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Date opened: 1972 (northbound)1977 (southbound) |
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Southwaite services is a motorway service station, between junctions 41 and 42 of the M6 motorway near Southwaite, Cumbria, England. It is about 7 miles south of Carlisle.
It is operated by Moto (it was owned and operated by Esso when the northbound base opened in 1972). A southbound base was added in 1977.
Southwaite has entrances from both the northbound and southbound carriageways of the motorway, and there are facilities built on both sides. A pedestrian footbridge connects the two sections of the service area. The southbound side has a Marks & Spencer "Simply Food" outlet; both sides have a Burger King restaurant, WH Smiths and a Costa Coffee.
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Southwaite Services Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA