Heart of Scotland (Harthill) services
| Heart of Scotland (Harthill) | |
| BP | |
Facilities | Rating | Reviews | |
| Road: | M8 between J4 and J5 MAP AND DIRECTIONS |
| Address: | BP Connect Harthill Shotts Lanarkshire ML7 5TT |
| Telephone number: | 01501 750820 |
| Signposted from the road? | Yes |
| Previous names: | Harthill |
| Grid reference: | NS899647 (SABRE Maps) |
| Services type: | Two sites located between junctions, connected by a pedestrian footbridge. |
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The only services between Glasgow and Edinburgh, Heart of Scotland is now just a large BP garage.
Facilities
Forecourt: BP, M&S Simply Food, Wild Bean Café, AdBlue Containers
Parking Prices
First two hours free for all vehicles. Further information is not available, please update this if you know.
Last updated October 2016.
Trivia
Full details: History:Heart of Scotland
Heart of Scotland is the only services between Glasgow and Edinburgh, and for this reason it doubles-up as a long-distance bus interchange.
A new, modern, glass footbridge was lifted into place in 2008 helps form a park and ride site at the services, with ramps and access from the local road network.
Survey Results
Use with care. Outdated surveys have been included for interest only.
In 2006, Holiday Which? rated the services at 3/5. It is not known whether this was the old building or the new one.
In 1991, a Which? survey rated the services as "average".
In 1977, Egon Ronay described the services as "appalling", describing it as "rather desolate and vandalised", the toilets as "unsatisfactory" and the waitress service as "the loosest meaning of the term".
Alternatives
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| none on M8 Kinross (M90, 37 miles) Musselburgh (A1, 31 miles) | Services on the M8 |
none on M8 Hamilton (M74 northbound, 15 miles) Happendon (M74, 32 miles) |
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