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{{Services
{{Services
|type = motorway
|type = motorway
|image = Membury East 2019.jpg
|image = Membury East 2024.jpg
|operator = Welcome Break
|operator = Welcome Break
|road = [[M4]] between J14 and J15
|road = [[M4]] between J14 and J15
|postcode = RG17 7TZ
|postcode = RG17 7TZ
|oldpostcode = RG16 7TU
|telephone = 01488 674360
|signposted = Yes
|signposted = Yes
|stype = Two sites located between junctions, connected by a pedestrian footbridge.
|stype = Two sites located between junctions, connected by a pedestrian footbridge
|rating = Membury
|rating = Membury
|foursquare = 511e70adf136b9af62785d96
|coords = 51.482297, -1.5571323
|coords = 51.482325, -1.557312
|briefroad = M4 between J14 and J15
|briefroad = M4 between J14 and J15
|markerpost = 110 }}
|markerpost = 0110 }}


An obsession with curves and slopes creates this well-furnished but otherwise standard service area.
An obsession with curves and slopes creates this well-furnished but otherwise standard service area.


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
{{facilities| Restaurants | {{Burger King}}, {{KFC}}, {{Starbucks}}, {{Costa Express}}, {{Krispy Kreme}}, Tango Ice Blast, {{Yorkshire Tea}}, {{Starbucks Drive Thru}}
{{facilities| Catering | {{Burger King}}, {{Chopstix Noodle Bar}}, {{KFC}}, {{Starbucks}}, f'real Milkshakes, Jolly Rancher Slush, {{Krispy Kreme}}, {{Starbucks on the Go}}, {{Starbucks Drive Thru}}
|W = {{Harry Ramsden's|W|s}}  
|W = {{The Good Breakfast|W|s}}
|E = {{Chopstix Noodle Bar|E|s}}, {{Subway|E|s}} }}  
|E = {{Subway|E|s}} }}
{{facilities| Shops | {{Fone Bitz}}, {{WHSmith}}
{{facilities| Shops | {{WHSmith}}
|W = {{Waitrose|little=yes}}
|W = {{Little Waitrose}}, {{Top Gift|W|s}}
|E = {{Waitrose}} }}
|E = {{Waitrose}} }}
{{facilities| Amenities | {{Ecotricity}}, Showers, {{Tesla}}
{{facilities| Amenities | {{Game Zone}}, Showers
|W = {{Changing Places|W|s}}, [[Welcome Break Gaming]]
|W = {{Changing Places|W|s}}, {{Days Inn|W|s}} }}
|E = [[Game Zone]], {{Regus Express|E|s}}}}
{{facilities| Outdoor Space | Grass areas to the side of main buildings }}
{{facilities| Motel | {{Days Inn||berkshire-united-kingdom/days-inn-membury-m4}} }}
{{facilities| Charging Points | GRIDSERVE Electric Highway 50kW CCS, 50kW CHAdeMO & 22kW Type 2; Tesla Supercharger 120kW }}
{{facilities| Forecourt | {{Shell}}, [[Select]], {{The Deli}}, {{Costa Express}}, {{Krispy Kreme}}, [[Rollover]], {{Yorkshire Tea}}, Air1 AdBlue, [[Autogas]] LPG (eastbound only) }}
{{facilities| Forecourt | {{Welcome Break}}, {{Phat Pasty}}, f'real Milkshakes, {{Rollover}}, {{Starbucks on the Go}} }}


==Parking Prices==
==Parking Prices==
First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £15 for a further 24 hours and HGVs, caravans and coaches must pay £27 (or £29 to include a £10 meal voucher).
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 £33 (or £35 to include a £12 meal voucher).
 
Prices can be paid in the shop or by using [https://evologyparking.com/app/ Evology Parking]. The location code is 79391.


Prices can be paid in the shop with instructions in each car park. They are strictly enforced by [[ParkingEye]].
The fees are strictly enforced by [[ParkingEye]].
 
{{Parking Disclaimer}}


==Contact Details==
==Contact Details==
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RG17 7TZ
RG17 7TZ
|telephone = 01488 674360
|telephone = 01488 674360
|gridref = SU308760
|foursquare = 511e70adf136b9af62785d96
|foursquare = 511e70adf136b9af62785d96
|website = https://www.welcomebreak.co.uk/locations/membury-m4/ Official Welcome Break Website
|website = https://welcomebreak.co.uk/locations/membury/ Official Welcome Break/Membury website
|facebook = welcomebreakmembury
|facebook = welcomebreakmembury
}}
}}


==Trivia and Design==
==Trivia and Design==
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[[File:MEM70s2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|alt=Service station corridor.|The main corridor in the 1970s.]]
|image = MEM70s1.jpg
{{fulldetails|History:Membury}}
|size = 250
|caption = The upstairs dining area in the 1970s.
|keydates = {{Key Date | 1972 | Opened by [[Ross]] }}
{{Key Date | 1980? | Re-branded [[Motoross]] }}
{{Key Date | 1984 | Sold to [[Welcome Break]] }} }}
Membury is built on the site of the old RAF Membury airfield. There is a tribute to those who served there in World War II in the car park.
Membury is built on the site of the old RAF Membury airfield. There is a tribute to those who served there in World War II in the car park.


The services can be identified by the large transmitting signal situated next to it. Within the services is a mural painted by David Fisher, who was recruited by Forte to paint one for most of their services.
The service area can be identified from afar by the large transmitting signal situated next to it.
 
The filling station was, for a time, not owned by [[Welcome Break]] but was actually a [[BP]] corporate site, under the [[BP Connect]] brand. On 1 May 2017, the filling stations were handed back over to Welcome Break by BP and were re-branded to [[Shell]], including the standard usual [[Deli2go]] offering.
 
The eastbound petrol station has an unusual layout whereby refuelling vehicles face what appears to be the wrong way. Not particularly remarkable, but slightly odd.
 
A [[Chopstix Noodle Bar]] opened on 22 June 2017.
 
The site is 40.75 acres in size.
 
===History===
[[File:Membury west abandoned restaurant.jpg|250px|thumb|right|One of the abandoned buildings before becoming a Starbucks.|alt=Membury abandoned building.]]
The services opened in 1972. Ross originally wanted the services to be a replica of their first site at [[Leicester Forest East]], however they couldn't afford to manage the traffic on the M4 whilst the bridge was being built. Even so, remnants of the idea can still be seen: both sides have a restaurant on a second floor which is accessed from a staircase, with the option of eating outdoors on a terrace. Moving the restaurant upstairs creates a rare bit of space in the rest of the services.
 
The distinctive building design with its high roof and open views was noted upon opening for being very noisy and exposed. The long corridors, running beneath the building to the second entrance, were initially a magnet for vandalism.
 
In 1977 [[Egon Ronay]] rated the services as "just acceptable". He found it clean and described it as an "architectural masterpiece", and it served "reasonable" convenience-based food.
 
===Old Restaurants and Shops===
When Forte acquired the services, they wanted to build a tie rack, dry goods shop and shirt shop. Instead the services gained a garden centre, unique to the motorway network, and on the upper level a coffee shop which offered a blend of waitress and self-service catering. The room had a brown, grey and orange décor with a thick striped carpet. This was possibly called '''The Buttery''', and it used a numbering system to deliver hot food ordered from the counter. Fresh flowers and pictures served as decoration. Next door was a screened-off café, split over both levels, with ramps connecting the two.
 
Welcome Break later trialled a [[Halfords]] shop here, before [[Granada]] adopted them as a partner, and a toy shop.


The services have an extra building which used to be a [[Happy Eater]], later a [[Little Chef]] and then a [[Red Hen]]. It closed with the demise of Red Hen; the westbound side became a training centre while the eastbound side was unchanged and appeared to contain a lot of the original furniture. Since 2012, a Starbucks Drive Thru and Regus Express meeting room have used the buildings.
As with most Welcome Break service areas, David Fisher was commissioned to paint some artwork. At Membury the mural was dedicated to Newbury Races, and was available to buy. The original is now positioned above the eastbound escalator.


==Alternatives==
==Alternatives==
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{{Succession|1|M4| [[Chieveley]] (11 miles) |
{{Succession|1|M4| [[Chieveley]] (11 miles) |
[[Leigh Delamere]] (29 miles) }}
[[Leigh Delamere]] (29 miles) }}
{{Succession|2|Welcome Break| ''none nearby'' |
{{Succession|2|Welcome Break| none nearby |
''none nearby on M4''{{newline}}[[Michaelwood]] (M5 north, 56 miles){{newline}}[[Gordano]] (M5 south, 56 miles) }}
[[Michaelwood]] (M5 north, 56 miles){{newline}}[[Gordano]] (M5 south, 56 miles) }}
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Latest revision as of 12:45, 4 February 2025

Membury
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Location:

M4 between J14 and J15

Signposted from the road.

Postcode:

RG17 7TZ

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Access/Layout:

Two sites located between junctions, connected by a pedestrian footbridge.

Rating: See the reviews


An obsession with curves and slopes creates this well-furnished but otherwise standard service area.

Facilities

Catering: on both sides: Burger King, Chopstix Noodle Bar, KFC, Starbucks, f'real Milkshakes, Jolly Rancher Slush, Krispy Kreme, Starbucks on the Go, Starbucks Drive Thru
plus westbound only: The Good Breakfast
and eastbound only: Subway Shops: on both sides: WHSmith
plus westbound only: Little Waitrose & Partners, Top Gift
and eastbound only: Waitrose & Partners Amenities: on both sides: Game Zone, Showers
plus westbound only: Changing Places, Days Inn Outdoor Space: Grass areas to the side of main buildings Charging Points: GRIDSERVE Electric Highway 50kW CCS, 50kW CHAdeMO & 22kW Type 2; Tesla Supercharger 120kW Forecourt: Welcome Break, The Phat Pasty Co., f'real Milkshakes, Rollover, Starbucks on the Go

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 £33 (or £35 to include a £12 meal voucher).

Prices can be paid in the shop or by using Evology Parking. The location code is 79391.

The fees 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
M4 Services
Membury Motorway Services Area
Lambourn
Hungerford
Berkshire
RG17 7TZ


Trivia and Design

Service station corridor.
The main corridor in the 1970s.

See also: History:Membury

Membury is built on the site of the old RAF Membury airfield. There is a tribute to those who served there in World War II in the car park.

The service area can be identified from afar by the large transmitting signal situated next to it.

As with most Welcome Break service areas, David Fisher was commissioned to paint some artwork. At Membury the mural was dedicated to Newbury Races, and was available to buy. The original is now positioned above the eastbound escalator.

Alternatives

Previous:Next:
Chieveley (11 miles)Services on the M4Leigh Delamere (29 miles)
none nearbyWelcome Break servicesMichaelwood (M5 north, 56 miles)
Gordano (M5 south, 56 miles)

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