Gledrid services
SY11 3EP
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Single site located at a junction.
This is the service area at the roundabout. For the one between junctions, see Moreton Bridge.
The A5's last service area in England is a busy forecourt and truckstop.
Facilities
Catering: The Lazy Kettle Outdoor Space: No grass space Forecourt: BP, M&S Simply Food, Wild Bean Café, Free Cash Machine
Parking Prices
Short stay customer parking is available for cars.
HGV parking is free for the first 2 hours, after which HGVs must pay £27 per 24 hour period.
Prices are paid in the café, and can be paid with GBP, EUR or fuel cards. HGVs can also pay by using SNAP. The location code is 5909.
This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.
Contact Details
🏢 Address:
Gledrid A5 Services
Weston Rhyn
Oswestry
Shropshire
SY11 3EP
Trivia and History
The newer roundabout site was first proposed in 1989 as a full service area. A filling station and truckstop were proposed in 1993, and the site was built in around 1997 by James Pickstock Limited. This wasn't regarded as an official service area by the highway authorities, and it wasn't signposted from the road.
A drive thru restaurant was also proposed to join the filling station but this wasn't built. James Pickstock were granted planning permission for a KFC Drive Thru and OK Diner to be built on the unused land to the south of the filling station in 2007, but these were never built.
The forecourt opened under Total branding. It was soon sold to BP. In the early 2010s, it gained a SPAR store.
In early 2016, the filling station was purchased by BP Express who redeveloped the site. The site reopened on 24 August 2016 with a M&S Simply Food store and Wild Bean Café. A Traffic Signs Agreement allowed formal road signs to be placed on the A5 southbound.
The land to the south of the filling station to this day is still unused and is currently advertised to let.
Gledrid was expected to become a BP Pulse electric vehicle charging hub in 2021, but this project was postponed.
Alternatives
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| Oswestry (Moreton Bridge) (½ mile) Oswestry (Mile End) (5 miles) | Services on the A5 | Bangor (58 miles) |
| Oswestry (Moreton Bridge) (½ mile) Oswestry (Mile End) (5 miles) | Services on the A483 | Ruabon (northbound, 5 miles) Rhostyllen (8 miles) |