Rownhams

Rownhams
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Road:	M27 between J3 and J4
Address:	Motor Way Service Station Rownhams Lane Rownhams Southampton Hampshire SO16 8AP
Telephone number:	02380 734480
Signposted from the road?	Yes
Opened:	1976
Grid reference:	SU388177
Services type:	Two sites located between junctions, connected by pedestrian subway.
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The only 'proper' services on the entire south coast route, Rownhams feels fairly rural but it's located on a very busy stretch of motorway. Not only does it cater for west-east traffic, but it also carries north-south traffic heading between Southampton on the M271 at J3 and London and The Midlands on the M3 at J4. Despite this, the services are usually fairly quiet and not all that pretty. They form an unofficial gateway to the New Forest.

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Facilities

General: BT Openzone, Picnic Tables, Children's Play Area (westbound only), Traffic Information, LPW Truck Wash
Restaurants: RestBite, Wimpy (westbound only), Costa Coffee
Shops: reStore, Surf Shack
Fuel: Esso (pumps include LPG)
Motel: Premier Inn^{[book rooms]} (westbound only)

Parking Prices

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

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Trivia

The services are sunk in to a two metre cutting to minimise their impact on the local area, considering it is close to the New Forest. Due to this, the services are one of few which feature a purpose-built subway under the motorway connecting the two sides. Very few services share this design, the closest to it is probably the unbuilt Hatfield services.

The westbound services also forms one of five bases for Boarhunt, a local recovery service. If there are significant delays at Southampton's docks most lorries are told to wait at the services.

Allegedly, the services' used to have a slogan: 'not another MSA'. You can take that whichever way you like...

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Author: Message: mikejohn To have a cup of tea at the Services, the minimum price is £1.99 which is scandalous. We use the toilets but refuse to buy refeshment there. What has happened to the days when one could buy a pot of tea, get 2 cups out of it for a reasonable price. Mike Posted: 19 Aug 2010, 19:07 mrs pa pratt paula smith roadchef.com to confirm complaint was directed at restbite at rownams services on the m27 westbound regards mrs pa pratt Posted: 22 Feb 2010, 21:25 Anonymous What do expect? DRINK YOUR COFFEE AND HAVE BETTER THINGS TO MOAN ABOUT. Posted: 02 Sep 2008, 08:29 Graham My wife and I decided to call at Rownhams Services M27 today. A coffee etc was rquired so we decided to use the Costa Coffe stall. The young lady who served us must have been the worst I have ever met for being off hand and plainly disinterested in her job. Her name was Marcella and we named her 'miserable marcells'. Nor were we the only ones to comment and the general comment seemed to be that smiles and pleasantries were out of order this morning. I will not call back at this pit stop to meet this kind of rudeness again. After 35 years in sales I am well aware that some morning we feel off, however this must NEVER come across when serving customers or during selling, which is effectively what she is doing....or not as the case may be. There you are, another comment from a grumpy old man? i think not, rather dissatisfaction from a customer....we are your source of income/profit so get some training under way!! Graham Posted: 10 Apr 2006, 19:18 Admin Post your comments and reviews for Rownhams here, or you can return to Rownhams. Posted: 08 Jan 2006, 12:19
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