| Taunton Deane | |
| Roadchef | |
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| Road: | M5 between J25 and J26 |
| Address: | Taunton Deane Motorway Services Area M5 Trull Taunton Somerset TA3 7PF |
| Telephone number: | 01823 271111 |
| Signposted from the road? | Yes |
| Opened: | 1976 (southbound) 1989 (northbound) |
| Grid reference: | ST195203 |
| Services type: | Two sites located between junctions, connected by a pedestrian footbridge. |
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A large but crammed service area on the M5 which can get very busy during holiday periods.
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Facilities
General: BT WiFi, Picnic Tables, Children's Play Area, Meeting Room, Traffic Information
Restaurants: Restbite, The Burger Company, Costa, Pasty Presto (southbound only)
Shops: WHSmith (with Costa Express Krispy Kreme)
Fuel: Shell (with: Costa Express)
Motel: Days Inn[book rooms]
Parking Prices
First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £10 and HGVs, caravans and coaches £17, or £19 to include a £10 food voucher.
Prices are paid using PayByPhone - more details or in the shop or restaurant. The location code is 5270 (northbound) and 5271 (southbound).
The fees are strictly enforced by CP Plus.
Trivia
Until recently the services provided Coffee Republic rather than Costa Coffee. It also used to offer Dr Beak's Chicken.
The motel's website actually suggests Sedgemoor services as a place to visit, under 'tourist information'.
The northbound services were built about 10 years after the southbound side, previously northbound traffic had to cross the road using the bridge. Southbound was first planned in 1969, eight years before opening.
In 1989 a motel was built on the southbound side, one was later planned on the northbound side but this never happened. A play area was added in 1993.
Shell operate the filling stations here.
Survey Results
In May 2012, Visit England rated the northbound services as 2 stars and southbound as 3 stars. In August 2011, both sides received 2 stars.
In September 2008, the services were one of two places to be rated 0 stars by Taunton Deane Council's food safety team. In October they were rated again and this time the service station got two stars and the Wimpy three, and in December the Costa Coffee and Wimpy units were both rated five starts - a rating given only to places with excellent hygiene and where they're very confident in the management.
In 2006, Holiday Which? graded the services at 3/5.
Alternatives
| Previous: | Next: | |
| Bridgwater (12 miles) | Services on the M5 |
Tiverton (10 miles) Cullompton (14 miles) |
| Sedgemoor (South) (M5 southbound, 24 miles) | Roadchef services | none |