Gloucester services (1 Viewer)

[Paul and Kate]

Just sat here having a lovely bacon and cheese bap and a coffee
These are my favorite services
Good deep and wide spaces and 3 hrs free parking

 

[TCG]

and designed to be sympathetic to the sounding area

 

[sylvester1954]

I also love their services, always feels extra clean but even for a motorway service stop they are hellish expensive.

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[Janine]

We are there now listening to a fabulous brass band. Amazing acoustics!

 

[Janine]

I also love their services, always feels extra clean but even for a motorway service stop they are hellish expensive.

Tea, coffee and a couple of short breads for £6.95 isn't too expensive compared with what we've been paying in Bristol.

 

[SpeedyDux]

We especially like the seating outside the back of the restaurant, by the pond.

Wild birds to watch, including the moorhen that forages under the tables for scraps.

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[Debs]

We especially like the seating outside the back of the restaurant, by the pond.

Wild birds to watch, including the moorhen that forages under the tables for scraps.

I've never seen that, is that north or south or both please?

I always stop here if I can, I like to have a nosey in the shop

 

[SpeedyDux]

I've never seen that, is that north or south or both please?

I always stop here if I can, I like to have a nosey in the shop

Not sure about the south one but it definitely is a feature at the north one where we stop often.

 

[Janine]

We are northbound and there was a very funny little dog playing in the pond

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[Vanman]

Just out of interest, do you park in the coach area or in with the cars?

 

[Debs]

Just out of interest, do you park in the coach area or in with the cars?

Its a seperate area for caravans & motorhomes. 1st bit to the left on both north & south.

 

[glenn2926]

As far as I know they are owned by the same people as Tebay.

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[Janine]

We park in the car park but we are only 5m25

 

[CazPaul]

Is that the one where they sell all the lovely, expensive, healthy food, an amazing place, we spend plenty. I had to tell the wife I had just had a phone call and we had a burst water pipe at home to drag her away.

 

[Riverbankannie]

You can stay overnight but it’s...........£25! No services apart from toilets in main building.

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[golly]

You can stay overnight but it’s...........£25! No services apart from toilets in main building.

There are showers as well, we overnighted there earlier in the year, you get a £5 voucher when you pay for overnight to spend in the cafe. Yes they are owned and run by same people as tebay .

 

[Paul and Kate]

Is that the one where they sell all the lovely, expensive, healthy food, an amazing place, we spend plenty. I had to tell the wife I had just had a phone call and we had a burst water pipe at home to drag her away.

Yes some lovely locally produced food mmmmm

 

[Blue Knight]

Just sat here having a lovely bacon and cheese bap and a coffee

I wasn't intending to venture out tonight but your reference to a bacon and cheese bap has tipped me over the edge

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[Mikey RV]

We have stooped there on our way somewhere , can’t think where we were going now. Just wanted to see what it was all about. Just remembered on our way to Malvern. Loved it, the building etc with all the wood and lighting. Yes it was expensive for the food etc, but then all motorway Services are.

 

[Silver-Fox]

And what a pleasant County to be having a rest in

 

[GWAYGWAY]

In the Butchers shop on site you can buy Wild Roar sausages and meat, VERY nice too.

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[glenn2926]

And what a pleasant County to be having a rest in

Yeah well I suppose we Northerners had to show you Southerners how it can be done.

 

[John & Joan]

Both North and South are to the same very, very, high standard. They were contacted during the construction period, by Motorhome Tourism, so built separate larger bay Caravan and Motorhome area, to that for cars, coaches and HGVs. There is also provision for MH parking by the door for Blue Badge holders.

They gave consideration in both also for a toilet dump but because they are not on mains drainage they decided the additional cost of fitting a separate tank to avoid contamination by chemicals of their bio reed bed system and the extra cost of emptying that was not justified. They also feared misuse by locals from a site nearby.

These are the only services I know where you are greeted by the smell of fresh baked bread and food. The food is great freshly cooked and not the usual burger or chicken offerings with very expensive coffee and cake as the only other choice. I haven't had the chance to use Tebay Services or Tebay truck stop yet, which are owned by the same family firm, Westmorland Ltd.

After using these services and then going into other UK service areas, you realise just how bad UK motorway catering gone. They are no longer fit for purpose but nothing will be done without government will.

 

[BobtheBass]

In the Butchers shop on site you can buy Wild Roar sausages and meat, VERY nice too.

Are Wild Roar sausages made from lion meat? Surely that's not legal?

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[Sabino]

Surprisingly, they seem to exist Lion Steaks

 

[mikebeaches]

Without doubt, best service area in the country.

You would think other sites / companies would be spurred on to up their game.

 

[Freespirit1]

Wow - why don’t all you posters here get togeather and organise a Funster rally there!!!!

You could count how many Motorhomes / campers go passed as well

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[walburga]

Great rest stop....but the management should do something about the cars parking where they shouldn't..ie..in the motorhome bit.
Allen

 

[BobtheBass]

Which is the worst motorway services? I think my vote would go to Frankley on the M5.

 

[Paul and Kate]

Which is the worst motorway services? I think my vote would go to Frankley on the M5.

Frankley gets my vote

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