Hi, I'm Mickey. I'm from Scotland and I sometimes edit on here.
I've (nearly) always been a geek for services. My first visit to one (which I remember) was back in 2008 when I was driven into Gretna services on my way to Blackpool for a family holiday for food. Something about the place struck a chord with me, and I ended up being quietly curious about them growing up. I discovered this site back in 2014, and have since become quite a geek for motorway services.
Aside from Gretna, I'm quite a fan of Stafford North and Donington, mainly for their very 1990s architecture.
Admittedly for an enthusiast, I haven't been to that many services yet. These are the ones I have visited:
Ludicrous Wolf has visited 31 UK services (24.2%). Here they are on a map:
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by Moto\n","link":"","lat":52.64319900000000274076228379271924495697021484375,"lon":-2.056314899999999834534492038073949515819549560546875,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Burton-in-Kendal\" title=\"Burton-in-Kendal\"\u003EBurton-in-Kendal services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Moto\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Burton-in-Kendal servicesOperated by Moto\n","link":"","lat":54.17915699999999645797288394533097743988037109375,"lon":-2.73380899999999993355004335171543061733245849609375,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Frankley\" title=\"Frankley\"\u003EFrankley services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Moto\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Frankley servicesOperated by Moto\n","link":"","lat":52.42905600000000276850187219679355621337890625,"lon":-2.017914399999999996992983142263256013393402099609375,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Knutsford\" title=\"Knutsford\"\u003EKnutsford services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Moto\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Knutsford servicesOperated by Moto\n","link":"","lat":53.30082399999999864803612581454217433929443359375,"lon":-2.4015480000000000160298441187478601932525634765625,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Lancaster\" title=\"Lancaster\"\u003ELancaster services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Moto\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Lancaster servicesOperated by Moto\n","link":"","lat":53.9620450000000033696778700686991214752197265625,"lon":-2.7599374000000000961563273449428379535675048828125,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Southwaite\" title=\"Southwaite\"\u003ESouthwaite services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Moto\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Southwaite servicesOperated by Moto\n","link":"","lat":54.798551000000003341483534313738346099853515625,"lon":-2.87088829999999983755287757958285510540008544921875,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Stafford_(North)\" title=\"Stafford (North)\"\u003EStafford services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Moto\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Stafford servicesOperated by Moto\n","link":"","lat":52.8859420000000000072759576141834259033203125,"lon":-2.173747999999999791498339618556201457977294921875,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Stirling\" title=\"Stirling\"\u003EStirling services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Moto\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Stirling servicesOperated by Moto\n","link":"","lat":56.0761449999999967985786497592926025390625,"lon":-3.921641999999999850246013011201284825801849365234375,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Scotch_Corner\" title=\"Scotch Corner\"\u003EScotch Corner rest area\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Moto\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Scotch Corner rest areaOperated by Moto\n","link":"","lat":54.4437769999999972014848026446998119354248046875,"lon":-1.6674860000000000237463382291025482118129730224609375,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Magor\" title=\"Magor\"\u003EMagor services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Roadchef and Rontec\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Magor servicesOperated by Roadchef and Rontec\n","link":"","lat":51.58834600000000136788003146648406982421875,"lon":-2.836339000000000165613300850964151322841644287109375,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Abington\" title=\"Abington\"\u003EAbington services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Welcome Break\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Abington servicesOperated by Welcome Break\n","link":"","lat":55.50747700000000151021595229394733905792236328125,"lon":-3.6958479999999998000248524476774036884307861328125,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Burtonwood\" title=\"Burtonwood\"\u003EBurtonwood services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Welcome Break\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Burtonwood servicesOperated by Welcome Break\n","link":"","lat":53.417237999999997555278241634368896484375,"lon":-2.63794199999999978700770952855236828327178955078125,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Charnock_Richard\" title=\"Charnock Richard\"\u003ECharnock Richard services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Welcome Break\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Charnock Richard servicesOperated by Welcome Break\n","link":"","lat":53.63150799999999662759364582598209381103515625,"lon":-2.6907329999999998193516148603521287441253662109375,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Gretna\" title=\"Gretna\"\u003EGretna services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Welcome Break and MFG\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Gretna servicesOperated by Welcome Break and MFG\n","link":"","lat":55.00795099999999848705556360073387622833251953125,"lon":-3.08221219999999984651140039204619824886322021484375,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Leicester_Forest_East\" title=\"Leicester Forest East\"\u003ELeicester Forest East services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Welcome Break\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Leicester Forest East servicesOperated by Welcome Break\n","link":"","lat":52.61913299999999793499227962456643581390380859375,"lon":-1.205664000000000068979488787590526044368743896484375,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Newport_Pagnell\" title=\"Newport Pagnell\"\u003ENewport Pagnell services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Welcome Break\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Newport Pagnell servicesOperated by Welcome Break\n","link":"","lat":52.08339600000000046975401346571743488311767578125,"lon":-0.74863270000000003978612994615104980766773223876953125,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Oxford\" title=\"Oxford\"\u003EOxford services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Welcome Break\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Oxford servicesOperated by Welcome Break\n","link":"","lat":51.7380849999999981037035468034446239471435546875,"lon":-1.09701409999999999200781530817039310932159423828125,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Heart_of_Scotland\" title=\"Heart of Scotland\"\u003EHeart of Scotland (Harthill) services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by BP\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Heart of Scotland (Harthill) servicesOperated by BP\n","link":"","lat":55.863304999999996880433172918856143951416015625,"lon":-3.759069699999999958350827000685967504978179931640625,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Tebay\" title=\"Tebay\"\u003ETebay services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Westmorland\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Tebay servicesOperated by Westmorland\n","link":"","lat":54.45102299999999928559191175736486911773681640625,"lon":-2.607943999999999817873685969971120357513427734375,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Killington_Lake\" title=\"Killington Lake\"\u003EKillington Lake services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Roadchef and BP Express\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Killington Lake servicesOperated by Roadchef and BP Express\n","link":"","lat":54.313974999999999226929503493010997772216796875,"lon":-2.6352109999999999701003616792149841785430908203125,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Sandbach\" title=\"Sandbach\"\u003ESandbach services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Roadchef and BP Express\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Sandbach servicesOperated by Roadchef and BP Express\n","link":"","lat":53.13937399999999655619831173680722713470458984375,"lon":-2.33656549999999985089971232810057699680328369140625,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Stafford_(South)\" title=\"Stafford (South)\"\u003EStafford services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by Roadchef and Asda\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Stafford servicesOperated by Roadchef and Asda\n","link":"","lat":52.8731039999999978817868395708501338958740234375,"lon":-2.161286000000000040444092519464902579784393310546875,"icon":"/wiki/images/5/5d/Icon-MSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Kingdom\" title=\"Kingdom\"\u003EKingdom services\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Kingdom services\n","link":"","lat":56.0826899999999994861354934982955455780029296875,"lon":-3.390465100000000120417098514735698699951171875,"icon":"/wiki/images/a/a6/Icon-closed.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Dreghorn\" title=\"Dreghorn\"\u003EDreghorn services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by EG Group and Shell\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Dreghorn servicesOperated by EG Group and Shell\n","link":"","lat":55.90020700000000175577952177263796329498291015625,"lon":-3.23229789999999983507450451725162565708160400390625,"icon":"/wiki/images/b/b9/Icon-TRSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Ferrymuir\" title=\"Ferrymuir\"\u003EFerrymuir alternative services\u003C/a\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Ferrymuir alternative services\n","link":"","lat":55.9835360000000008540155249647796154022216796875,"lon":-3.398747699999999927200633464963175356388092041015625,"icon":"/wiki/images/e/e2/Icon-APSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Bellshill\" title=\"Bellshill\"\u003EBellshill services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by MFG\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Bellshill servicesOperated by MFG\n","link":"","lat":55.81997299999999739839040557853877544403076171875,"lon":-4.04124139999999965056076689506880939006805419921875,"icon":"/wiki/images/b/b9/Icon-TRSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Forthview\" title=\"Forthview\"\u003EForthview services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by BP Express\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Forthview servicesOperated by BP Express\n","link":"","lat":55.984070000000002664819476194679737091064453125,"lon":-3.4082480999999997806071405648253858089447021484375,"icon":"/wiki/images/b/b9/Icon-TRSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Bankhead\" title=\"Bankhead\"\u003EBankhead services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by BP Express\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Bankhead servicesOperated by BP Express\n","link":"","lat":56.18328999999999950887286104261875152587890625,"lon":-3.145405100000000064852656578295864164829254150390625,"icon":"/wiki/images/b/b9/Icon-TRSA.png"},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Heartlands\" title=\"Heartlands\"\u003EHeartlands services\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOperated by EG Group and Asda\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Heartlands servicesOperated by EG Group and Asda\n","link":"","lat":55.868640999999996665792423300445079803466796875,"lon":-3.703114100000000075141315392102114856243133544921875,"icon":"/wiki/images/e/e2/Icon-APSA.png"}],"imageoverlays":null}