County: Lancashire Previous operator(s): Trust House Forte Website: Welcome Break | Operator: Welcome Break Date opened: 1963 Road M6 motorway | |
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Address Welcome Break, Mill Ln, Charnock Richard, United Kingdom Similar Newport Pagnell services, Knutsford Services, Hilton Park services, Lancaster (Forton) Services, Hartshead Moor services | ||
From skipton to charnock richard services
Charnock Richard services is a motorway service station, between Junctions 27 and 28 of the M6 in England. The services are close to the Wigan, Greater Manchester border. It was the first service station to open on the M6 Motorway, when it opened in 1963. It is operated by Welcome Break. The complex was designed by Terence Verity, of Verity Associates.
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- From skipton to charnock richard services
- Charnock richard services m6 february 6 2015
- Hotels
- Restaurants
- Shops
- Fuel
- References
The fastfood restaurant is located on the bridge over the motorway, instead of there being one on each side. In 2006, the bridge restaurant had to be restructured. It was operated by Trust House Forte, when it opened in 1963. The nearest town is Chorley.
Charnock Richard Services, southbound side, has an unusual and unique site layout. It is usual in motorway service areas within the United Kingdom for the fuel forecourt to be the last facility encountered, before rejoining the motorway. Charnock Richard services has the fuel forecourt sited at the top of the entry slip road, i.e., on arrival. Architecture of motorway service areas was then still experimental, and this arrangement was not deemed a success, and therefore not repeated.