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Location:

A419 northbound between Cirencester and Swindon

Signposted from the road.

Postcode:

SN6 6JR

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Access/Layout:

Two sites staggered between junctions, with no public connection between them..

The northbound partner to Seven Bridges, and now the older one of the two.

Facilities

Forecourt: Esso, SPAR, Greggs, iSqueeze Fresh OJ, Starbucks on the Go, Tango Ice Blast, AdBlue4You, Free Cash Machine

Parking Prices

Short stay customer parking is available for cars.

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

Contact Details

🏢 Address:
Calcutt Service Station
Calcutt
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN6 6JR

🌍 Operators & Official Websites:

https://www.eg.group/ Official EG Group website

📌 what3words: ///gent.balancing.agreed
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Trivia and History

The service area was built in the late 1970s or 1980s, after the A419 had been widened to become a dual carriageway. It offered an alternative to Seven Bridges, which was now only accessible on the southbound side.

Roadchef planned to build one of their new restaurants next to both Calcutt and Seven Bridges in 1988, but planning permission was refused.

When it was managed by Esso, Calcutt had 'On the Run' branding and a Costa Coffee unit. It was sold to Euro Garages in late 2015, and they branded the store SPAR and added Subway and Greggs concessions. The Subway permanently closed in 2020.

Alternatives

Previous:		Next:
Cirencester (9 miles)	Services on the A419	Seven Bridges (southbound, ¼ mile) Membury (M4 east, 18 miles)

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 {{Services
-|name = Calcutt and Seven Bridges
 |type = primary
 |operator = Euro Garages
-|operator2 = BP Express
 |image = Calcutt North 2021.jpg
-|road = [[A417|A419]] between Cirencester and Swindon
+|road = [[A417|A419]] {{dir|N}} between Cirencester and Swindon
 |postcode = SN6 6JR
-|gallery = Seven Bridges
 |signposted = Yes
 |stype = Two sites staggered between junctions, with no public connection between them.
-|coords = 51.635140, -1.8342716
+|coords = Calcutt South 2021.jpg
-|maplink = https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/ESSO+EG+CALCUTT/@51.6359321,-1.8384904,16z/
+|maplink = https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/ESSO+EG+CALCUTT/@51.6359321,-1.8384904,17z/
-|briefroad = A419 between Cirencester and Swindon
+|briefroad = A419 northbound between Cirencester and Swindon
 |markerpost = 0110 }}
-A pair of petrol stations on the A419.
+The northbound partner to [[Seven Bridges]], and now the older one of the two.
 ==Facilities==
-{{facilities| Forecourt |
+{{facilities| Forecourt | {{Esso|N|s}}, {{Spar|N|s}}, {{Greggs|N|s}}, iSqueeze Fresh OJ, {{Starbucks on the Go|N|s}}, Tango Ice Blast, AdBlue4You, Free Cash Machine |primary }}
-|N = {{Esso|N|s}}, {{Spar|N|s}}, {{Greggs|N|s}}, iSqueeze Fresh OJ, {{Starbucks on the Go|N|s}}, Tango Ice Blast, AdBlue4You, Free Cash Machine
-|S = {{BP|S|s}}, {{M&S Simply Food|S|s}}, {{Wild Bean Cafe|S|s}}, Air1 AdBlue, Free Cash Machine |primary }}
 ==Parking Prices==
-Short stay customer parking is available for cars on both sides. Two short stay large vehicle parking bays are also available on the southbound side only.
+Short stay customer parking is available for cars.
 This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.
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 SN6 6JR
 |gridref = SU115929
-|websites =
+|3words = gent.balancing.agreed
-* [https://uk.eurogarages.com/ Northbound Forecourt operated by Euro Garages]
+|websites = https://www.eg.group/ Official EG Group website
-* [https://www.bp.com/en_gb/united-kingdom/home.html Southbound Forecourt operated by BP Express]
 }}
 ==Trivia and History==
-[[File:Calcutt South 2021.jpg|250px|thumb|right|alt=BP Seven Bridges.|The new southbound bp filling station.]]
+[[File:Calcutt northbound.jpg|250px|thumb|right|alt=Esso On The Run.|Esso On The Run branding, pictured in 2010.]]
-The southbound petrol station is known as '''Seven Bridge Garage'''. It was built in the 1950s, on the then-single carriageway Ermin Way. Its name refers to the small crossing of the River Ray immediately south-east of here, which is officially (and confusingly) named '''Seven Bridges Bridge'''.
+The service area was built in the late 1970s or 1980s, after the A419 had been widened to become a dual carriageway. It offered an alternative to [[Seven Bridges]], which was now only accessible on the southbound side.
-The northbound side was built in the late 1970s or 1980s, and is known as just Calcutt services.
+[[Roadchef]] planned to build one of their new [[Hickory's|restaurants]] next to both Calcutt and Seven Bridges in 1988, but planning permission was refused.
-In 1988, [[Roadchef]] planned to build a restaurant next to each forecourt, but their plans were refused. In 1990, [[Blue Boar]] planned to build a restaurant, shop, tourist information centre and motel beside the existing southbound forecourt, but this plan was refused too.
+When it was managed by [[Esso]], Calcutt had 'On the Run' branding and a Costa Coffee unit. It was sold to Euro Garages in late 2015, and they branded the store [[SPAR]] and added [[Subway]] and [[Greggs]] concessions. The Subway permanently closed in 2020.
-The northbound side included 'On the Run' branding and a Costa Coffee unit, before it was taken over by Euro Garages in late 2015. Following the coronavirus lockdowns in 2020, Euro Garages permanently closed their [[Subway]] store.
-===Southbound Issues===
-While the northbound side had road signs referring to it as an official service station, the southbound side did not.
-It was a [[Gulf]] filling station operated by Bayford Group. The site was also used by the Seven Bridges Service Centre, and a used car dealer which operated from the detached house next door.
-In 2015, the petrol station closed and was fenced off. The freeholder, who purchased the land in 2009, agreed to lease part of the site to [[BP Express]]. BP made a planning application to demolish the existing facility and replace it with a new, more modern, BP forecourt and shop.
-Highways England attached several conditions to this planning application, relating to the short entry and exit from the petrol station, and the fact that the petrol station itself would be positioned so close to the main dual carriageway. These safety concerns are an inevitable consequence of such an old site being re-used.
-Highways England also raised concerns with the cramped layout proposed for the new site, and this would combine with the entry issues to create a real risk of traffic queueing along the A419.
-The developers were happy to comply with Highways England's requests, with work starting in 2018. This would have included the construction of a very long entry slip road. However, it was discovered that the new slip road would interfere with the main water line, which meant this aspect had to be put on hold. While the main build was finished in late 2019, the slip road issue remained unresolved which meant Highways England would not allow it to open.
-The BP filling station and M&S Simply Food store finally opened on 9 December 2020, after the completion of the new slip road. At this point, the services signs advertising the southbound site were reinstated. The freeholder of the site plans to add electric vehicle charging points and potentially a fast food chain, Costa or Greggs.
 ==Alternatives==
 {{Succession start}}
 {{Succession|1|A419| [[Cirencester]] (9 miles) |
-[[Membury]] (M4 east, 18 miles) }}
+[[Seven Bridges]] (southbound, ¼ mile){{newline}}[[Membury]] (M4 east, 18 miles) }}
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