Bothwell services
M74 southbound between J4 and J5
Signposted from the road.
G71 8BG
map and directions
Single site located between junctions on one side of the motorway.
A small service area greets traffic leaving Glasgow on the M74. One mustn't forget Bothwell.
Facilities
Catering: Costa Coffee, Costa Express Shops: WHSmith Amenities: Jackpot £500, Showers Outdoor Space: Large grass areas across site; Picnic Tables Charging Points: GRIDSERVE Electric Highway HPC 350kW CCS, 100kW CHAdeMO & 22kW Type 2 Forecourt: Shell, ASDA Express, Starbucks on the Go, Free Cash Machine
Parking Prices
First 2 hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £13 and HGVs, caravans and motorhomes £22. HGVs can pay £25 to include a £10 food voucher.
Prices are paid in the shop or by using NexusPay. The location code is 2239.
HGVs can also pay by using SNAP. The location code is 8008.
The fees are strictly enforced by GroupNexus.
This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.
Contact Details
🏢 Address:
Galley Road Chef
South Bound Motorway Fallside Road
Bothwell
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G71 8BG
- Amenity building operated by Roadchef
- Forecourt operated by Asda Express
- Foursquare Page
- 📞 Telephone number: 01698 854123
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Trivia and Design
See also: History:Bothwell
When they opened, Bothwell and Hamilton were treated administratively as if they were one service area. On this website their two names mean they are each counted individually.
With 97 parking spaces, this is officially Roadchef's smallest car park, and possibly the smallest of all the major motorway service areas. It seems to be the least-used of them all, with limited catering that is more like what would be found on an A-road than a motorway service area with such large grounds and relatively little investment made over the years. Parts of the entry and exit roads still have red tarmac.
When the M74 was widened in 2017, to save space it was decided that the new lane wouldn't continue through the service area. This means Bothwell is one of only two service areas in the UK to have its own dedicated lane from the motorway, and the only one to have a dedicated lane gained afterwards - an odd decision given its relatively low use.
Groundworks for a GRIDSERVE electric vehicle charging hub were added to the car park in late 2023, with six new high-powered chargers going live here in July 2024.
Alternatives
| Previous: | Next: | |
| Old Inns (M80, 14 miles) Heart of Scotland (Harthill) (M8 east, 17 miles) | Services on the M74 | Hamilton (M74 northbound, 5 miles) Cairn Lodge (17 miles) Bellshill (A725 north, 3 miles) |
| none | Roadchef services | Annandale Water (50 miles) |
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