Motorway Services Online

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Location:

A27 between Portsmouth and Chichester

Signposted from the road.

Postcode:

PO10 7RB

map and directions

Access/Layout:

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

A petrol station on each side of the road forms one of the larger services on the South Coast Trunk Road.

Facilities

Catering: eastbound only: Starbucks : eastbound only: Temporarily closed Template:Charging points Forecourt: westbound only: BP, M&S Simply Food, Wild Bean Café, Air1 AdBlue, Free Cash Machine
and eastbound only: Shell, Select, Budgens, Deli by Shell, Costa Express, Air1 AdBlue, Free Cash Machine

Parking Prices

Short stay customer parking is available for all vehicles.

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

Contact Details

🏢 Address:
Emsworth Service Station
Emsworth By Pass
Emsworth
Hampshire
PO10 7RB

🌍 Operators & Official Websites:

Trivia and History

The services are exactly 15 miles from the unbuilt Meon Valley services on the M27. Given that this section of A27 was planned to be part of the M27 right up until the last minute, it is quite likely that this was supposed to become a full motorway service area.

On the old route of the A27 through Emsworth (now the A259), Forte had run the Nutbourne branch of Little ChefHistory since the early 1970s. This closed when the new road opened in the early 1990s, and Forte had been looking for a new site to replace it. Plans for Emsworth services became formal in 1989, and the Total forecourt opened first.

In 1994 the Emsworth branch of Little ChefHistory and Travelodge were built next to the existing Total forecourt on the new A27, on the eastbound side of the carriageway.

The Little Chef continued to trade until 31 July 2012 when it fell victim to R Capital's review of the brand and was one of 67 sites identified as underperforming and was subsequently closed.

Also in 2012, the eastbound filling station was sold to Shell by Total following their nationwide shutdown.

In 2016, the former Little Chef restaurant was purchased by 23.5 Degrees who converted the building into a Starbucks opening in May 2016.

In early 2018, the eastbound filling station gained Budgens branding and products alongside Shell's own branded Select.

There had been several plans for a westbound service area to accompany the eastbound as far back as 2005, but in early 2014, a large, westbound BP forecourt was finally built. The site opened as a BP Express site and included a M&S Simply Food store and Wild Bean Café.

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 The services are exactly 15 miles from the unbuilt [[Meon Valley]] services on the M27. Given that this section of A27 was planned to be part of the M27 right up until the last minute, it is quite likely that this was supposed to become a full motorway service area.
-On the old route of the A27 through Emsworth, Forte had run the '''Nutbourne''' branch of [[Little Chef]] since the early 1970s. This closed when the new road opened, and Forte had been looking for a new site to replace it. Plans for Emsworth services became formal in 1989, and the forecourt opened first.
+On the old route of the A27 through Emsworth (now the A259), Forte had run the '''Nutbourne''' branch of {{Little Chef|wikia=Nutbourne}} since the early 1970s. This closed when the new road opened in the early 1990s, and Forte had been looking for a new site to replace it. Plans for Emsworth services became formal in 1989, and the [[Total]] forecourt opened first.
-In 1994 a [[Little Chef]] and [[Travelodge]] were built next to an existing [[Total]] forecourt on the new A27, next to the eastbound carriageway. The Little Chef closed on 31 July 2012. It was soon sold to become a [[Starbucks]].
+In 1994 the '''Emsworth''' branch of {{Little Chef|wikia=Emsworth}} and [[Travelodge]] were built next to the existing Total forecourt on the new A27, on the eastbound side of the carriageway.
-There had been several plans for a westbound service area to accompany it as far back as 2005, but in early 2014, a large, westbound [[BP]] forecourt was finally built. In early 2018, the eastbound filling station gained [[Budgens]] branding and products alongside Shell's own branded [[Select]].
+The Little Chef continued to trade until 31 July 2012 when it fell victim to R Capital's review of the brand and was one of 67 sites identified as underperforming and was subsequently closed.
+Also in 2012, the eastbound filling station was sold to [[Shell]] by Total following their nationwide shutdown.
+In 2016, the former Little Chef restaurant was purchased by 23.5 Degrees who converted the building into a [[Starbucks]] opening in May 2016.
+In early 2018, the eastbound filling station gained [[Budgens]] branding and products alongside Shell's own branded [[Select]].
+There had been several plans for a westbound service area to accompany the eastbound as far back as 2005, but in early 2014, a large, westbound [[BP]] forecourt was finally built. The site opened as a [[BP Express]] site and included a [[M&S Simply Food]] store and [[Wild Bean Café]].
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