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Blue Boar
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Blue Boar owned the first service area at Watford Gap on the M1. They were offered it as compensation for the reduced traffic on the A5 (where they owned a petrol station and several hotels), now that it is by-passed by the M1.
At the time, Watford Gap became popular and famous amongst travellers and party-goers. It is still known nationally and nostalgically as 'The Blue Boar'.
In 1995 Blue Boar sold their business to RoadChef, who later bought Take a Break, as part of their plans to enlarge their company and become 'the UK's fastest growing motorway services operator'. RoadChef have since refurbished all of Blue Boar's sites.
Facilities
Blue Boar's facilities included:
General: Pay Phones
Food/Drink: Waitress Restaurant (pre c1965), Self-Service Restaurant (post c1965)
Shopping: unknown
Fuel: unknown
Motel: unknown
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Blue Boar Services
The following services were owned by Blue Boar:
- Annandale Water (A74(M))
- Northampton (M1)
- Stafford (South) (M6) (southbound only)
- Watford Gap (M1)