Penhale services
A30 between Bodmin and Redruth
(also accessible to traffic on the B3275)
Signposted from the road.
TR9 6NA
map and directions
Single site located at a junction.
A collection of facilities next to the shopping centre at Fraddon.
Facilities
Catering: Cookhouse + Pub (Penhale Round), McDonald's Drive Thru Amenities: Premier Inn Outdoor Space: No grass space; Children's Play Area (at Cookhouse + Pub) Charging Points: Shell Recharge 175kW CCS & 70kW CHAdeMO; Tesla Supercharger 250kW Forecourt: Shell, Select, Deli by Shell, Costa Express, Car Wash
Parking Prices
Short stay customer parking is available for cars at all locations. No HGV parking is available.
The Cookhouse + Pub and Premier Inn car park is also subject to restrictions, with restaurant customers and hotel guests required to enter their vehicle registration number into the tablet at the hotel reception or bar in order to receive free parking during their visit.
Chargeable parking is also available 24/7 with the Cookhouse + Pub and Premier Inn shared car park and is charged at £3.80 for up to 24 hours.
Prices can be paid via the Horizon Spaces, JustPark, PayByPhone, RingGo or YourParkingSpace apps. The location code is 626244.
The fees are strictly enforced by Horizon Parking.
Parking within the various Kingsley Village car parks are also subject to their own restrictions and you should check signs in each car park before leaving your vehicle.
This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.
Contact Details
🏢 Address:
Penhale
Fraddon
St. Columb
Cornwall
TR9 6NA
Trivia and History
The A39 and A30 used to meet in the centre of Penhale, where there was a petrol station. With the Indian Queens Bypass being planned in the early 1990s, Kingsley Developments Ltd proposed a new facility and commercial development be built at Fernside Farm. Planning permission was first requested in July 1992, with full permission being granted in January 1995.
The bypass had already opened in February 1993. During its construction, an archaeological excavation unearthed remains of the 'Penhale Round', a dry-stone structure and a stone-built hut/ancillary building which dates back to the Iron Age, possibly being built around 100 BC.
The first phase of the service area opened in late 1995, starting with a Jet forecourt. The McDonald's opened in Spring 1996, having previously been planned as a Burger King. It is still the only McDonald's location in the county that is open 24 hours.
Phase 2 later materialised as Kingsley Village Shopping Centre, built around the original farm site. This would later include a Starbucks coffee shop that would be advertised from the neighbouring McDonald's.
The third and final phase of the development was completed in early 1996, with Whitbread Inns opening a Brewers Fayre pub-restaurant and a 40-bed Travel Inn. Both branches were named 'Penhale Round', in reference to the excavation. A new hotel extension was added between September 2006 and February 2007.
The forecourt was purchased by Shell in 2010. Whitbread changed the pub branding to 'Cookhouse & Pub' in 2018. Shell also added two Shell Recharge electric vehicle chargers to their forecourt in late 2020, with a third being added in March 2025.
Eight Tesla Superchargers were constructed in the overspill car park in July 2023, going live in May 2024.
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