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Whiddon Down

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Location:

A30 between Exeter and Okehampton
(also accessible to traffic on the A382)

Signposted from the road.

Postcode:

EX20 2QT

(Google Maps link)

Access/Layout:

Single site located at a junction.

Rating:

The first service area after the motorway, positioned at what used to be the Merrymeet Roundabout.

Facilities

COVID-19 update: These details were updated on 7 November 2020, with changes caused by COVID-19.

Catering: closed Hotel: closed Forecourt: Esso, Spar, Subway, West Cornwall Pasty Co, Costa Express, Skwishee Iced Drinks, AdBlue Containers

Contact Details

🏢 Address:
Exeter Road
Whiddon Down
Okehampton
Devon
EX20 2QT

• 🗺 Grid reference: SX694927
• 📌 what3words: ///typically.crowbar.funds
  
  

🌍 Operators (Official Websites):

• Restaurant independently operated
• Hotel operated by Travelodge
• Forecourt operated by Rontec
  
  
• Foursquare Page

Trivia and Design

The Hog and Hedge restaurant, situated in the former Little Chef building.

The services opened in 1995, with a Little ChefHistory. This gained a Coffee Tempo! and Little Chef Express, but the branch closed in October 2014.

The filling station formerly included a Shop 'n Drive.

Running through the middle of the service area is an overgrown, abandoned road and building. This is the original alignment of the A382, with a property called Merrymeet.

Alternatives

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