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Revision as of 21:40, 15 July 2020

Location:

A12 at Martlesham Heath

Signposted from the road.

Postcode:

Access/Layout:

Single site located at a junction..

Martlesham Heath retail park has grown around one of the roundabouts on the A12, but it includes a signed service area. As a result there is competition from the Tesco Extra across the road.

Facilities

Catering: KFC Drive Thru Forecourt: BP, Shop, Wild Bean Café, Air1 AdBlue Containers, Car Wash, Jet Wash

Contact Details

🏢 Address:
Service Station
119 Anson Road
Martlesham Heath
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP5 3RA

🌍 Operators & Official Websites:

Restaurant operated by KFC
Forecourt operated by BP
Foursquare Page
📌 what3words: ///manage.nozzle.badminton
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Trivia and History

The two facilities were built as a Happy Eater and an accompanying petrol station. The restaurant became the Martlesham branch of Little Chef in 1996, which gained a Burger King, but the restaurant closed in 2007, and is now the KFC.

Between 1975 and 1989 Little Chef attempted several times to build a restaurant just north of here on Grove Road, both next to the petrol stations or on the roundabout. They were probably motivated by competition here.

Alternatives

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Orwell (A14 westbound, 6 miles) Capel St Mary (A12 west, 13 miles) Beacon Hill (A14 west, 13 miles)	Services on the A12	none

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