Sleaford services
NG34 8NP
map and directions
Single site located at a junction.
Positioned on the A15 just beside the Holdingham Roundabout is this standard A-road set-up.
Facilities
Catering: Burger King, KFC Drive Thru Amenities: Travelodge Outdoor Space: Grass area behind building; picnic tables; public footpath connections Forecourt: BP, Shop'N Drive, Subway, Chicago Town Pizza, Costa Express, West Cornwall Pasty Co., LPG (FloGas), Car Wash, Jet Wash, Free Cash Machine
Parking Prices
Short stay customer parking is available for cars at all facilities. No HGV parking is available.
This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.
Contact Details
đ˘ Address:
Lincoln Road
Holdingham
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
NG34 8NP
Trivia and History
With the Sleaford Bypass under construction in the 1980s, developers looked at possible service areas.
Action 2000 fought to build a large service area in the south-eastern corner of the roundabout. This was initially refused planning permission in 1988 and eventually became the McDonald's. Meanwhile, Limes Developments Ltd were granted planning permission for a restaurant, hotel and filling station in the north-western corner. This was taken up by Trusthouse Forte who opened a new branch of Little ChefHistory in 1991. This was to replace the original Sleaford branch, which had been demolished to make way for the new road.
A Forte Travelodge and Fina filling station opened as part of the development, too.
The Little Chef gained a new extension costing £280,000 in early 1998 (worth around £526,955 in 2025) to house a new Burger King franchise, which at one stage looked likely to gain a drive thru lane. It became a Little Chef Choices site in 2002, which saw it briefly gain Caffè Ritazza and Harry Ramsden's menus.
21st Century
By the early 2000s, the filling station had rebranded to Total. Following Total's nationwide shutdown, the forecourt was acquired by Rontec in early 2013 who rebranded it to Esso. They introduced their own brand Shop'N Drive to the site and added a Subway store.
The restaurant was acquired by Euro Garages in January 2017. Euro Garages' aim to rebrand all of their Little Chef restaurants faltered, partly because their preferred brand partner, Starbucks, didn't want to share with the Burger King. Their right to use the Little Chef name expired in January 2018, and as a result, the Little Chef was quickly changed to EG Diner.
EG Diner and its Burger King franchise both closed in May 2018. The building reopened in June 2018 with a refurbished Burger King and a new KFC Drive Thru.
Rontec rebranded the filling station from Esso to BP in late 2018.
The site was severely impacted by Storm Babet's heavy rainfall in October 2023, with the entire site under several inches of water. All facilities on site were closed for three months as a result of the flooding, with the Burger King and KFC restaurants needing full refits before reopening on 24 January 2024.
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