Maidstone services
| Maidstone | |
| Roadchef | |
Facilities | Rating | Reviews | |
| Road: | M20 at J8 (also accessible to traffic on the A20, but via a short section of motorway) MAP AND DIRECTIONS |
| Address: | Roadchef Motorways Ltd Junction 8 M20 Motorway Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1SS |
| Telephone number: | 01622 631100 |
| Signposted from the road? | As McDonald's/Costa |
| Opened: | 1997 |
| Grid reference: | TQ825551 |
| Services type: | Single site located at a junction. |
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Maidstone is a fairly spacious service station on the M20, although it has few lorry spaces.
Facilities
Catering: Costa, Chozen Noodle, McDonald's, Restbite, Costa Express, Krispy Kreme, Typhoo Shops: Cotton Traders, Top Gift, WHSmith Main Amenities: Ecotricity electric vehicle charging point, Jackpot £500, Showers Motel: Days Innbook Forecourt: Esso, Snack and Shop, Costa Express, Rollover, AdBlue Containers
Parking Prices
First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £20 and HGVs, caravans and coaches £31, or £34 to include a £10 food voucher.
Prices are paid using PayByPhone - more details or in the shop or restaurant. The location code is 5256.
The fees are strictly enforced by CP Plus.
Trivia
For some time, Maidstone was the only service area on the M20. The service area was first planned in 1971, slightly further up the M20 at Honeyhills Woods (also called Detling). It was expected to go to tender in 1974, and to open in 1977 after the Landscape Advisory Committee dropped their objections.
The actual services, built near Hollingbourne, didn't open until 1997 following numerous planning difficulties, on top of questions over where the next services would be. The entrance to the services crosses the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, which was constructed around the same time.
The restaurant had seating for 280 people upon opening. The Chozen Noodle outlet here is integrated within the Restbite servery.
The filling station is now operated by MRH and was previously operated by Esso themselves.
Survey Results
Use with care. Outdated surveys have been included for interest only.
In Spring 2017, Transport Focus calculated a 91% satisfaction score for the services.
In 2015, the services were rated as 4 star by VisitEngland.
In May 2012 and again in August 2011, VisitEngland rated the services as 3 stars.
In 2000, The AA rated the services as "acceptable". It came top out of the 10 surveyed, and was the only Roadchef visited.
Alternatives
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| none on M20 Clacket Lane (M25 west, 27 miles) Thurrock (M25 north, 31 miles) | Services on the M20 | Folkestone (23 miles) |
| none on M20 Clacket Lane (M25 west, 27 miles) | Roadchef services | none |
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