Tamworth

Tamworth
Moto
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Road:	M42 at J10 (also accessible to traffic on the A5)
Address:	Tamworth Motorway Services Area Green Lane Wilnecote Tamworth Staffordshire B77 5PS
Telephone number:	01827 260120
Signposted from the road?	As Burger King/Costa/M&S
Opened:	1990
Previous operators:	Granada
Grid reference:	SK244011
Services type:	Single site located at a junction.
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Complete with a fair amount of open space down the side of the services and around the hotel, Tamworth is part of a business park, strategically located along the M42 where it meets the busy A5 road.

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Facilities

General: Local Information, Picnic Area, Children's Play Area, Showers, Wi-Fi
Restaurants: Eat & Drink Co., Burger King, Costa Coffee
Shops: WH Smith, Marks and Spencer Simply Food, Ladbrokes
Fuel: Esso with pumps for Unleaded, Ultimate Unleaded, Diesel and AdBlue
Motel: Travelodge^{[book rooms]}

Parking Prices

First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £8 and HGVs £16, or £18 to include a £7.50 food voucher.

Prices can be paid through the phone, with instructions in each car park. They are strictly enforced by CP Plus.

Trivia

The services' access road actually forms part of a through route, linking a country lane (Green Lane) to the dual carriageway to the M42 (also called Green Lane). It is not a public route and it's only really useful if someone from the nearby housing estates fancies an expensive lunch.

Between 1996 and 1998 there was a Rock Island Diner here in a separate building, which later became Little Chef and then Ladbrokes.

Survey Results

In 2006 the services won a four star loo award.

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Comments and Reviews

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Author: Message: Stan I called into this place in 1991 and it was so bad in terms of quality of food and service I gave it a rest until just before Christmas 2009. To my amazement there had been no improvement. The remaining hot food was inedible (it was 6pm and most of it had been sold with no promise of any fresh food being prepared) the person working behind the food counter covered in pierces looking more like she'd have been happier at a punk show (or anywhere other than where she was) moving at a snail pace causing the queues of customers growing and looking simply rather pathetic. The overall ambiance of the place is worse than a hospital waiting room so I hope I don't have to end up at this place for another 20 years. Posted: 11 Jan 2010, 14:33 Johnny Gets an 'above average' in my books. Not as good as some of our latest ones, but an effort has been made to make it better than what we are normally faced with. Posted: 28 Dec 2006, 20:47 Admin Post your comments and reviews for Tamworth here, or you can return to Tamworth. Posted: 08 Jan 2006, 12:28
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