Trewint services
A30 eastbound between Launceston and Bodmin
Not signposted in advance.
PL15 7TF
(Google Maps link)
Single site located between junctions on one side of the road.
The forecourt at Trewint had been abandoned since the 2000s, but it reopened in June 2021.
Facilities
Catering: Charlie Brown's Diner Outdoor Space: Grass verge by diner (care needed) Forecourt: Gulf, SPAR, Costa Express
Parking Prices
Short stay customer parking is available for all vehicles. No overnight parking is available.
This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.
Contact Details
🏢 Address:
Trewint service station
Trewint
Launceston
Cornwall
PL15 7TF
- 🗺 Grid reference: SX215802
- 📌 what3words: ///enforced.expand.goodnight
🌍 Operators & Official Websites:
Trivia and Design
There are records of Trewint Garage going back to 1949, when it was positioned on the old, single carriageway A30. It became derelict in the 2000s. The sales shop was a converted dwelling, and a converted bus trades in the car park as a takeaway and sit-down diner. There had been plans to add a restaurant, toilets and picnic area in 1988.
The wider site is much larger, and has been used as HGV parking in the past, where it was advertised as 'Trewint Truck Stop'. The main building was also a 13 bedroom hotel.
The landowners came forward in early 2020, saying they still had a licence to operate the petrol station and wanted to bring it back into use. Highways England were keen to see the facility reopened, and had been hostile to past suggestions that the land could be redeveloped for other purposes, as they wanted another service area to take the pressure off Bodmin Moor. They had some reservations about how such a constrained site could fit a modern forecourt.
The site reopened in June 2021 with Gulf branding and a SPAR store. There are plans for the site to gain an AdBlue bunker as well as two electric vehicle chargers.
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