Reading

Reading
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Road:	M4 between J11 and J12
Address:	Reading Motorway Service Area Burghfield Reading Berkshire RG30 3UQ
Telephone number:	01189 566966
Signposted from the road?	As Burger King/Costa/M&S
Opened:	1995
Previous operators:	Mobil?, Granada
Grid reference:	SU671699
Services type:	Two sites located between junctions, with no public connection between them.
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One of the large atrium-built services built as two separate developments around the M4 - eastbound is slightly larger. Recent refurbishments have removed many of shops which had it stand out slightly.

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Facilities

Westbound

General: Local Information, Showers, Lucky Coin, Moto Free WiFi
Restaurants: Eat & Drink Co., Burger King, Costa, Upper Crust, West Cornwall Pasty Co.
Shops: WHSmith (with Costa Express Krispy Kreme), M&S Simply Food, Fone Bitz
Fuel: BP (with: Costa LPG)
Motel: Travelodge^{[book rooms]}

Eastbound

General: Children's Play Area, Local Information, Moto Meetings, Showers, Lucky Coin, Moto Free WiFi
Restaurants: Eat & Drink Co., Burger King, Costa, West Cornwall Pasty Co.
Shops: WHSmith (with Costa Express Krispy Kreme), M&S Simply Food, Fone Bitz
Fuel: BP (with: Costa AdBlue Containers LPG)
Motel: Travelodge^{[book rooms]}

Parking Prices

First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £11 and HGVs £20, or £21.50 to include a £9 food voucher.

Prices are paid using PayByPhone - more details. The location code is 2457 (westbound) and 2456 (eastbound).

The fees are strictly enforced by CP Plus.

Trivia

Reading is located not too far from Chieveley, so much so that when it opened the signs for Chieveley were removed in order to reduce the stress on it. Chieveley's junction has since been improved and the signs have gone back up.

It is thought that the services are built on an old landfill site(!)

The original plans for the services had the westbound amenity building further from the road, with both car parks being west of their respective amenity buildings and the motel to the west of that. In circa 2001 a 'drive-thru' Burger King was going to be added to the petrol station, like at Stafford (North) and Leigh Delamere, but the plans were withdrawn. Could Granada have been looking to add one to all their services?

The westbound side has Rear Access onto Deans Copse Road.

Survey Results

In May 2012, Visit England rated the westbound services as 3 stars, and eastbound as 4 stars. In August 2011, they gave both sides 4 stars.

In 2009 the services were deemed the most expensive by Which? Motoring, with five popular snacks costing over £10.

In 2006 the services won a four star loo award.

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

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