Hopwood Park services
M42 at J2
(also accessible to traffic on the A441)
Signposted from the road.
B48 7AU
map and directions
Single site located at a junction..
A service area with its own picnic tables, play area, walking path and a small field. The toilets are on the first floor (except disabled).
Facilities
Catering: Burger King, KFC, Starbucks, Subway, The Good Breakfast, Ben & Jerry's, Krispy Kreme, Starbucks on the Go, Tango Ice Blast, Starbucks Drive Thru Shops: Little Waitrose & Partners, WHSmith Amenities: Changing Places, Children's Play Area, Nature Reserve, Showers, Welcome Break Gaming, Brexit Document Advice Point, Template:Covid Test : none Template:Charging points Forecourt: Template:WB Fuel, The Great British Bakery, Chicago Town Pizza, Rollover, Starbucks on the Go, Welcome Break Coffee, Air1 AdBlue
Parking Prices
First 2 hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £15 for a further 24 hours and HGVs, caravans and coaches must pay £30 (or £32 to include a £10 meal voucher).
Prices can be paid in the shop, with instructions in each car park. They are strictly enforced by ParkingEye.
This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.
Contact Details
🏢 Address:
Welcome Break Service Area
Junction 2 M42
Redditch Road
Alvechurch
Birmingham
Worcestershire
B48 7AU
- 🌍 Official Welcome Break Website
- Facebook Page
- Foursquare Page
- 📞 Telephone number: 01214 474000
- 📌 what3words: ///cared.photo.spoon
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Trivia and Design
See also: History:Hopwood Park
Hopwood Park became a poster child for modern service area design. While a few other service areas to open around this time had large windows, open dining areas, fountains and scenic walks, very few combined them all as well as Hopwood Park did. It's also one of the only service areas with two public storeys in its amenity building.
Over the following decade, the rate of motorway service area construction slowed down considerably. As a result, Hopwood Park stood out for a long time, although there are now a fair number of service areas with a similar 'windows and fountains' design.
There is a public footpath running through the service area, leading to Stonehouse Lane. Some drivers use this route as a dog walk.
A Ben & Jerry's kiosk opened here on 13 July 2021.
Alternatives
| Previous: | Next: | |
| none on M42 Frankley (M5 north, 10 miles) Strensham (M5 south, 31 miles) | Services on the M42 | Tamworth (27 miles) Warwick (M40, 22 miles) Corley (M6 east, 25 miles) |
| none on M42 Keele (M6 north, 54 miles) Telford (M54, 42 miles) | Welcome Break services | none on M42 Warwick (M40, 22 miles) Corley (M6 east, 25 miles) |
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