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Moto/Costa & M&S services, M4 between J17 and J18

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Road: M4
Junction: Between J17 and J18
Operator: Moto (signposted as Costa and M&S)
Location: Wiltshire SN14 6LB
Telephone: 01666 842015 (westbound) 01666 837691 (eastbound)
Signed from the motorway? Yes
Previous operators: Taverna, Granada
Previous names: none
Services type: Two sites located between junctions, connected by a pedestrian footbridge.

Official website: Visit Leigh Delamere Westbound/Moto's official website | Visit Leigh Delamere Eastbound/Moto's official website

Two very different but very average services located in the middle of nowhere on the M4. The eastbound side is slightly larger and it has a small field by the hotel as well as a children's play area and a lot more trees.

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Photo taken by Gareth Thomas.

Facilities:

Key: westbound only | eastbound only

General: Cash Machine, Children's Play Area, Pay Phones, Picnic Tables, Business Centre, Local Information, Showers
Food/Drink: Eat & Drink Company, Burger King, Caffè Ritazza, Costa Coffee, Upper Crust, Fork in the Road Restaurant
Shopping: WH Smith, Marks and Spencer Simply Food, Barber Shop, Fonebitz
Fuel: Esso with pumps for Unleaded, Super Unleaded and Diesel
Motel: Travelodge

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Photos:

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	The westbound services, as seen from the pedestrian footbridge. Photo taken whilst travelling eastbound in 2006 by Gareth Thomas.
	The WH Smith store on the westbound side when it was new. Photo taken whilst travelling westbound in 2007 by 'BuhSnarf'. It's used under this Creative Commons licence.
	The restaurant in the early morning. Photo taken whilst travelling westbound in 2009 by Lewis Clarke. It's used under this Creative Commons licence.

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Trivia:

The eastbound service area is almost ten years older than the westbound one, which explains the striking difference between the design of the two sites.

Leigh Delamere is listed by the Highways Agency as an "approved truckstop", something which surprisingly few services are. It's one of three services to offer a Barber Shop, the other two being Lymm on the M6 and Toddington on the M1. To be honest, I'm surprised that these shops haven't suffered the same fate as all the other small shops at Moto services.

Over the past year, the services have seen a major changes to the facilities. T2, Thorntons, Little Chef and a Formula One shop have all gone from both sides, the latter being a huge shop which sold a small amount of Ferrari merchandise. The westbound side used to have Birthdays and Scoop stores, and eastbound had a Web Shop and The Body Shop. In November 2006 the country's first service station WH Smith shop opened here, along with the eastbound Marks and Spencer Simply Food store.

There were once plans to rename the services to Chippenham, and beneath the westbound site lies two buried diggers. Why? Who knows!

The westbound restaurant (unbranded) and eastbound Caffè Ritazza units recently became Costa Coffees.

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Survey results:

In 2006, the services were rated at 4/5 by Holiday Which?

Also in 2006, Leigh Delamere won a four star loo award.

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Parking Prices:

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Alternatives:

• Cardiff West Moto services on the M4, 54 miles to the west.
• Bridgwater Moto services on the M5, 58 miles to the west.
• Severn View Moto services on the M48, 23 miles to the west.
• Michaelwood Welcome Break services on the M5, 28 miles to the west.
• Gordano Welcome Break services on the M5, 28 miles to the west.
• Magor First services on the M4, 32 miles to the west.
• Chieveley Moto/Costa & M&S services on the M4, 40 miles to the east.
• Membury Welcome Break services on the M4, 28 miles to the east.

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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: A Phillips Just to let you all know, they have now started issuing parking fines to people. After working a night shift, I travelled home and pulled into these services (following the police advise to stop and rest if you are feeling tired) Fell asleep in my car for 2 and half hours only to be met 10 days later with a parking fine - so other users beware. They are now fining you for doing the right thing! I didn't see the signs when I pulled in as I was not paying attention to the road, hence the need to rest, but when I went there a few days ago, they have small signs but no number to call. you have to hunt around for the other smaller signs for the number and then you can only pay by mobile phone, so if you dont have a mobile or a debit card... you are stuffed! My advise if you want it is to boycott the services completely and drive a little further and go elsewhere, which is what I will be doing from now on. Just to let you all know, they have now started issuing parking fines to people. After working a night shift, I travelled home and pulled into these services (following the police advise to stop and rest if you are feeling tired) Fell asleep in my car for 2 and half hours only to be met 10 days later with a parking fine - so other users beware. They are now fining you for doing the right thing! I didn't see the signs when I pulled in as I was not paying attention to the road, hence the need to rest, but when I went there a few days ago, they have small signs but no number to call. you have to hunt around for the other smaller signs for the number and then you can only pay by mobile phone, so if you dont have a mobile or a debit card... you are stuffed! My advise if you want it is to boycott the services completely and drive a little further and go elsewhere, which is what I will be doing from now on. Posted: 25 Jun 2009, 13:12 MatthewB6323 As at Cherwell Valley, there hasn't been a direct replacement of Caffe Ritazza by Costa here. There is a Costa westbound but I think this is in space once occupied by Little Chef; a Caffe Ritazza unit remains within the E&DC area. There is no Costa unit eastbound, where Caffe Ritazza still flourish as a separate unit, there being no E&DC eastbound. The other distinguishing feature of Leigh Delamere westbound is the large number of abandoned retail units, now seemingly used as storage space. As at Cherwell Valley, there hasn't been a direct replacement of Caffe Ritazza by Costa here. There is a Costa westbound but I think this is in space once occupied by Little Chef; a Caffe Ritazza unit remains within the E&DC area. There is no Costa unit eastbound, where Caffe Ritazza still flourish as a separate unit, there being no E&DC eastbound. The other distinguishing feature of Leigh Delamere westbound is the large number of abandoned retail units, now seemingly used as storage space. Posted: 17 Nov 2008, 12:41 MatthewB6323 No sign yet of E&DC eastbound, bar the branding of the sandwiches; the generic restaurant remains 'Fork in the Road', which seems to have been an experimental Moto format introduced no later than last year. No sign yet of E&DC eastbound, bar the branding of the sandwiches; the generic restaurant remains 'Fork in the Road', which seems to have been an experimental Moto format introduced no later than last year. Posted: 17 Nov 2008, 00:19 Roadhog There is a pedestrian bridge there. If you wish to drive, you may have to turn around at a junction on the M4. There is a pedestrian bridge there. If you wish to drive, you may have to turn around at a junction on the M4. Posted: 07 Mar 2007, 17:02 Anonymous I'm travelling wetbound buthave atravelodge room booked in eastbound msa - can i drve from one side to the other? I'm travelling wetbound buthave atravelodge room booked in eastbound msa - can i drve from one side to the other? Posted: 06 Mar 2007, 23:50 Admin Post your comments and reviews for Leigh Delamere here, or click here to return to the Services List. Post your comments and reviews for Leigh Delamere here, or click [url=http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/services/leigh/]here[/url] to return to the Services List. Posted: 08 Jan 2006, 12:05
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