Capel St Mary services
A12 at J32A
Signposted from the road.
IP9 2JJ
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Two sites located between junctions, with no public connection between them.
A complicated history of several sites clustered around a junction. While it is technically possible to move between northbound and southbound here, it's not an official route.
Facilities
Northbound Facilities
COVID-19 update: Most service stations are open with fewer facilities. General advice here.
Catering: Cappadocia Turkish Restaurantwebsite
Charging Points: Ecotricity
Forecourt: Jet, Londis, Costa Express, Rollover, AdBlue Containers
None of the northbound facilities are accessible to HGVs.
Southbound Facilities
COVID-19 update: Most service stations are open with fewer facilities. General advice here.
Catering: Starbucks
Hotel: Travelodgebook
Charging Points: Ecotricity
Forecourt: BP, Spar, Costa Express, Rollover, AdBlue Containers
Only the southbound forecourt is accessible to HGVs.
Parking Prices
Short stay customer car parking is available.
No HGV access is available northbound. The southbound side can be used by HGVs, but there are no formal parking spaces.
This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.
Contact Details
đą Address:
Capelgate Services
A 12
London Road
Capel St. Mary
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP9 2JJ
- đș Grid reference: TM099383
đ Operators (Official Websites):
Trivia and History
The bypass of Capel St Mary is an old (1960s) one, with a flat crossroads serving the village.
Capel St Mary services was built as a pair of Little Chefs in 1986. These gained coffee bars in 1994 and Burger Kings in 1996. Both sides closed in August 2012.
The southbound Starbucks was expected to gain a Subway but as of 2021 it has not been built.
There was once a third restaurant here. Immediately to the south of here was a Happy Eater. Initially it competed with Little Chefs, and then pretended to compete while they were both owned by the same company. Eventually it had to be converted, but it only served as a Little Chef from 1998 until 2000 before it inevitably closed. It's now Zaynab Indian Cuisine.
The BP filling station included a BP Connect and Wild Bean Café which closed in around October 2014 and then, briefly, a Mace store. BP call their forecourt Bentley service station.
Alternatives
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