A46

Revision as of 09:36, 17 June 2012

Here are details on the services on the A46, starting at Tewkesbury and ending at Lincoln. Also on Motorway Services Online: Services on the M1, M5, M6, M40, A1 and the A45.

Teddington Hands

Between Tewkesbury and Evesham, Gloucestershire, GL20 8NE. [Google Maps link]

Operator: Murco Petroleum (formally 'Petrol Express')
Facilities: Murco, Costcutter, Teddington Hands Pub Motel^[website]
Services type: Single site located at a junction.

Notes: Located on the Teddington Hands Roundabout. With the Motel on the Westbound (left Side) and the Filling Station & Forecourt on the Eastbound (Right Side). There is also a Fox's Saddlery opposite the Filling Station that has nothing to do with the Services. Recently, the Texaco was rebranded in favour of Murco with the Costcutter still remaining.

Vale

Between Tewkesbury and Evesham, Gloucestershire, WR11 6QP. [Google Maps link]

Operator: Phoenix Service Station Ltd.
Facilities: The Vale Cafeteria, BP (with Costa Express)
Services type: Single site located at the side of the road.

Notes: none.

The BP filling station is open 24hrs

Evesham

At Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 4TP. [Google Maps link]

Also accessible to traffic on the A4184.
Operator: Co-Operative
Facilities: Table Table, Premier Inn^{[book rooms]}, Texaco, The Co-Operative Food (with Costa Express)
Services type: Single site located at a junction.

Notes: Located next to Evesham Country Park.

The Link

No HGVs.
At Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 2UT. [Google Maps link]

Opened: 1998
Facilities: McDonald's, Morrisons, Frankie and Benny's, Fayre & Square, Parking
Services type: Single site located at a junction.

Notes: These Services are located near Four Pools Industrial Estate (adjacent). The Services aren't 24 hours, The Services opened with a Little Chef and Burger King, these have since closed.

Oversley Mill

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Between Evesham and Stratford, Warwickshire, B49 6AA. [Google Maps link]

Also accessible to traffic on the A435.
Facilities: Little Chef, Spar (with Costa Express), BP (with LPG & Air1 AdBlue), Travelodge^{[book rooms]}
Services type: Single site located at a junction.

Notes: There used to be a Burger King here too.

The BP filling station is open 24hrs

Warwick North

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Between Stratford and Coventry, Warwickshire, CV35 8RH. [Google Maps link]

Operator: Quantum Commission
Facilities: The Breakfast Junction (southbound only), Autogrill (southbound only), BP, Wild Bean Cafe, BP Connect
Services type: Single site located between junctions on the southbound side only.

Notes: Also known as Budbrooke services. This used to be a double-sided Little Chef and Burger King. The northbound Little Chef closed in 2007 only to re-open in 2008 and then close again in 2012. The southbound one served as the Autogrill Cafe for a few years. The petrol stations were rebuilt in 2008 and 2009.

The services were considered as an alternative to building Warwick services on the M40 and the other options that were considered. It was even suggested that a bridge over the A46 could be built so that M40 traffic doesn't need to make too long a detour.

The BP filling station is open 24hrs

Oaktree South

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Southbound only, no HGVs.
At Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 2ZZ. [Google Maps link]

Operator: [A-Road Operators|Murco]]
Facilities: Subway, Costcutter, Texaco (with Autogas LPG)
Services type: Single site located between junctions on the southbound side only.

Notes: A Little Chef used to be located here and is now abandoned. It was closed after a fire in August 2007.

Leicester

Full details: Leicester

A new Extra site at the A6 junction.

Thrussington

Northbound only.
Location: Between Leicester and Newark, Leicestershire, LE7 4TF. [Google Maps link]

Operator: Murco
Facilities: Total, Night & Day, The Six Hills Cafe
Services type: Two sites staggered across the carriageway between junctions, with no public connection between them.

Notes: There is a Little Chef and Travelodge^{[book rooms]} on the southbound side with a Murco forecourt, but this isn't signed.

Newark

Full details: Newark

Small site at the A1 junction.

Thorpe on the Hill

At Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 9AJ. [Google Maps link]

Also accessible to A1434.
Operator: TCS
Facilities: Little Chef, Total, Travelodge^{[book rooms]}
Services type: Single site located at a junction.

Notes: The Little Chef previously included a Burger King.