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|image = BP Kilmarnock | |image = BP Kilmarnock 2024.jpg | ||
|road = [[A77]] at Bellfield Interchange, Kilmarnock{{newline}}(also accessible to traffic on the A71 and the A76) | |road = [[A77]] at Bellfield Interchange, Kilmarnock{{newline}}(also accessible to traffic on the A71 and the A76) | ||
|postcode = KA1 5LQ | |postcode = KA1 5LQ | ||
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{{facilities| Amenities | {{Travelodge}} |primary }} | {{facilities| Amenities | {{Travelodge}} |primary }} | ||
{{facilities| Outdoor Space | {{Children's Play Area}}; grass area around hotel |primary }} | {{facilities| Outdoor Space | {{Children's Play Area}}; grass area around hotel |primary }} | ||
{{facilities| Forecourt | {{BP}}, {{Londis}}, {{Subway}}, {{Costa Express}}, [[Dunkin' Donuts]], f'real Milkshakes, {{Rollover}}, | {{facilities| Forecourt | {{BP}}, {{Londis}}, {{Greggs}}, {{Subway}}, Calippo Burst, {{Costa Express}}, [[Dunkin' Donuts]], f'real Milkshakes, {{Rollover}}, Jet Wash |primary }} | ||
==Parking Prices== | ==Parking Prices== | ||
Short stay customer parking is available for cars. No HGV parking is available. | Short stay customer parking is available for cars at all facilities. No HGV parking is available. | ||
Parking within the McDonald's car park is limited to 90 minutes maximum stay and is strictly enforced by [[UK Parking Control Ltd]]. | Parking within the shared McDonald's and Travelodge car park is limited to 90 minutes maximum stay and is strictly enforced by [[UK Parking Control Ltd]]. Travelodge guests are entitled to free parking during their stay, and you must provide your vehicle registration to the hotel to claim this. | ||
Parking and use of the forecourt is limited to 30 minutes maximum stay for all vehicles (90 minutes maximum stay for customers using EV chargers) and is strictly enforced by [[Euro Car Parks]]. | |||
{{Parking Disclaimer}} | |||
==Contact Details== | ==Contact Details== | ||
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East Ayrshire{{newline}} | East Ayrshire{{newline}} | ||
KA1 5LQ | KA1 5LQ | ||
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* [https://www.mcdonalds.com/gb/en-gb/location | * [https://www.mcdonalds.com/gb/en-gb/location/8261436.html Official McDonald's website] | ||
* [https://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/212/Kilmarnock-hotel/ Official Travelodge website] | * [https://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/212/Kilmarnock-hotel/ Official Travelodge website] | ||
* [https://www.motorfuelgroup.com/locations/kilmarnock-fs504/ Forecourt operated by MFG] | * [https://www.motorfuelgroup.com/locations/kilmarnock-fs504/ Forecourt operated by MFG] | ||
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==Trivia and History== | ==Trivia and History== | ||
[[File:McDonalds Kilmarnock | [[File:McDonalds Kilmarnock 2024.jpg|250px|thumb|right|alt=McDonald's restaurant.|The McDonald's restaurant, built on the site of the former Little Chef restaurant.]] | ||
The site was first identified by [[Kelly's Kitchen]], who had hoped to open a restaurant in Summer 1990. The brand was acquired by [[Trusthouse Forte]], who built it as a {{Little Chef|Kilmarnock}} and [[Travelodge]], alongside a forecourt operated by [[Q8]]. | The site was first identified by [[Kelly's Kitchen]], who had hoped to open a restaurant in Summer 1990. The brand was acquired by [[Trusthouse Forte]], who built it as a {{Little Chef|Kilmarnock}} and [[Travelodge]], alongside a forecourt operated by [[Q8]]. These opened in October 1991. | ||
The site was built with spacious surroundings, probably to make use of all the available land, with the facilities based around a roundabout in the centre of the site. | |||
In the 1970s there was another {{Little Chef|Galston}} on the A71 a few miles to the east of here, at Galston. There was also a {{Little Chef|Symington}} on the A77 to the south at Symington, which closed in 2004. | |||
===Developments and Changes=== | |||
The filling station became a [[BP]] site with a [[SPAR]] store in the mid-2000s. | |||
The Little Chef closed in January 2012, being demolished shortly after to make way for a new McDonald's restaurant. There had been a plan to try to salvage the old building, but it didn't happen. | The Little Chef closed in January 2012, being demolished shortly after to make way for a new McDonald's Drive Thru restaurant. There had been a plan to try to salvage the old building, but it didn't happen. | ||
The car wash was removed to enable an extension to be added to the sales building to house a new [[Subway]] store at the end of 2015. The position was moved from the right of the pumps, to in front. | |||
Current forecourt owners [[MFG]] later rebranded the store to [[Londis]] in 2020, before refurbishing the store in June 2022, when they introduced their new grab and go range. | |||
MFG began installing a new eight-bay MFG EV Power electric vehicle charging hub in September 2023. The works also included new HGV fuelling lanes, an extension to the new sales building to house a new [[Greggs]] store, removal of the existing LPG tank and the installation of three new jet wash bays. The Greggs store opened on 30 November 2023, with the remainder of the works being completed by March 2024. The EV chargers were expected to go live in early 2024, but due to power supply issues they are {{current|yet to}} be switched on. | |||
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[[Category:A-roads (no motorway)]][[Category:A77]][[Category:Little Chef]] | [[Category:A-roads (no motorway)]][[Category:A77]][[Category:Little Chef]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:07, 30 September 2024
A77 at Bellfield Interchange, Kilmarnock
(also accessible to traffic on the A71 and the A76)
Signposted from the road.
KA1 5LQ
map and directions
Single site located at a junction.
A couple of facilities at the Bellfield Interchange, as the A77 skirts around Kilmarnock.
Facilities
Catering: McDonald's Drive Thru Amenities: Travelodge Outdoor Space: Children's Play Area; grass area around hotel Forecourt: BP, Londis, Greggs, Subway, Calippo Burst, Costa Express, Dunkin' Donuts, f'real Milkshakes, Rollover, Jet Wash
Parking Prices
Short stay customer parking is available for cars at all facilities. No HGV parking is available.
Parking within the shared McDonald's and Travelodge car park is limited to 90 minutes maximum stay and is strictly enforced by UK Parking Control Ltd. Travelodge guests are entitled to free parking during their stay, and you must provide your vehicle registration to the hotel to claim this.
Parking and use of the forecourt is limited to 30 minutes maximum stay for all vehicles (90 minutes maximum stay for customers using EV chargers) and is strictly enforced by Euro Car Parks.
This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.
Contact Details
🏢 Address:
Service Station
Kilmarnock
East Ayrshire
KA1 5LQ
Trivia and History
The site was first identified by Kelly's Kitchen, who had hoped to open a restaurant in Summer 1990. The brand was acquired by Trusthouse Forte, who built it as a Little ChefHistory and Travelodge, alongside a forecourt operated by Q8. These opened in October 1991.
The site was built with spacious surroundings, probably to make use of all the available land, with the facilities based around a roundabout in the centre of the site.
In the 1970s there was another Little ChefHistory on the A71 a few miles to the east of here, at Galston. There was also a Little ChefHistory on the A77 to the south at Symington, which closed in 2004.
Developments and Changes
The filling station became a BP site with a SPAR store in the mid-2000s.
The Little Chef closed in January 2012, being demolished shortly after to make way for a new McDonald's Drive Thru restaurant. There had been a plan to try to salvage the old building, but it didn't happen.
The car wash was removed to enable an extension to be added to the sales building to house a new Subway store at the end of 2015. The position was moved from the right of the pumps, to in front.
Current forecourt owners MFG later rebranded the store to Londis in 2020, before refurbishing the store in June 2022, when they introduced their new grab and go range.
MFG began installing a new eight-bay MFG EV Power electric vehicle charging hub in September 2023. The works also included new HGV fuelling lanes, an extension to the new sales building to house a new Greggs store, removal of the existing LPG tank and the installation of three new jet wash bays. The Greggs store opened on 30 November 2023, with the remainder of the works being completed by March 2024. The EV chargers were expected to go live in early 2024, but due to power supply issues they are yet to be switched on.
Alternatives
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