Doddington services
A46 at Doddington Roundabout
(also accessible to traffic on the B1190)
Signposted from the road.
LN6 3SE
map and directions
Single site located at a junction.
A small petrol station joined by a very strange restaurant building.
Facilities
Catering: Damon's Restaurant Amenities: Damon's Hotel Outdoor Space: Small grass area next to restaurant and hotel; public footpath connections Forecourt: BP, Londis, Costa Express, Car Wash, Jet Wash
Parking Prices
Short stay free parking is available for cars. No HGV parking is available.
Restaurant customers and hotel guests are required to provide the vehicle registration number at the bar or reception in order to receive free parking during their stay.
Chargeable parking for non-guests is also available and is charged at £1 per hour up to 5 hours or £6 for up to 10 hours. Fees can be paid via the Sippi app using location code 2693.
These restrictions are strictly enforced by Premier Park.
This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.
Contact Details
🏢 Address:
Doddington Road
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN6 3SE
Trivia and Design
The Mobil filling station in October 1988, shortly before opening.
The opening of the new A46 Lincoln Relief Road in December 1985 encouraged the rapid expansion of Lincoln Industrial Park, making this a prime site for a new service area.
Damon's opened their restaurant on 17 July 1988, with Mobil opening their filling station here on 6 October 1988. Damon's later added a 47-bed motel to the site in January 1991.
The site was rebranded to BP in 1997 following Mobil's merger with them. The forecourt was later acquired by Malthurst in the 2000s, which subsequently became MRH in 2013. Following the takeover, MRH later added their own-brand Hursts store to the site. MRH were then acquired by MFG in 2018 who rebranded the shop to Londis in late 2021.
MFG had intended to remove the existing car and jet washes, and build a food-to-go building and two new jet wash bays in their place, but land owners Capital Developments have instead secured planning permission to add 15 electric vehicle charging points and a stand-alone Greggs unit to the service area instead.
Restaurant History
Damon's were originally an American bar and grill chain and opened their first restaurant outside of the USA here on 17 July 1988, with the franchise being brought to the UK by local businessman John Foulston. John used his construction business to build the restaurant, with the restaurant being designed by Lincolnshire architect Sam Scorer - the man behind the famous hyperbolic roof at Markham Moor.
Following the success of the Damon's concept here, the owners had planned another one at Glinton, but this wasn't built. Several more restaurants did open away from service areas, but Doddington is now the only branch that remains.
Works are currently underway to add Pivot Golf to the restaurant building - an indoor golfing experience.
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