby changing facilities in the UK.
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Facilities
General: Meeting Room, BT WiFi, Welcome Break Gaming, Traffic Information, Showers
Restaurants: Burger King (eastbound only), Starbucks, Eat In, KFC
Shops: WHSmith (with Costa Express Krispy Kreme)
Fuel: Shell (with: Krispy Kreme Costa Express)
Motel: Days Inn[book rooms] (eastbound only)
Parking Prices
First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £10. Further information is not available, please update this if you know.
Prices can be paid in the shop and restaurant, with instructions in each car park. They are strictly enforced by ParkingEye.
Trivia
In 1974 the IRA detonated a bomb on board a coach carrying off-duty members of the armed forces and their family. The incident happened just east of Hartshead services, which formed a temporary depot for the emergency services and it was where the wounded were immediately taken to. A plaque was built outside the services, but as they were extended it ended up in the main foyer. After complaints from the victim's families that this wasn't a suitable location, Welcome Break bosses have met up with them and agreed to build a memorial garden outside the eastbound service area. It was opened with a ceremony on the 4th February 2009.
In the 1990s, it offered a mobile tourist information centre and a greenhouse.
Survey Results
In May 2012, Visit England rated the westbound services as 2 stars and the eastbound side as 3 stars. In August 2011, both sides were given 3 stars.
In 2008 the services won a five star loo award.
In 2007, Hartshead Moor won a five star loo award. The inspectors said that it had the best baby changing facilities in the UK, adding that it was "spotlessly clean".
In 2006, the services won a four star loo award and the westbound services were chosen for having the best baby change facilities in the UK.
Alternatives
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| Birch (22 miles) | Services on the M62 |
Ferrybridge (23 miles) Wetherby (A1 north, 32 miles) Woolley Edge (M1 south, 22 miles) |
| Burtonwood (43 miles) | Welcome Break services |
none on M62 Woodall (M1 south, 49 miles) |