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|image = Esso Whiddon Down 2019.jpg
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|briefroad = A30 between Exeter and Okehampton
|briefroad = A30 between Exeter and Okehampton
|road = [[A30]] between Exeter and Okehampton{{newline}}(also accessible to traffic on the A382)
|road = [[A30]] between Exeter and Okehampton{{newline}}(also accessible to traffic on the A382)
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==Facilities==
==Facilities==
{{facilities| Restaurants | {{website|Hog & Hedge|http://hogandhedge.co.uk/}} |primary }}
{{Coronavirus|10 July 2020}}
{{facilities| Hotel | {{Travelodge||92/Okehampton-Whiddon-Down}} |primary }}
{{facilities| Restaurants | {{website|Hog & Hedge|http://hogandhedge.co.uk/}} |nocovid=true |primary }}
{{facilities| Forecourt | {{Esso}}, {{Spar}}, {{Subway}}, {{Costa Express}}, {{West Cornwall Pasty Company}}, AdBlue Containers |primary }}
{{facilities| Hotel | closed |primary }}
{{facilities| Forecourt | {{Esso}}, {{Spar}}, {{Subway}}, {{West Cornwall Pasty Company}}, {{Costa Express}}, Skwishee Iced Drinks, AdBlue Containers |primary }}


==Contact Details==
==Contact Details==
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* [http://hogandhedge.co.uk/ Restaurant independently operated]
* [http://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/92/Okehampton-Whiddon-Down/ Hotel operated by Travelodge]
* [http://www.rontec.com/ Forecourt operated by Rontec]
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==Trivia and Design==
==Trivia and Design==
[[File:Hog and Hedge Whiddon Down 2019.jpg|250px|thumb|right|alt=Hog and Hedge.|The Hog and Hedge restaurant, situated in the former Little Chef building.]]
[[File:Hog and Hedge Whiddon Down 2020.jpg|250px|thumb|right|alt=Hog and Hedge.|The Hog and Hedge restaurant, situated in the former Little Chef building.]]
The services opened in 1995, with a {{Little Chef|wikia=Whiddon_Down}}. This gained a [[Coffee Tempo!]] and [[Little Chef Express]], but the branch closed in October 2014.
The services opened in 1995, with a {{Little Chef|wikia=Whiddon_Down}}. This gained a [[Coffee Tempo!]] and [[Little Chef Express]], but the branch closed in October 2014.


Revision as of 11:06, 10 July 2020

Whiddon Down
Whiddon Down services
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Location:

A30 between Exeter and Okehampton
(also accessible to traffic on the A382)

Signposted from the road.

Postcode:

EX20 2QT

map and directions

Access/Layout:

Single site located at a junction..

Rating:


The first service area after the motorway, positioned at what used to be the Merrymeet Roundabout.

Facilities

Template:Coronavirus Catering: Template:Website : closed Forecourt: Esso, SPAR, Subway, West Cornwall Pasty Co., Costa Express, Skwishee Iced Drinks, AdBlue Containers

Contact Details

🏢 Address:
Exeter Road
Whiddon Down
Okehampton
Devon
EX20 2QT

🌍 Operators & Official Websites:


Trivia and Design

Hog and Hedge.
The Hog and Hedge restaurant, situated in the former Little Chef building.

The services opened in 1995, with a Little ChefHistory. This gained a Coffee Tempo! and Little Chef Express, but the branch closed in October 2014.

The filling station formerly included a Shop 'n Drive.

Running through the middle of the service area is an overgrown, abandoned road and building. This is the original alignment of the A382, with a property called Merrymeet.

Alternatives

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