Interchange services
A46 north-eastbound between Newark and Lincoln
(Limited road signage.)
NG24 2DF
map and directions
Single site located between junctions on one side of the road..
The vaguely-named 'Interchange services' is the more overlooked of the Winthorpe brothers: it's just an ordinary filling station for the A46 north-eastbound, but it's so close to the Winthorpe Interchange that it looks like motorists have a choice.
Facilities
Forecourt: Esso, Londis, Greggs, Calippo Slush, Costa Express, f'real Milkshakes, Dunkin' Donuts, Rollover, AdBlue4You, Jet Wash
Parking Prices
Short-stay customer parking is provided. No formal HGV parking is available, but HGV access is possible.
This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.
Contact Details
🏢 Address:
Service Station
Lincoln Road
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG24 2NY
Trivia and History
The service area was planned in 1988 by Strait Properties Ltd as a petrol station and diner. It was likely planned in the hope that traffic levels here would increase following the opening of the Newark Bypass in 1990.
The diner would open as the 'Newark' branch of AJ's in August 1990. After they were taken over by Granada in 1998, it was converted into the 'Winthorpe' branch of Little Chef. Confusingly, a Little Chef already existed just across the road at the Winthorpe Interchange, resulting in the two branches competing for custom.
The restaurant closed in 2005 as part of the first major slimming down of the chain, which focused on smaller branches. It was later taken over by the Indian restaurant 'Mint Leaf'.
The filling station was branded Jet, and had a Costcutter store. It was rebranded to Murco in the early 2010s, and they were purchased by MFG in 2015. MFG reverted the filling station back to the Jet brand.
The forecourt shop changed to Londis in 2016, and the forecourt rebranded to Esso in 2018. A full redevelopment was carried out in Spring 2021, reopening in July 2021 with a new Greggs store and a refurbished shop.
Mint Leaf permanently closed in late 2020.
National Highways are expected to outline plans to replace this section of the A46 in early 2022. There are two likely options, one of which would by-pass this service area, and the other would require it to be demolished.
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