| Southwaite | |
| Moto | |
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| Road: | M6 between J41 and J42 |
| Address: | Moto Hospitality Ltd Southwaite Motorway Services Area M6 Broadfield Southwaite Carlisle Cumbria CA4 0NT |
| Telephone number: | 01697 473476 |
| Signposted from the road? | As Costa/Burger King (northbound) Burger King/Costa/M&S (southbound) |
| Opened: | 1972 (northbound) 1977 (southbound) |
| Previous operators: | Taverna, Granada |
| Grid reference: | NY441451 |
| Services type: | Two sites located between junctions, connected by a pedestrian footbridge. |
| Visit Southwaite Northbound/Moto's official website Visit Southwaite Southbound/Moto's official website Facebook Page | |
Always receiving a mixed bag of comments, Southwaite is a fairly old service area on the M6 close to the Scottish Borders. The southbound side is slightly larger and it has a motel as well as an M&S Simply Food shop.
Recently dropped its fuel prices so that it is one of very few services which are competing with local garages.
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Facilities
General: Children's Play Area, Local Information, Picnic Tables, Showers, Wi-Fi
Restaurants: Eat & Drink Co., Burger King, Costa, West Cornwall Pasty Co. (southbound only)
Shops: WHSmith (with Costa Express), M&S Simply Food (southbound only)
Fuel: BP (with: Costa Express)
Motel: Travelodge[book rooms]
Parking Prices
First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £10 and HGVs £18.50, or £20 to include a £9 food voucher.
Prices are paid using PayByPhone - more details. The location code is 2461 (northbound) and 2462 (southbound).
The fees are strictly enforced by CP Plus.
Trivia
When the services first opened the building was only on the northbound side, but southbound traffic could access it using the footbridge. It has always been the most northern motorway service area on the M6 (but not in England, Washington takes that title). In 2008 the motorway was extended northwards and gained a new service area, Todhills, but that is only a rest area, meaning that technically Southwaite can still claim its title.
There are plans to build a second motel here, on the northbound side, but it's not clear what brand it will be as Moto have been looking at brands other than Travelodge.
Survey Results
In August 2011, Visit England rated the services as 3 stars.
In 2006 the services won a four star loo award.
Also in 2006, the services were rated at 4/5 by Holiday Which?
Alternatives
| Previous: | Next: | |
| Tebay (37 miles) Scotch Corner (A66, 61 miles) | Services on the M6 |
Todhills (13 miles) Gretna Green (A74(M), 19 miles) |
| Burton-in-Kendal (M6 northbound, 48 miles) Lancaster (64 miles) Scotch Corner (A66, 61 miles) | Moto services | Todhills (13 miles) |
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