Sgiwen services
A465 eastbound at Skewen
Signposted from the road.
SA10 7DR
map and directions
Single site located between junctions on one side of the road.
A small forecourt welcomes traffic starting their journey on what's now known as the Heads Of The Valleys Road.
Facilities
Catering: McDonald's Drive Thru Outdoor Space: Children's Play Area; Grass verge next to forecourt (care needed) Charging Points: InstaVolt 120kW CCS & 50kW CHAdeMO Forecourt: Texaco, Londis, Costa Express, Rollover
Parking Prices
Short stay customer parking is available for cars. No HGV parking is available.
Parking and use of the forecourt is for forecourt customers only and is strictly enforced.
This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.
Contact Details
🏢 Address:
Neath Abbey Business Park
Neath Abbey
Neath
SA10 7DR
Trivia and History
The service area was developed by Thornfield Roadside Ltd in 1991 as a filling station and motorists restaurant combination, with permission granted in April 1992. The site opened in 1995 as an Elf filling station alongside a McDonald's Drive Thru restaurant.
The forecourt went on to be owned by Malthurst under Pace branding in the early 2000s, before rebranding to Total in the mid-2000s. The site was rebranded to Texaco in 2010. Malthurst's successor, MRH, rebranded it to Esso with one of their own-brand Hursts stores in 2016. MRH was then acquired by MFG, who in 2019 reverted the forecourt back to Texaco before adding a Londis store during summer 2020. MFG refer to the site by its Welsh name, Sgiwen.
The McDonald's restaurant went on to gain several extensions and reconfigurations, and in 2018 gained an external children's play area. The car park also gained a cash machine in 2001, situated in its own brick building, but has since been removed with the brick building remaining.
IONITY planned to install four electric vehicle charging bays at the back of the forecourt in 2019, but this plan was later withdrawn. Meanwhile, McDonald's installed two InstaVolt chargers in their car park in summer 2023. They also added a minor extension to the restaurant in late 2024, adding a new delivery partners entrance lobby and reconfiguring the internal layout.
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