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Eynsham services

Location:

A40 between Oxford and Eynsham

Signposted from the road? Westbound only

Postcode:

OX29 4EN

map and directions

Access/Layout:

Single site located at the side of the road.


The eastern of a pair of facilities near Eynsham; this is provided mainly for westbound traffic, with another on the eastbound side.

Facilities

Outdoor Space: Grass verge only; public footpath connections Forecourt: BP, Londis, Greggs, Costa Express, Rollover

Parking Prices

Short-stay car parking is provided. No HGV parking is available.

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

Contact Details

🏢 Address:
Eynsham
Witney
Oxfordshire
OX29 4EN


Trivia and History

A shop sign saying J&S Motorcycle Clothing, on an old Little Chef restaurant building.
The old westbound Little Chef is now a motorcycle showroom.

The filling station was built on a small parcel of land left over when the road was built. It opened in around 1984.

A Little Chef was added in 1985. This was one of a pair (the other being at Acre Hill) that would replace the original branch that was further to the west. One of these was celebrated as being their 250th branch. This closed in around 2005, becoming Rumblin' Tums CafĂŠ, which closed in 2010. It then became the motorcycle accessories shop, with a snack bar often sitting in the car park.

Meanwhile, a developer applied to build new service area at the nearby Lower Road roundabout.

The filling station was owned by Malthurst and branded Total. It was acquired by MRH in around 2012, who rebranded it to BP. They added their own-brand Hursts store to the site in 2018.

Following the merger of MRH and MFG, this became an MFG site in late 2018. They rebranded the store to Londis in 2020.

MFG gained planning permission in 2024 to demolish the forecourt, to provide new facilities in its place. This was set to include four electric vehicle charging points, four parking spaces and a larger shop building with a Greggs concession inside. Instead, MFG removed the car wash in early 2025 and added a new Greggs pod in its place as well as refreshing the existing Londis store and raising the canopy height to 4.9m. The new facilities launched on 27 February.

Alternatives

Previous:Next:
Oxford (13 miles)
Peartree (A44, 5 miles)
Services on the A40Eynsham (Acre Hill) (½ mile)
Ducklington (6 miles)
Witney (6 miles)