BRITAIN’S first service station, Watford Gap, has come to a junction – after plans to demolish it were unveiled. As the nation’s oldest and most famous service station prepares to hit the brakes to…
BRITAIN’S first service station, Watford Gap, has come to a junction – after plans to demolish it were unveiled.KNOWN as Blue Boar, the services were frequented by a who’s who of the music industry, as touring bands regularly refuelled at the gateway to the North — with the likes of
US rock legend Jimi Hendrix had heard so much about the Blue Boar from pals that he assumed it was a trendyThat’s not at random. As the Belfast was retired to museum life, Navy chiefs decided its weaponry should illustrate the range of the ship’s armament and selected the entry point to the capital as a target.ONE of the most unique service stations is Tebay on the M6, with its northbound site deliberately chosen to have the best views across the Lake District.I raced my EV from the tip of Scotland to Cornwall...
The jewel of the venue, though, was its restaurant on the bridge over the M1, so diners could watch traffic pass as they ate.Literally — as its main diner was housed in a 65ft tower.TROWELL services off the M1 in Nottinghamshire opened in 1967 with a unique Sherwood Forest theme.IN the 1980s, the Travelodge in Toddington service station, Beds, offered a “Power Nap” scheme in which a weary traveller could rent a room for three hours, including coffee, for just £5.
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'Watford Gap holds a place in people's hearts'The M1 services, due to be demolished, symbolises the North-South boundary and was a 1960s hotspot.
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