Thirsk services
A19 at Thirsk
(also accessible to traffic on the A168 and the A170)
Signposted from the road? Northbound only
YO7 3AA
map and directions
Single site located at a junction.
This is the new service area at the roundabout at Sowerby. For the site on the A168, see Gristhwaite.
A brand new development next to the main dual carriageway is only signposted locally.
Facilities
Catering: Costa Drive Thru, McDonald's Drive Thru Outdoor Space: Grass verges around site Charging Points: MFG EV Power 150kW CCS & 50kW CHAdeMO Forecourt: BP, Budgens, Greggs
Parking Prices
Short stay parking is available at all facilities.
This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.
Contact Details
🏢 Address:
Thirsk Services
York Road
Thirsk
North Yorkshire
YO7 3AA
- 🗺 Grid reference: SE438816
- 📌 what3words: ///townhouse.lengthen.stale
🌍 Operators & Official Websites:
Trivia and History
This land had been planned to become a motel and restaurant in 1974, but this was refused and the land remained in agricultural use.
The service area was proposed by BP in 2020. They intended it to have a forecourt with an M&S Simply Food, alongside the Costa and McDonald's, and ample HGV parking, all accessed from different arms of a new roundabout. The farmhouse was demolished to create the charging infrastructure
The service area was opened in 2023 by MFG, just a year after MFG abandoned a nearby service area at Gristhwaite, which they also knew as "Thirsk". This new site is widely promoted as 'Thirsk services', although McDonald's call it 'Oakfield Truck Park' and BP sometimes call it 'Sowerby'.
North Yorkshire Council provided new road signs on the A19 northbound, the A170 southbound and, strangely, even on the roundabout itself, but National Highways have not provided any acknowledgement of the facility from their trunk roads.
Alternatives
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