Taunton Deane

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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
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 Openzone, Picnic Tables, Children's Play Area, Meeting Room, Traffic Information
Restaurants: RestBite, Wimpy, Costa Coffee
Shops: WH Smith
Fuel: Shell (pump types unknown)
Motel: Premier Inn^{[book rooms]}

Parking Prices

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

Further information is not available, please update this if you know.

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'.

It has been suggested that the northbound services were built at a different date to the southbound ones, and possibly by different companies.

Survey Results

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.

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Comments and Reviews

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Author: Message: Anonymous Hi i agree with this post as i now someone who works there it is a shame but i dont think any of the road chef managment will see this Posted: 05 Apr 2009, 09:06 Anonymous It is a great shame to here from members of staff that are employed at Road Chef that the treatment they receive regarding their so called breaks- they have to work very hard and spend long hours on their feet, some of them covering extra shifts because management have not sorted the staffing correctly-they even if it is busy which you can imagine over the Bank Holiday period can be exceptionaly hectic, that they don't even get a chance to even have a break! this seems to be "custom and practice" so I feel as a visitor that your staff should have regular rest periods,and treated with respect. Posted: 25 Sep 2008, 17:30 Admin Post your comments and reviews for Taunton Deane here, or you can return to Taunton Deane. Posted: 08 Jan 2006, 11:28
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