Leigh Delamere
| Leigh Delamere | |
| Moto | |
| Road: | M4 between J17 and J18 |
| Address: | Granada Hospitality Ltd Leigh Delamere Motorway Services Area M4 Leigh Delamere Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 6LB |
| Telephone number: | 01666 837691 |
| Signposted from the road? | As Burger King/Costa/M&S |
| Opened: | 1972 |
| Previous operators: | Taverna, Granada |
| Grid reference: | ST890790 |
| Services type: | Two sites located between junctions, connected by a pedestrian footbridge. |
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Two very different but very average services located in the middle of nowhere on the M4. The eastbound side is slightly larger and it has a small field by the hotel as well as a children's play area and a lot more trees.
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Facilities
Westbound
General: Picnic Tables, Business Centre, Local Information, Showers, Wi-Fi
Restaurants: Eat & Drink Co., Burger King, Costa Coffee
Shops: WH Smith, Marks and Spencer Simply Food, Fonebitz
Fuel: Esso with pumps for Unleaded, Super Unleaded and Diesel.
Motel: Travelodge[book rooms]
Eastbound
General: Children's Play Area, Picnic Tables, Local Information, Showers, Wi-Fi
Restaurants: Eat & Drink Co., Burger King, Costa Coffee
Shops: WH Smith, Marks and Spencer Simply Food, Barber Shop, Fonebitz
Fuel: Esso with pumps for Unleaded, Super Unleaded and 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
The eastbound service area is almost ten years older than the westbound one, which explains the striking difference between the design of the two sites.
Leigh Delamere used to be listed by the Highways Agency as an "approved truckstop", but no longer are. It's one of three services to offer a Barber Shop, the other two being Lymm on the M6 and Toddington on the M1. To be honest, I'm surprised that these shops haven't suffered the same fate as all the other small shops at Moto services.
Over the past year, the services have seen a major changes to the facilities. T2, Thorntons, Little Chef, The Sock Shop and a Formula One shop have all gone from both sides, the latter being a huge shop which sold a small amount of Ferrari merchandise. The westbound side used to have Birthdays and Scoop stores, and eastbound had a Web Shop and The Body Shop. In November 2006 the country's first service station WH Smith shop opened here, along with the eastbound Marks and Spencer Simply Food store.
A few years ago the westbound unbranded restaurant and Caffè Ritazza units became Costa Coffees. Recently the eastbound Fork in the Road Restaurant and Upper Crust became EDC and Costa respectively, it's surprising that they lasted as long as they did.
There were once plans to rename the services to Chippenham, and beneath the westbound site lies two buried diggers. Why? Who knows!
In circa 2001 a 'drive-thru' Burger King was added to the petrol station, but it has since closed.
Survey Results
In 2006, the services were rated at 4/5 by Holiday Which?
Also in 2006, Leigh Delamere won a four star loo award.
Alternatives
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| Membury (28 miles) | Services on the M4 |
Magor (32 miles) Severn View (M48, 23 miles) Michaelwood (M5 north, 28 miles) Gordano (M5 south, 28 miles) |
| Chieveley (40 miles) | Moto services |
Cardiff West (54 miles) Severn View (M48, 23 miles) Bridgwater (M5 south, 58 miles) |
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