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Welcome Break services, M6 between J27 and J28

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Road: M6
Junction: Between J27 and J28
Operator: Welcome Break
Location: Lancashire PR7 5LR
Telephone: 01257 791494
Signed from the motorway? Yes
Previous operators: Trusthouse Forte
Previous names: none
Services type: Single site built upon the motorway.

Official website: Visit Charnock Richard/Welcome Break's official website

A very old service area offering all the basic facilities. The fast food is on the bridge.

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Photo taken by Alexander P Kapp, it's used under this Creative Commons licence.

Facilities:

General: Cash Machine, Pay Phones, Meeting Room, BT Openzone, Coach Driver's Haven, Gamezone, Conference Room, HA Traffic Information, Showers
Food/Drink: Burger King, Coffee Primo, EAT IN, KFC
Shopping: WH Smith
Fuel: Shell (pump types unknown)
Motel: Days Inn

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Photos:

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	The services on a dire day. Photo taken whilst travelling northbound in 2007 by Alexander P Kapp. It's used under this Creative Commons licence.
	The services straddling the M6. That bridge is quite a blocky thing, but inside it's a lot nicer. Photo taken whilst travelling southbound in 2007 by Kenneth Allen. It's used under this Creative Commons licence.
	The services, looking south, at some time in the 1960s. It appeared on the front of a postcard from that time, when the service station was a fundamental part of the holiday itself.
	A similar view, looking south. The generic caption of 'the restaurant' limits this almost entirely to 1963.
	Another view of the services in the '60s. What were those people doing, sitting on the bank?
	Looking inside the typical 1960s restaurant. Would it be fair to say Fortes were proud of these services?

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Trivia:

Charnock Richard was the first service area to open on the M6. It opened in 1963 and like other services from its time, the fast food is on the bridge. In 2006, the bridge had to be restructured because it was close to falling on to the motorway!

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Survey results:

In 2008 the southbound services won a five star loo award.

In 2007, Charnock Richard won a four star loo award.

In 2006, Holiday Which? gave the services a 2 out of 5 and they won a five star loo award.

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Parking Prices:

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Alternatives:

• Lancaster Moto services on the M6, 25 miles to the north.
• Blackburn with Darwen Extra/McDonalds services on the M65, 15 miles to the north.
• Keele Welcome Break services on the M6, 54 miles to the south.
• Lymm Moto services on the M6, 23 miles to the south.
• Burtonwood Welcome Break services on the M62, 20 miles to the south.

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Comments and Reviews:	Showing the most recent responses only: for the full thread and the ability to edit your own posts, you need to view the topic in the forums.
Author: Message: The insider in training The insider in training wrote: Coachdriver cards are going byebye from the 1st Feb. That will be fun when it's busy. And will we get told how to recognise the thousands of different ID coachdrivers can carry? Nope. Oh well, at least it wont freeze the tills. Heh, forgot to say it's because we're going back to a manual system! Told you I was only in training. [quote="The insider in training"]Coachdriver cards are going byebye from the 1st Feb. That will be fun when it's busy. And will we get told how to recognise the thousands of different ID coachdrivers can carry? Nope. Oh well, at least it wont freeze the tills.[/quote] Heh, forgot to say it's because we're going back to a manual system! Told you I was only in training. Posted: 21 Dec 2008, 00:18 The insider in training Coachdriver cards are going byebye from the 1st Feb. That will be fun when it's busy. And will we get told how to recognise the thousands of different ID coachdrivers can carry? Nope. Oh well, at least it wont freeze the tills. Coachdriver cards are going byebye from the 1st Feb. That will be fun when it's busy. And will we get told how to recognise the thousands of different ID coachdrivers can carry? Nope. Oh well, at least it wont freeze the tills. Posted: 21 Dec 2008, 00:17 Yorkie Called in to Charnock Richard three times, this last two weeks got to hand it to them called on all occasions between 10pm -11.30pm the site was well stocked in the shop rest rooms clean ( a bit smelly ) it was spotlessly clean everwhere else very very impressed, take a look on the carparks that is a good sign of the standard you are going to be met with,I could not fault Charnocks it was unbelivebly clean round the kerbstones as well, it was a pleasure to sit and have a break there well done charnock, Ps there was a little 4 legged critter about but it was away from the building. Called in to Charnock Richard three times, this last two weeks got to hand it to them called on all occasions between 10pm -11.30pm the site was well stocked in the shop rest rooms clean ( a bit smelly ) it was spotlessly clean everwhere else very very impressed, take a look on the carparks that is a good sign of the standard you are going to be met with,I could not fault Charnocks it was unbelivebly clean round the kerbstones as well, it was a pleasure to sit and have a break there well done charnock, Ps there was a little 4 legged critter about but it was away from the building. Posted: 27 Aug 2008, 12:58 da good service always full bitt of wate if coach turns up with lots of people shop selling good range of newspapers and good range of road maps. good service always full bitt of wate if coach turns up with lots of people shop selling good range of newspapers and good range of road maps. Posted: 05 Sep 2007, 19:09 Admin Post your comments and reviews for Charnock Richard here, or click here to return to the Services List. Post your comments and reviews for Charnock Richard here, or click [url=http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/services/charnock/]here[/url] to return to the Services List. Posted: 24 Sep 2005, 10:05
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