A449 at Waresley
Signposted from the road.
DY11 7XP
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Single site located at a junction.
A modern petrol station by what the locals call an 'island', on the A449.
Facilities
Catering: Starbucks Drive Thru Outdoor Space: Grass verge by coffee shop; public footpath connections Charging Points: EV Point 150kW CCS Forecourt: Esso, ASDA Express, Greggs, Subway, LEON Coffee, Jet Wash, Free Cash Machine
Parking Prices
Parking and use of the entire site is limited to 90 minutes maximum stay and is strictly enforced by VARS.
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:
Crown Lane
Waresley
Kidderminster
Worcestershire
DY11 7XP
Trivia and History
Outline planning permission for a filling station and restaurant on part of Waresley Green Farm was first sought in 1988. Permission was granted after an inquiry.
Esso picked up the planning permission and developed one of their forecourts along with parking for all vehicles here, opening in late 1992. The site included Esso's Snack & Shop offering until 2009, when it was redeveloped to gain a larger sales building with an On the Run café and a Costa offering.
The filling station was acquired by Euro Garages in late 2015, who rebranded the shop to SPAR and replaced the On the Run café with Greggs and Subway concessions. The HGV parking area was removed shortly after the takeover and Euro Garages built a Starbucks Drive Thru in its place, which opened on 30 March 2018.
The SPAR store was replaced with an Asda On the Move store in late November 2021. It was the second store in the UK to open as a premium Asda On the Move store with its additional 'Asda Extra Special' range. EG Group also added a jet wash to the forecourt, and two electric vehicle chargers were added to the Starbucks car park in late 2023 under EG Group's 'EV Point' brand.
A LEON Coffee machine trial was introduced in summer 2022, replacing the former Starbucks on the Go machines. If successful, EG Group intend to roll-out LEON Coffee to replace Starbucks on the Go across their network.
The filling station relaunched on 8 March 2024 with a new Asda Express store, after transferring into the Asda estate.
Rival Facilities
Half a mile south of here is the former Hartlebury branch of Little Chef and a Travelodge hotel, which also nearly gained a filling station in the 1990s. That Little Chef closed in 2012 as part of a closure of underperforming restaurants and is now home to Royal Spice.
There is a pair of bus stops close to the former Little Chef which receive a regular service. Despite the Little Chef having closed in 2012, NaPTAN (which is the source of most journey planning services and bus stop announcements), still calls the southbound bus stops "Little Chef lay-by" (as of 2024).
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