Gloucester Services [1] | |
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Gloucester Services [1] Location within Gloucestershire | |
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County | Gloucestershire |
Road | M5 motorway |
Coordinates: | 51°49′05″N 2°13′30″W / 51.818°N 2.225°W |
Operator | Westmorland Ltd |
Date opened | 7 May 2014 (northbound) 19 May 2015 (southbound) |
Website | www |
Northbound services | |
Fuel | Texaco |
Southbound services | |
Fuel | Esso |
Gloucester Services are a pair of Motorway Service Areas (MSA) serving the northbound and southbound carriageways of the M5 between Junction 11A and Junction 12, near Whaddon, Gloucester. It specialises in selling artisanal food, and does not offer outlets for popular chain food brands. Fuel is provided by Esso and electric vehicle charging facilities are available.
Construction of the northbound services began in early 2013, and they officially opened on 7 May 2014. Construction of the southbound services commenced in March 2014 and they opened on 19 May 2015.[2]