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Revision as of 22:33, 6 May 2021

Location:

A40 at Ducklington Interchange
(also accessible to traffic on the A415)

Signposted from the road.

Postcode:

OX28 4TT

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Access/Layout:

Single site located at a junction..

A petrol station positioned at the main interchange on the Witney Bypass.

Facilities

Forecourt: Shell, Select, Little Waitrose, Deli by Shell, Costa Express, Air1 AdBlue, Car Wash, Jet Wash, Free Cash Machine

Parking Prices

Short stay customer parking is available for cars. No HGV parking is available in the service area, although there are is a lay-by on New Close Lane.

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

Contact Details

🏢 Address:
Ducklington Service Station
Ducklington Lane
Witney
Oxfordshire
OX28 4TT

🌍 Official Shell Website
Foursquare Page
📞 Telephone number: 01993 706968
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Trivia and History

Normally A-roads don't have any planning behind their service areas, as it's up to the free market to provide the appropriate level of facilities.

When the Witney Bypass opened in 1976, Oxfordshire County Council were unusually insistent that a lorry park be provided at Ducklington. The Department of Transport generally took the position that they didn't have the budget to provide A-road services, but at Ducklington they too were keen on the idea of funding a lorry park.

The rest area they had envisaged wasn't built, but Total built the Regal Garage at this junction instead. It had a Bonjour-branded sales shop, and there was an adjacent car showroom which became a Countrywide country store. The forecourt became Shell.

Meanwhile BP proposed building their own service area to the west of here, at Asthall. Planning permission for this was refused in 1992.

The Countrywide store ceased trading on 10 May 2018, following the collapse of the company. StorageGiant had looked at turning it into a warehouse, but planning permission was refused.

This junction became the centre of development in 2020. There is now a Costa Drive Thru and Travelodge on the opposite side of the roundabout, as well as a new Lidl store on the south-western corner.

The forecourt shop was converted from Budgens to Little Waitrose in November 2020.

Alternatives

Previous:		Next:
Eynsham (6 miles)	Services on the A40	Ross Spur (53 miles) Gloucester (M5 south, 36 miles) Strensham (M5 north, 46 miles)

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 ==Facilities==
-{{Facilities| Forecourt | {{Shell}}, [[Select]], [[Little Waitrose]], {{Deli by Shell}}, {{Costa Express}}, Air1 AdBlue, Car Wash, Jet Wash, Free Cash Machine |primary}}
+{{facilities| Forecourt | {{Shell}}, [[Select]], [[Little Waitrose]], {{Deli by Shell}}, {{Costa Express}}, Air1 AdBlue, Car Wash, Jet Wash, Free Cash Machine |primary}}
 ==Parking Prices==
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 ==Trivia and History==
-Normally A-roads don't have any planning behind their services, as it's up to the free market to provide the appropriate level of facilities. When the Witney Bypass opened in 1976, Oxfordshire County Council were unusually insistent that a lorry park be provided at Ducklington.
+Normally A-roads don't have any planning behind their service areas, as it's up to the free market to provide the appropriate level of facilities.
-The Department of Transport generally took the position that they didn't have the budget to provide A-road services, but at Ducklington they were keen on the idea of funding a lorry park.
+When the Witney Bypass opened in 1976, Oxfordshire County Council were unusually insistent that a lorry park be provided at Ducklington. The Department of Transport generally took the position that they didn't have the budget to provide A-road services, but at Ducklington they too were keen on the idea of funding a lorry park.
-In the event the sought-after rest area wasn't built, but a [[Total]] forecourt, with their Bonjour shop, known as the Regal Garage. There was an adjacent car showroom which became a Countrywide country store. The forecourt became Shell.
+The rest area they had envisaged wasn't built, but [[Total]] built the '''Regal Garage''' at this junction instead. It had a Bonjour-branded sales shop, and there was an adjacent car showroom which became a Countrywide country store. The forecourt became Shell.
-In 1992, [[BP]] proposed building their own service area to the west of here, at Asthall. Planning permission was refused.
+Meanwhile [[BP]] proposed building their own service area to the west of here, at Asthall. Planning permission for this was refused in 1992.
-On 10 May 2018, the Countrywide store ceased trading following the collapse of the company.
+The Countrywide store ceased trading on 10 May 2018, following the collapse of the company. StorageGiant had looked at turning it into a warehouse, but planning permission was refused.
-In November 2020 the forecourt shop was converted from Budgens to Little Waitrose.
+This junction became the centre of development in 2020. There is now a [[Costa Drive Thru]] and [[Travelodge]] on the opposite side of the roundabout, as well as a new Lidl store on the south-western corner.
-In 2020, the roundabout here saw a lot of development taking place off all corners of it and the filling station now faces competition from a new [[Costa Drive Thru]] and [[Travelodge]] on the north-east arm of the roundabout as well as a new Lidl store on the south-western corner. Planning permission was also refused for a StorageGiant self storage warehouse to replace the former Countrywide store.
+The forecourt shop was converted from Budgens to Little Waitrose in November 2020.
 ==Alternatives==