A1 northbound between Stamford and Colsterworth
(also accessible to traffic on the B1081)
Signposted from the road.
PE9 4AD
map and directions
Single site located between junctions on one side of the road.
A branch of OK Diner by the side of the A1. It is technically possible to access it on the southbound side, but it's a significant detour.
Facilities
Catering: OK Diner Outdoor Space: Grass verge only Forecourt: BP, SPAR, Wild Bean Café
Parking Prices
Short stay customer parking is available for cars. No HGV parking is available.
This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.
Contact Details
🏢 Address:
Bloody Oaks Service Station
Great North Road
Tickencote
Stamford
Rutland
PE9 4AD
Trivia and History
A pair of petrol stations were built here when the bypass of Great Casterton opened in the 1960s. The southbound side was abandoned and later demolished.
The northbound filling station was abandoned at some point during the early 1980s. Action 2000 proposed a new filling station and restaurant in 1986. Trusthouse Forte then followed this up by securing planning permission for a restaurant, but it wasn't built and instead in 1996 OK Diner built their Tickencote branch here.
The garage was also signposted as the exit for a campsite.
Forecourt History
Following the Action 2000 proposal, Pace opened a Texaco forecourt on the site in 1989. Throughout the 2000s the site included Texaco's own-branded Star Market and offered a Coffee Nation machine.
The forecourt rebranded to Jet in 2011, and was acquired by MRH in 2014 who rebranded the store to their Hursts own-brand. The site then transferred to Esso branding in 2016. The forecourt was sold to MFG in 2018, who rebranded the store to Londis in 2020.
MFG had intended to add two EV charging hubs here on either side of the forecourt, but these plans were later withdrawn as MFG sold the forecourt in May 2023 to Platinum Retail, to placate the Competition and Markets Authority. The site rebranded to BP with the shop becoming a SPAR store.
Alternatives
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