Warwick

Welcome Break services, M40 between J12 and J13

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Road: M40
Junction: Between J12 and J13
Operator: Welcome Break
Location: Warwickshire CV35 0AA
Telephone: 01926 650168 (northbound) 01926 652080 (southbound)
Signed from the motorway? Yes
Previous operators: none
Previous names: none
Services type: Two sites located between junctions, with no public connection between them.

Official website: Visit Warwick Northbound/Welcome Break's official website | Visit Warwick Southbound/Welcome Break's official website

The southbound services come with a large amount of open space around the side. It's generally a pretty tidy and popular service area, however the parking areas are a little small and often fill up.

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Facilities:

Key: northbound only | southbound only

General: Cash Machine, BT Openzone, Gamezone, Picnic Tables, Conference Room, Children's Play Area, HA Traffic Information, Showers
Food/Drink: Burger King, Coffee Primo, EAT IN, KFC
Shopping: WH Smith, Fonebitz
Fuel: BP (pump types unknown)
Motel: Days Inn

Photos:

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	The front of the services. Photo taken whilst travelling southbound in 2007.
	Looking down the side of the services. That (slightly tacky) outdoor eating area can now be found at all Welcome Breaks and it was brought in after the smoking ban. Photo taken whilst travelling southbound in 2007.
	The eating area with the choices of fast food in the background. Photo taken whilst travelling southbound in 2007.
	The new WH Smith store, with its stock sprawling out accross the building. Photo taken whilst travelling southbound in 2007.
	The Coffee Primo Lounge. Photo taken whilst travelling southbound in 2007.
	Inside that Lounge. Photo taken whilst travelling southbound in 2007.
	The Fonebitz store, when this was taken it was closed for Christmas. Photo taken whilst travelling southbound in 2007.
	The adjacent hotel. Photo taken whilst travelling southbound in 2007.

Trivia:

The northbound Days Inn hotel was closed for a few months in 2007 after the ground floor flooded. Warwick was the starting point for a challenge in the BBC's 'Top Gear', in which the presenters tried to prove that not every car made by British Leyland was bad. They broke down on the exit sliproad.

For a fairly new service station the exit slips are surprisingly short. Also, be warned that the speed humps in the car park are lethal!

Survey results:

In 2006 and again in 2007, the northbound services won a five star loo award and the southbound services won a four star one.

Also in 2006, Holiday Which? rated the services as a 3/5.

Parking Prices:

Vehicle:	For up to 2 hours:	For 2 hours to 24 hours:
Cars:	FREE	£8*
HGVs & Carvans:	FREE	£20**
Coaches:	FREE	£20**
* Price includes a £2 meal voucher, ** Price includes a £7 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:

Hopwood Park Welcome Break services on the M42, 22 miles to the north.
Telford Welcome Break services on the M54, 53 miles to the north.
Corley Welcome Break services on the M6, 26 miles to the north.
Tamworth Moto services on the M42, 35 miles to the north.
Hilton Park Moto services on the M6, 45 miles to the north.
Oxford Welcome Break services on the M40, 53 miles to the south.
Cherwell Valley Moto/Costa & M&S services on the M4, 23 miles to the south.

Comments and Reviews:

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Johnny

It's now been greatly improved and the toilets are a lot better! However, the southbound road layout is God-awful and very confusing for anyone who wasn't expecting it.

Posted: 10 Aug 2007, 16:11

Karen

It's good but the toilets are horrid. It's rural location and picnic areas also give it a bit of a problem with rats.

Posted: 10 Jun 2007, 15:03

Johnny

I think it does, but I'm not sure. It definatly has Coffee Primo.

Posted: 24 Jun 2006, 11:35

Hazza

Along with Hopwood Park, I can recommend this to anyone with families. Picnic area, a nice grass patch for walking dogs or children, play area, as well as children's TV and colouring inside. Yup - these two are both great!

On the other hand. does Warwick have a cafe. Otherwise the only food you can get here is KFC or Burger King!

Posted: 24 Jun 2006, 11:32

Johnny

Clean, nice and recently refurbished. Could do with nicer toilets, though, apparently they were cleaned just a minute ago, but they weren't very pleasant.

Posted: 26 Mar 2006, 15:29

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Posted: 08 Jan 2006, 11:34

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