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Close to Stracathro Hospital is this old building but with an independent charm.
Close to Stracathro Hospital is this independent service area.


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
{{facilities| Restaurants | Self-service restaurant |primary }}
{{facilities| Catering | Self-service restaurant |primary }}
{{facilities| Shops | Shop |primary }}
{{facilities| Shops | Shop |primary }}
{{facilities| Amenities | Showers |primary }}
{{facilities| Amenities | Tourist Information Sign, Showers |primary }}
{{facilities| Forecourt | Fuel, Shop, Coffee Machine, AdBlue Containers, Jet Wash |primary }}
{{facilities| Outdoor Space | Grass space in front of forecourt |primary }}
{{facilities| Forecourt | Fuel, Shop, Coffee Machine, Jet Wash |primary }}


==Parking Prices==
==Parking Prices==
Free overnight parking for HGVs.
First 2 hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £1 and HGVs, caravans and motorhomes can pay £10 or £30 to include a £20 food voucher.
 
Use of the shower facilities are also charged at £2 per person.
 
Prices are paid in the restaurant or forecourt shop.
 
The fees are strictly enforced by Stracathro Services.
 
{{Parking Disclaimer}}


==Contact Details==
==Contact Details==
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DD9 7QA
DD9 7QA
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==Trivia and History==
==Trivia and History==
[[File:The conservatory viewed from the foyer.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Inside the shop.|alt=Stracathro shop.]]
[[File:Stracathro old filling station 2023.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The original filling station from the old A94 is now abandoned.|alt=The shelter from a petrol forecourt, surrounded by overgrown foliage.]]
Sited on the original course of the A90 (at the time known as the A94), Stracathro dates back to before the 1960s. The filling station used to be on the northbound side and the services southbound.
In an era where the country's main roads are saturated with big-name restaurants, this unbranded restaurant which continues to trade with a more traditional menu stands out as an anomaly.
 
===Development===
The service area here started out life as a hen house in the 1950s on what was the single carriageway A94.
 
The distinctive restaurant building was built in woodland at the entrance to Clearbank House in the 1960s. On both sides of the building reads "Ye may gang faur and fare waur", which loosely translates to "you can go far afield and not be assured of finding anything this good". It is much larger than a typical roadside diner, with the usual flat roof, but with evidence of Art Deco inspiration in the rounded windows.
 
A petrol station was built to the west of here on land which was left over from the old alignment of the A94.


When the A94 was upgraded it was sent slightly east of the services, with a new junction serving them and the neighbouring hospital. [[BP]] built a new filling station alongside the services building, putting everything on one side. The old filling station is now derelict.
When the A94 was upgraded in the 1990s, it was moved on to a new alignment to the south of here. The new Stracathro Junction provided access to the old service area as well as the hospital. The new road created a strip of unused land in between the old and the new, which allowed more parking to be provided.


[[Shell]] then took over the new filling station and charged a ridiculous price for fuel, so bad that they no longer display cost on any of the signs for the filling station and just let people find out the bad news once it is too late. [[Gulf]] took over the filling station in 2010 and continued to operate it until 2015.
The old petrol station soon closed, and the owners of the site built a new [[BP]] filling station closer to the new junction, next door to the restaurant building, placing all the facilities together. The old filling station is now derelict, positioned off its own roundabout at the end of the road. The roundabout features a milestone in the centre of it, detailing the distance to Brechin.


On the side of the building reads "Ye may gang faur and fare waur", which loosely translates to "you can go far afield and not be assured of finding anything this good". The services are very much a typical truckstop in that it looks like a cross between Art Deco and a portacabin, with a basic '70s décor and a very bumpy car park. The menu is also typical of a truckstop, but in this case in a good way.
===Current Offer===
The BP forecourt was later rebranded to [[Shell]]. Their policy of charging high prices for fuel meant that the [[main identification sign]] would normally be left blank, leaving motorists to discover the price only once they had parked up. The site rebranded again to [[Gulf]] between 2010 and 2015. The forecourt is now unbranded, and instead displays the name ''Strath Catharach'' - the Gaelic translation for Stracathro.


Legend has it that the site of Stracathro services was once the scene of a battle in Scotland.
Plans were put forward in 1998 to build a 60-bed hotel next to the old filling station, but this didn't happen. These plans resurfaced in 2013, with additional proposals to demolish the derelict forecourt and replace it with a garden centre. This was renewed in 2017, but the idea has been left dormant.


==Alternatives==
==Alternatives==
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{{Succession|1|A90| [[Finavon]] (10 miles) |
{{Succession|1|A90| [[Finavon]] (10 miles) |
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 5 January 2025

Location:

A90 between Brechin and Stonehaven

Signposted from the road.

Postcode:

DD9 7QA

map and directions

Access/Layout:

Single site located at a junction.

Rating:


Close to Stracathro Hospital is this independent service area.

Facilities

Catering: Self-service restaurant Shops: Shop Amenities: Tourist Information Sign, Showers Outdoor Space: Grass space in front of forecourt Forecourt: Fuel, Shop, Coffee Machine, Jet Wash

Parking Prices

First 2 hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £1 and HGVs, caravans and motorhomes can pay £10 or £30 to include a £20 food voucher.

Use of the shower facilities are also charged at £2 per person.

Prices are paid in the restaurant or forecourt shop.

The fees are strictly enforced by Stracathro Services.

This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.

Contact Details

🏢 Address:
Brechin
Angus
DD9 7QA


Trivia and History

The shelter from a petrol forecourt, surrounded by overgrown foliage.
The original filling station from the old A94 is now abandoned.

In an era where the country's main roads are saturated with big-name restaurants, this unbranded restaurant which continues to trade with a more traditional menu stands out as an anomaly.

Development

The service area here started out life as a hen house in the 1950s on what was the single carriageway A94.

The distinctive restaurant building was built in woodland at the entrance to Clearbank House in the 1960s. On both sides of the building reads "Ye may gang faur and fare waur", which loosely translates to "you can go far afield and not be assured of finding anything this good". It is much larger than a typical roadside diner, with the usual flat roof, but with evidence of Art Deco inspiration in the rounded windows.

A petrol station was built to the west of here on land which was left over from the old alignment of the A94.

When the A94 was upgraded in the 1990s, it was moved on to a new alignment to the south of here. The new Stracathro Junction provided access to the old service area as well as the hospital. The new road created a strip of unused land in between the old and the new, which allowed more parking to be provided.

The old petrol station soon closed, and the owners of the site built a new BP filling station closer to the new junction, next door to the restaurant building, placing all the facilities together. The old filling station is now derelict, positioned off its own roundabout at the end of the road. The roundabout features a milestone in the centre of it, detailing the distance to Brechin.

Current Offer

The BP forecourt was later rebranded to Shell. Their policy of charging high prices for fuel meant that the main identification sign would normally be left blank, leaving motorists to discover the price only once they had parked up. The site rebranded again to Gulf between 2010 and 2015. The forecourt is now unbranded, and instead displays the name Strath Catharach - the Gaelic translation for Stracathro.

Plans were put forward in 1998 to build a 60-bed hotel next to the old filling station, but this didn't happen. These plans resurfaced in 2013, with additional proposals to demolish the derelict forecourt and replace it with a garden centre. This was renewed in 2017, but the idea has been left dormant.

Alternatives

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Finavon (10 miles)Services on the A90none