Taunton Deane

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RoadChef services, M5 between J25 and J26

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Road: M5
Junction: Between J25 and J26
Operator: RoadChef
Location: Somerset TA3 7PF
Telephone: 01823 271111
Signed from the motorway? Yes
Previous operators: none
Previous names: none
Services type: Two sites located between junctions, connected by a pedestrian footbridge.

Official website: Visit RoadChef's official website

A large but crammed service area on the M5 which can get very busy during holiday periods.

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Facilities:

General: Cash Machine, Pay Phones, Picnic Tables, Children's Play Area, BT Openzone
Food/Drink: Costa Coffee, RestBite, Wimpy
Shopping: WH Smith, Fonebitz
Fuel: BP (pump types unknown)
Motel: Premier Inn

Photos:

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The petrol station.

Photo taken whilst travelling southbound in 2005 by David Bushell. It's used under this Creative Commons licence.

Trivia:

Taunton Deane is the only service area to have a Coffee Republic unit rather than the standard RoadChef Costa Coffee, and it used to offer Dr. Beak's Chicken.

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.

In 2006, Holiday Which? graded the services at 3/5.

Parking Prices:

Vehicle:	For up to 2 hours:	For 2 hours to 24 hours:
Cars:	FREE	unknown
HGVs & Carvans:	FREE	£14*
Coaches:	FREE	unknown
* - For an extra £3, the price will include a 37.50 meal voucher. The above prices are intended to be a guide only. Tickets must be renewed after 24 hours, and can be obtained from the 'Pay & Display' meters located in each car park.

Alternatives:

Sedgemoor (South) RoadChef services on the M5 southbound, 24 miles to the north.
Bridgwater Moto services on the M5, 12 miles to the north.
Tiverton Moto services on the M5, 10 miles to the south.
Cullompton Extra/McDonalds services on the M5, 14 miles to the south.

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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

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Latest Update: 15th November 2008

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