Guide to Beacon services

Beacon services is on the A63. For the services on the A14, see Beacon Hill. For the truckstop on the M25, see South Mimms.

The A63 does like its service areas, and traffic leaving the M62 is given its first taste of them at Beacon.

Please note: The filling station is currently closed due to redevelopment works.

Facilities

Amenities: Travelodge Outdoor Space: Unkempt grass by empty building

Parking Prices

Short stay customer parking is available for all vehicles.

This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.

Contact Details

Trivia and History

Beacon and West Cave were both built in the 1980s, and at the time they were closely related. Both sites offered a forecourt and a Happy Eater restaurant; on this side the forecourt was branded Shell from opening.

Both of these restaurants became Little Chefs in 1994; this one was named the 'South Cave East' branch. This side had been built on a much larger plot of land, with dedicated lorry parking, a field behind the hotel and space for an additional restaurant.

The parking earned it a place in the Highways Agency's 2006 truckstop guide, where it was shown as having 15 free parking spaces but no restaurant.

The additional restaurant space was never used, and the Little Chef closed in September 2012. The building has been left empty since, but EG Group have secured planning permission to demolish this building and build a new Starbucks Drive Thru.

The site is now known as 'Beacon', though some call it Everthorpe. Travelodge call it South Cave, not to be confused with another service area.

Works commenced on replacing the underground fuel tanks in September 2025, with the site set to reopen in late 2025. The canopy is also set to be replaced as part of the works, with Shell's latest branding being applied.

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