Motorway Services Online

Revision as of 23:42, 29 June 2020

Location:

A1, at the Colsterworth exit
(also accessible to traffic on the A151 and B676)

Signposted from the road.

Postcode:

Access/Layout:

Series of sites arranged around a junction..

Rating:

The Colsterworth Roundabout being removed has opened the gates to a whole host of facilities. The northbound forecourt is signed from the northbound side; the southbound forecourt and service area are signposted from both sides; and an additional truckstop is signed from both sides of the road as 'lorry parking'.

Facilities

Northbound

Catering: China Moon Chinese Restaurant Forecourt: BP, Hursts, Costa Express, Rollover, AdBlue Containers

Southbound (accessible to both sides)

Colsterworth Services

Catering: Burger King Drive Thru, Greggs, Subway Amenities: Meeting Room, Truck Wash : Travelodge Forecourt: Esso, SPAR, Starbucks on the Go, AdBlue4You

Jubilee Garage

Catering: McDonald's Drive Thru Forecourt: BP, Londis, Tchibo

Parking Prices

Overnight parking is available in the southbound 'Colsterworth Services', where the first two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £8 and HGVs £16, or £18 to include a food voucher.

Prices can be paid through the phone, with instructions in each car park. They are strictly enforced by CP Plus.

Contact Details

🏢 Address:
Moto Hospitality
Colsterworth
Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG33 5JR

🌍 Operators & Official Websites:

Trivia and Design

See also: History:Colsterworth

The crossroads on the A1 at Colsterworth (which later became a roundabout) became a hub of service station activity.

All three facilities (four including the lorry park) are still in existence. They were originally a pair of Happy Eaters, and one large Granada restaurant - the latter now forms the main service area building albeit under EG Group ownership.

Alternatives

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Ram Jam (northbound, 5 miles) Stibbington (19 miles)	Services on the A1	Ponton Main (A1 northbound, 3 miles) Grantham North (11 miles)

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-==Trivia and History==
+==Trivia and Design==
-This was once a roundabout that was a hub of services activity, which is told below.
+[[File:EG Diner Colsterworth 2019.jpg|250px|thumb|right|alt=Empty restaurant.|The former Little Chef/EG Diner area in 2019.]]
+{{fulldetails|History:Colsterworth}}
+The crossroads on the A1 at Colsterworth (which later became a roundabout) became a hub of service station activity.
-Two [[Happy Eater]]s were built on either side of the A1, to the north of the Colsterworth Roundabout with the southbound side (the north-east quadrant) gaining an [[Esso]] garage (named '''The Jubilee Garage'''), and a [[Travelodge]] motel.
+All three facilities (four including the lorry park) are still in existence. They were originally a pair of [[Happy Eater]]s, and one large [[Granada]] restaurant - the latter now forms the main service area building albeit under [[EG Group]] ownership.
-A [[Total]] garage was later added on the northbound side.
-===Granada Activity===
-[[File:Colsterworth corridor.jpg|250px|thumb|right|alt=Colsterworth services.|The former interior layout of the Colsterworth services amenity building.]]
-Granada decided to go head-on with Forte's Happy Eater by building a large restaurant in the south-east corner of this roundabout. It was accessed from the A1 southbound but with a road back up to the roundabout, and utilised a former truckstop.
-The Granada services had a [[Country Kitchen Restaurant]], shop, arcade, [[Granada Lodge]] and filling station.
-The main building took an L-shape, as was common at the time, with the motel completing a C-shape. In the centre was a quad, originally looking smart with the light paving contrasting against the dark building, but it quickly faded.
-A bay window, good for the restaurant but unusual for a service area, provided a view of the A1. A narrow corridor provided access to the HGV parking.
-====Granada Changes====
-Following a deal with [[AJ's]], the Country Kitchen was replaced with one of their family restaurants. Following a deal with [[Burger King]], this was added too.
-Granada next acquired [[Fortes]], which gave them access to {{Little Chef|wikia=Colsterworth}}, [[Happy Eater]], [[Travelodge]] and [[Welcome Break]]. With this range of catering, Granada ended their deal with AJ's, and the Colsterworth restaurant closed.
-With Granada inheriting [[Grantham North]], which is ten miles up the A1, Colsterworth came to be nicknamed "Grantham South".
-===Northern Closure===
-As part of their acquisition, Granada now owned the two Happy Eaters to the north of the roundabout, and in 1997 they changed these to Little Chefs. Just a year later, both of these closed, as well as the motel.
-The northbound Happy Eater became the China Moon Chinese restaurant with the southbound Happy Eater and motel now laying derelict.
-===Main Restaurant Re-opens===
-[[File:Colsterworth totem pole.jpg|250px|thumb|right|alt=Colsterworth Burger King sign.|All the Granada logos have been covered up.]]
-With Granada closing the two northern restaurants, they opened a large Little Chef in the main, newer, Colsterworth building, next to the existing [[Burger King]]. The Granada Lodge would have become a [[Travelodge]].
-All of Granada's brands were merged with Compass, causing the services to be re-branded [[Moto]]. Compass sold Little Chef and Travelodge, but Moto kept control of the land. Moto also kept Grantham North.
-The Granada branding at the site was replaced by the Little Chef logo.
-In 2006, [[Coffee Tempo!]] was added to the services. This became [[Little Chef Express]] in 2012 which closed in 2018.
-===Recent Changes===
-In 2014, the forecourt was re-branded to [[BP]]. Under [[MRH]] ownership, a Hursts store was added.
-The Jubilee Garage was re-branded to [[Jet]]. However, in 2017 the Jubilee Garage was rebranded to [[BP]]. In 2018, plans to demolish the former Happy Eater and Travelodge situated behind the Jubilee Garage emerged. [[McDonald's]] plan to demolish the two buildings and erect a single storey building with drive-thru lane and children's play area to replace them. Planning permission was approved in January 2019 and the restaurant is opened in October 2019.
-The restaurants in the main amenity building were sold to Euro Garages in 2017 who had a year to re-brand the Little Chef following their purchase of the rights to the brand for one year only. At the last moment they changed it to [[EG Diner]], which closed in October 2018. During autumn 2019, the main amenity building underwent major refurbishment works. As part of these works, the bay window facing the A1 was removed and a refurbished [[Burger King Drive Thru]] opened alongside a new addition of [[Greggs]]. The former [[Subway]] store in the forecourt also closed and relocated to the main amenity building as part of these works.
-Moto still owned the main southbound filling station for a while, however it is on a long term lease to [[Esso|ROC]]. They handed it to [[Euro Garages]] in late 2013, making Euro Garages the main operator here.
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