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Revision as of 21:41, 29 September 2022

Location:

A77 Bellfield Interchange
(also accessible to traffic on the A71 and the A76)

Signposted from the road.

Postcode:

KA1 5LQ

map and directions

Access/Layout:

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, Subway, Costa Express, Dunkin' Donuts, f'real Milkshakes, Rollover, Tango Ice Blast, Air1 AdBlue, LPG (FloGas)

Parking Prices

Short stay customer parking is available for cars. 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.

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

🌍 Operators & Official Websites:

Restaurant operated by McDonald's
Hotel operated by Travelodge
Forecourt operated by MFG
Foursquare Page
📌 what3words: ///uplifting.ever.testy
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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. It 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.

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 filling station became a BP site with a SPAR store in the mid-2000s. 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.

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 branch on the A77 to the south at Symington, which closed in 2004.

Alternatives

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Heart of Scotland (M8 east, 44 miles) Old Inns (M80, 37 miles)	Services on the A77	Monkton (7 miles)

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 {{facilities| Amenities | {{Travelodge}} |primary }}
-{{facilities| Outdoor Space | {{Children's Play Area}}; large grass spaces around site; public footpath connections |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}}, Tango Ice Blast, Air1 AdBlue, {{LPG|warning=FloGas}} |primary }}
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 * [https://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/212/Kilmarnock-hotel/ Hotel operated by Travelodge]
 * [https://www.motorfuelgroup.com/locations/kilmarnock-fs504/ Forecourt operated by MFG]
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+|3words = uplifting.ever.testy
 }}
 ==Trivia and History==
 [[File:McDonalds Kilmarnock 2022.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 built in 1991 in the corner of this busy roundabout as the 'Kilmarnock' branch of {{Little Chef|Kilmarnock}}, alongside the [[Travelodge]] hotel and a [[Q8]] petrol station. It 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.
+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]]. It 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.
-The restaurant here had originally been planned as a [[Kelly's Kitchen]] by owners Norfolk House, intended to open in Summer 1990, but this later became the Little Chef after [[Trusthouse Forte]] purchased the Kelly's Kitchen chain.
+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 restaurant. There had been a plan to try to salvage the old building, but it didn't happen.
+The filling station became a [[BP]] site with a [[SPAR]] store in the mid-2000s. 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.
-The filling station later became a [[BP]] site with a [[SPAR]] store in the mid-2000s. During late 2015, the car wash was removed to enable an extension to be added to the sales building to house a new [[Subway]] store. 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, introducing a host of new grab and go options.
+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.
 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 branch on the A77 to the south at Symington, which closed in 2004.