Killington Lake

Killington Lake
RoadChef
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Road:	M6 southbound between J36 and J37
Address:	Road Chef Motorways Ltd M6 Killington Kendal Cumbria LA8 0NW
Telephone number:	01539 620739
Signposted from the road?	Yes
Opened:	1972
Previous operators:	BP
Grid reference:	SD587911
Services type:	Single site located between junctions on one side of the motorway.
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A popular service area on the M6 southbound in the Lake District, Killington was recently refurbished and it backs on to the Killington Reservoir. Northbound traffic should use Moto's Burton-in-Kendal.

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Facilities

General: BT Openzone, Picnic Area, Meeting Room, Traffic Information
Restaurants: RestBite, The Burger Company, Costa Coffee
Shops: WH Smith
Fuel: BP (pump types unknown)
Motel: Premier Inn^{[book rooms]}

Parking Prices

First two hours free for all vehicles, after which HGVs must pay £16, or £18 to include a £10 food voucher.

Further information is not available, please update this if you know.

Trivia

Killington is RoadChef's oldest site, having opened in 1972, not long after this bit of the M6 itself opened. It's built on a thin bit of land between the motorway and the reservoir (which explains why it's southbound only). I doubt you'd get planning permission for something like this these days.

The services are separated from the motorway by a man-made cutting, the land for which presumably came from the reservoir. They are actually owned by BP, who lease the site out to RoadChef.

In my 1984 atlas, Killington Lake is the only service area marked for providing "limited catering facilities". This has since changed and the services now provide full catering facilities.

The tourist information centre was converted from a workshop in 1997.

Survey Results

In 2006, Holiday Which? gave the services a 3/5, which is odd considering how much praise they get.

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Comments and Reviews

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Author: Message: zippy30 Hear,hear i support u guys at the union as i'm a fellow member from Hamilton Posted: 28 Dec 2008, 23:51 GMB THE UNION FOR ROADCHEF GMB Members at Killington have recently put in grievances against the new owners of the company, for not dealing with a pay rise with their union, and for introducing a new contract, which offers inferior and worse conditions of employment. We would ask all loyal customers to show their support. Posted: 25 Nov 2008, 01:12 Anonymous This service station is lovely. Relaxing area to sit down and have a nice cup of coffee or read a magazine, looking over the lake. Definitely coming back. Posted: 25 Oct 2008, 19:22 turdle dove This roadchef is superb and the lake is mystical it has healing powers. Posted: 18 May 2008, 00:50 Admin Post your comments and reviews for Killington Lake here, or you can return to Killington Lake. Posted: 08 Jan 2006, 12:00
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