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{{Services
|type = motorway
|image = Bothwell 2024.jpg
|operator = Roadchef
|operator2 = Asda
|road = [[M74]] {{dir|S}} between J4 and J5
|postcode = G71 8BG
|signposted = Yes
|stype = Single site located between junctions on one side of the motorway
|rating = Bothwell
|coords = 55.814151, -4.062667
|markerpost = x-1
|briefroad = M74 southbound between J4 and J5 }}

A small service area greets traffic leaving Glasgow on the M74. One mustn't forget Bothwell.

==Facilities==
{{facilities| Catering | {{Costa|S|s}}, {{Costa Express|S|s}} }}
{{facilities| Shops | {{WHSmith|S|s}} }}
{{facilities| Amenities | {{Jackpot £500|S|s}}, Showers }}
{{facilities| Outdoor Space | Large grass areas across site; Picnic Tables }}
{{facilities| Charging Points | GRIDSERVE Electric Highway HPC 350kW CCS, 100kW CHAdeMO & 22kW Type 2 }}
{{facilities| Forecourt | {{Shell|S|s}}, {{Asda Express|S|s}}, {{Starbucks on the Go|S|s}}, 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 [https://groupnexus.co.uk/nexuspark/nexuspay NexusPay]. The location code is 2239.

HGVs can also pay by using [https://snapacc.com/ SNAP]. The location code is 8008.

The fees are strictly enforced by [[GroupNexus]].

{{Parking Disclaimer}}

==Contact Details==
{{Contact Details
|address = Galley Road Chef{{newline}}
South Bound Motorway Fallside Road{{newline}}
Bothwell{{newline}}
Glasgow{{newline}}
Lanarkshire{{newline}}
G71 8BG
|telephone = 01698 854123
|websites = 
* [https://www.roadchef.com/locations/bothwell Amenity building operated by Roadchef]
* [https://storelocator.asda.com/scotland/bothwell/m74-southbound Forecourt operated by Asda Express]
|foursquare = 4cb046bd1463a14317699ba9
|3words = casino.maker.waddled
}}

==Trivia and Design==
[[File:WHSmith Bothwell 2023.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Exposed brick and old floor tiles remain in the foyer, with an old-style enclosed shop.|alt=WH Smith shop.]]
{{fulldetails|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==
{{Succession start}}
{{Succession|1|M74| [[Old Inns]] (M80, 14 miles){{newline}}[[Heart of Scotland|Heart of Scotland (Harthill)]] (M8 east, 17 miles) |
[[Hamilton]] (M74 northbound, 5 miles){{newline}}[[Cairn Lodge]] (17 miles){{newline}}[[Bellshill]] (A725 north, 3 miles) }}
{{Succession|2|Roadchef| none |
[[Annandale Water]] (50 miles) }}
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