Michaelwood

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Michaelwood
Welcome Break
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Road:	M5 between J13 and J14
Address:	Welcome Break Michaelwood Service Area Lower Wick Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 6DD
Telephone number:	01454 260631
Signposted from the road?	Yes
Opened:	1971
Previous operators:	Mobil, Ross
Grid reference:	ST704954
Services type:	Two sites located between junctions, connected by a pedestrian footbridge.
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Two services staggered along the M5 in a small strip of woodland.

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Facilities

General: BT Openzone, Gamezone, Traffic Information, Showers
Restaurants: Burger King, Coffee Primo, Eat In, KFC
Shops: WH Smith
Fuel: BP (pump types unknown)
Motel: Days Inn (northbound only)

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 from the pay & display booths in each car park, or from the shop within the services.

Trivia

Michaelwood (pronounced 'Mick-all-wood') is for some reason staggered and built to be as narrow as possible. Does anyone know why? It does, however, have some of the highest-standard entrance and exit slips found at a motorway service area.

For a while it has been a mystery as to why the two sides of the services aren't aligned properly (one side is south of the other). Tom Nuttall reckons that it's so that both sides can have the exact same layout in terms of the bridge access, amenities building and car park locations, which presumably was considered the best layout at the time.

Survey Results

In 2008 the services won a five star loo award.

In 2007, the services won a five star loo award. In 2006 they got four stars.

Also in 2006, Holiday Which? rated the services at 3/5.

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Comments and Reviews

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Author: Message: Johnny The postcode given to us is the official one used by Welcome Break. I can't see how a better description than 'M5 junctions 13-14' is needed, especially given that it is signed by name from a mile away, sorting out any SatNav problems. What you will probably find has happened is that your SatNav has not seen Michaelwood as a public road and has tried to send you to the country lane nearby. Posted: 17 Sep 2007, 16:22 gseverard It would be useful if a better description of the location of the Michaelwood Services was given AND a more accurate postcode. The current postcode, fed into a SatNav directs you to the areas behind the Northbound carriageway with a further few miles needed to find the entrance! NOT satisfactory. We also found the restaurant area to be overpriced and not particularly clean. Posted: 17 Sep 2007, 16:13 Johnny The facilities are as follows: Quote: Misc: ATM, Pay Phones, Gamezone, BT Openzone, HA Travel Information WC: Gents, Ladies, Baby Change, Disabled Food/Drink: Burger King, Coffee Primo, EAT IN, KFC Shopping: Retail Store Fuel: BP Motel: Days Inn The nearest cities are Gloucester and Bristol, both around 10 miles away. Posted: 18 Aug 2007, 14:16 Rainbow sheep? what sort of things are in the welcome break and if it has a Bk what is its time of service? Also where is the nearest town from there? xxx Posted: 18 Aug 2007, 11:24 Johnny It is, but you'll have to pay. Posted: 14 Apr 2007, 15:45 Anonymous I need to park my car for around 12 hours, is this possible? Posted: 12 Apr 2007, 18:20 Admin Post your comments and reviews for Michaelwood here, or you can return to Michaelwood. Posted: 08 Jan 2006, 11:15
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