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Welcome Break services, M4 at J30

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Road: M4 (also accessible to traffic on the A4232)
Junction: J30
Operator: Welcome Break
Location: South Lanarkshire ML12 6RG
Telephone: unknown
Signed from the motorway? Yes
Previous operators: Granada
Previous names: none
Services type: Single site located at a junction.

Official website: Visit Cardiff Gate/Welcome Break's official website

Cardiff Gate is a small service station which is part of Cardiff Gate International Business Park. It was recently bought by Welcome Break and has been said to have the best toilets of all Welsh motorway services.

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Facilities:

General: Cash Machine, BT Openzone, Gamezone, HA Traffic Information, Showers
Food/Drink: Burger King, Coffee Primo, EAT IN
Shopping: WH Smith
Fuel: Total (pump types unknown)
Motel: none

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Trivia:

Cardiff Gate was many of the smaller services built by Granada and then sold off during the 'big shrink', in a similar fashion to many of the ones along roads like the A34.

In July 2007 Welcome Break bought the site for £650,000 and over a few months they brought in their facilities. The move was presumably to rival Moto's nearby Cardiff West, and it added another 60 staff to the 4,000 already working in the area.

The services have 180 car parking spaces including 15 disabled spaces, 35 HGV spaces and 5 caravan spaces.

The services featured in the 2008 Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special, where at the start of the services (and in the promotional) Gavin is taking a phone call in the car park. Later in the episode, Nessa, Dave, Bryn and baby Neil are in the services' game arcade. On Christmas Day a follow-up behind-the-scenes show featured more of the cast and crew in the services. It looked like the services formed the base for the filming of the entire episode.

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Survey results:

In 2008 the services won a five star loo award. They came top in the Welsh motorway services category.

In 2006, Holiday Which rated Cardiff Gate as 2 out of 5.

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Parking Prices:

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Alternatives:

• Sarn Park Welcome Break services on the M4, 22 miles to the west.
• Cardiff West Moto services on the M4, 8 miles to the west.
• Michaelwood Welcome Break services on the M5, 32 miles to the east.
• Gordano Welcome Break services on the M5, 26 miles to the east.
• Magor First services on the M4, 16 miles to the east.

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Author: Message: Johnny Was the petrol station not open? Was the petrol station not open? Posted: 04 Jul 2008, 16:30 Anonymous Beware. This is not a real 24hour service station. I had to leave and be locked out at 9.30pm on a ice cold December night when I was waiting for recovery. Beware. This is not a real 24hour service station. I had to leave and be locked out at 9.30pm on a ice cold December night when I was waiting for recovery. Posted: 03 Jul 2008, 20:04 John J I visited this one for the first time last week. I have driven past so often an not known it was there(Junc 30, M4) as all the motorway signs are down whilst the road is being widened, But was glad I did stop. Fab quite services. I visited this one for the first time last week. I have driven past so often an not known it was there(Junc 30, M4) as all the motorway signs are down whilst the road is being widened, But was glad I did stop. Fab quite services. ^.^ Posted: 21 Nov 2007, 09:16 Admin Post your comments and reviews for Cardiff Gate here, or click here to return to the Services List. Post your comments and reviews for Cardiff Gate here, or click [url=http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/services/cardiffg/]here[/url] to return to the Services List. Posted: 10 Nov 2006, 18:41
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