Guide to Strensham services

A place of two halves: Strensham allows you to choose whether you'd like your stop to have the vibe of the '90s (northbound), or the vibe of the '00s (southbound). Whichever you choose, it's a busy place all year round.

Facilities

Catering: on both sides: Chozen Noodle, Cornish Bakery, Costa Coffee, Fresh Food Café, LEON, McDonald's, Costa Express, Hudson's Hot Dogs, Krispy Kreme, Skwishee Iced Drinks, Costa Drive Thru
plus northbound only: Chicago Town Pizza, f'real Milkshakes Shops: Cotton Traders, Phone Tech, SPAR, WHSmith Amenities: on both sides: Changing Places, Jackpot £500, Showers
plus northbound only: Days Inn, Regus Express, UK Truck Clean Truck Wash
and southbound only: Special Needs Room, Children's Play Area Outdoor Space: northbound only: Large grass area at back of car park; Picnic Tables
and southbound only: Woodland and dog walking at back of far left car park Charging Points: northbound only: GRIDSERVE Electric Highway HPC 150kW CCS, 50kW CHAdeMO & 22kW Type 2
and southbound only: GRIDSERVE Electric Highway 100kW CCS & 50kW CHAdeMO Forecourt: northbound only: BP, ASDA Express, Rollover, Starbucks on the Go, Tango Ice Blast, LPG, Free Cash Machine
and southbound only: BP, Shop, Wild Bean Café, Free Cash Machine

Parking Prices

First 2 hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £13 and HGVs, caravans and motorhomes £32. HGVs can pay £35 to include a £10 food voucher.

Prices are paid in the shop or by using NexusPay. The location code is 2243 (northbound) and 2245 (southbound).

HGVs can also pay by using SNAP. The location code is 8004 (northbound) and 5308 (southbound).

The fees are strictly enforced by GroupNexus.

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

Contact Details

Trivia and Design

See also: History:Strensham

The two sides of the service area are positioned about a mile apart. Originally the service area was built in a pair just like any other, but a little too close to M5 J8. The original set-up has been removed completely, as explained in its history.

The northbound site is also home to the Midlands Air Ambulance base. This was built in 1998, and began to operate 24 hours a day in 2024, using both helicopters and vehicles. It has also been known to host fundraising open days.

Strensham is one of Roadchef's most profitable service areas, and is a popular place to trial new ideas. McDonald's, Hot Food Co, Soho Coffee, Boots and LEON all trialled their first Roadchef branch here. A New York Bakery 'airstream' external kiosk opened on the southbound side on 18 June 2021, as part of Roadchef's investment in outdoor dining areas. Following a successful trial over the summer, Roadchef later introduced the New York Bakery option to their Fresh Food Café units.

The motorway network's first dedicated sensory room opened at Strensham in October 2022.

The southbound service area was the last motorway service area in the country without any electric vehicle charging facilities. This was rectified in December 2023 when GRIDSERVE installed two chargers in the car park. Roadchef continue with negotiations to improve the power connection on both sides so new chargers can be provided, with six new high-powered GRIDSERVE charging points added to the northbound car park in January 2024.

A second LEON store, for northbound traffic, opened on 22 November 2022. The refurbished northbound SPAR store, launched on 1 June 2023, is SPAR's first use of their 'Joy of Living Locally' format.

The northbound HGV parking area was expanded in spring 2024. The extra spaces are accredited by TAPA for their thermal imaging and alarmed fencing.

Roadchef are set to convert the southbound McDonald's unit into a drive thru in early 2025. This will involve reorganising the car parking area. Additional GRIDSERVE chargers are also expected to be added to the southbound car park as part of the works.

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