Sutton Scotney

Sutton Scotney
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Road:	A34 between Winchester and Whitchurch
Address:	Granada Services By-Pass Sutton Scotney Winchester Hampshire SO21 3JY (Google Maps link)
Signposted from the road?	Yes
Opened:	1986
Grid reference:	SU458399
Services type:	Two sites located between junctions, with no public connection between them.

An oversized Little Chef at the bottom of the A34, built as part of a plan for 'bigger things' for motorway services.

Facilities

General: Separate toilets, picnic tables
Restaurants: Little Chef, Coffee Tempo!
Shops: unknown
Fuel: Shell
Motel: Travelodge^{[book rooms: north south]}

Trivia

These services were planned to have a Little Chef for quite a while, to replace a site at Privett demolished during roadworks. By the time the plans started to materialise, Little Chef's owners Trusthouse Forte had acquired Welcome Break, so they included a Welcome Break shop, Granary restaurant and separate toilets within the plans for the services. The services opened in 1986 as a Little Chef but with smaller Welcome Break signs below, and it was supposed to be a sign of grander things for a-road services.

When Trusthouse Forte and their owners Granada were forced to sell Welcome Break, Sutton Scotney was one of the few services which didn't need to be sold, so it was branded as Granada until Moto came along who sold the site.

The Little Chef was to the left of the building and the Granary to the right. The Granary was later replaced with conference facilities, and this then became a Burger King which closed recently.

Alternatives

With thanks to Paul Walker for the information used on this page.