Strensham services
| Strensham | |
| Roadchef | |
Facilities | Rating | Reviews | |
| Road: | M5 between J7 and J8 MAP AND DIRECTIONS |
| Address: | Roadchef Motorways Ltd Strensham M5 Service Area Strensham Hill Croome Upton-upon-Severn Worcester Worcestershire WR8 0BZ |
| Telephone number: | 01684 293004 (northbound) 01984 290577 (southbound) |
| Signposted from the road? | Yes |
| Grid reference: | SO893407 (northbound) SO903399 (southbound) (SABRE Maps) |
| Services type: | Two sites staggered between junctions, with no public connection between them. |
| Visit Strensham/Roadchef's official website Foursquare Twitter: @Strensham | |
Compared to other services on the road, Strensham sees less of a seasonal spike and is just busy all year round - good job all the old parts are gone and buried and two newer buildings are doing the job instead. Honestly, you should have seen what was there before.
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Facilities
Northbound
Catering: Chozen Noodle (seasonal opening), Costa, Costa Drive Thru, McDonald's, Fresh Food Café, The Cornish Bakery (seasonal opening), Costa Express, Krispy Kreme Shops: Cotton Traders, Fone Bitz, Spar, WHSmith Main Amenities: Ecotricity electric vehicle charging point, Jackpot £500, Regus Express, Showers, UK TruckClean TruckWashwebsite Motel: Days Innbook Forecourt: Texaco, Star Market, Subway, Costa Express, Krispy Kreme, Typhoo
Southbound
Catering: Chozen Noodle (seasonal opening), Costa, Fresh Food Café, Leon, McDonald's, The Cornish Bakery (seasonal opening), Costa Drive Thru, Costa Express, Krispy Kreme Shops: Boots, Cotton Traders, Fone Bitz, Spar, WHSmith Main Amenities: Game On, Jackpot £500, Showers Motel: none Forecourt: BP (with: AdBlue Containers), BP Connect, Wild Bean Café
Parking Prices
First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £12 and HGVs, caravans and coaches £29, or £31 to include a £10 food voucher.
Prices are paid using PayByPhone - more details or in the shop or restaurant. The location code is 5261 (northbound) and 5262 (southbound).
The fees are strictly enforced by CP Plus.
Last updated April 2018.
Trivia and History
Full details: History:Strensham
The two sides of the services are about a mile apart. Originally the services were built just like any other, if a little close to M5 J8. However, the original set-up has been removed completely, as explained in its history.
The northbound site has an air ambulance base which was built in 1998.
A Leon opened on the southbound side in early August 2017.
The northbound filling station is operated by Roadchef and the southbound filling station is operated by BP.
In December 2017, the southbound services began to go through a £5 million refurbishment, with work starting on a new Spar and a new entrance to the southbound services in time for the summer season. The Spar store opened on Thursday 22 March with a Dolcetti Ice Cream counter inside. The McDonald's and Costa underwent refurbishment, and a flagship Boots store opened here on Thursday 29 March - the first on the motorway network for a while.
Survey Results
Use with care. Outdated surveys have been included for interest only.
In Spring 2017, Transport Focus calculated a 89% satisfaction score for the northbound services and 93% for the southbound services.
In 2015, both sides of the services were rated 3 stars by VisitEngland.
In May 2012, VisitEngland rated the northbound services as 4 stars and southbound as 3 stars.
This was reversed in August 2011, where they rated the southbound services as 4 stars (commenting on its choice of seating) and the northbound side as 3 stars (commenting on its ease of use by businesses).
In 1996 and again in 1997, Take a Break won the services first place in the Tea Council's Best Tea In Britain awards.
In 1991, a Which? survey told motorists to avoid the services because of its drab restaurant, small car parks and poor toilets.
In 1977 Egon Ronay rated the restaurant as "acceptable" and the café as "poor". One meal he highlighted was a soup which came "straight from the packet" and was still "carelessly cooked".
Alternatives
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| Frankley (29 miles) Hopwood Park (M42, 31 miles) | Services on the M5 |
Gloucester (18 miles) Ross Spur (A40, 22 miles) |
| Stafford (South) (M6 south, 63 miles) | Roadchef services |
Sedgemoor (South) (M5 south, 69 miles) Magor (M4 west, 56 miles) |
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