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dowahdiddyman
839 posts
81 months
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rumple said: Stopped at red moss this week, no trucks, all locked up, has it shut, anyone know Think you`ll find it don`t open until about 5pm. I asked someone the same not to long ago.
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dandare
232 posts
124 months
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The Red Lodge Café on the A11, between Newmarket and Barton Mills used to be great and was always open for 24hours. I haven't been there for about 10 years, but it was good value and a perfect place for breakfast after an all-night party. My shirt appeared on a BBC documentary about the café (They were filming from inside the kitchen and caught me picking up a breakfast through the hatch).
I hope it's still there. Many good and sometimes surreal memories.
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chilistrucker
1,501 posts
21 months
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aswell as the previously mentioned, i'd say the truckstop in heywood dist park is very good, secure parking, good clean hot showers and decent food for a fair price. the caffs on the a41, near whitchurch are pretty good, by the pub, (the raven i think.) orwell truckstop on the a14, between ipswich and felixstowe, is prob about as good as it gets in the uk, up there with the best autohofs in germany. junction 29 truckstop on the m1 at chesterfield is also pretty bloody good. the caff/truckstop at waltham abbey, j26 of the m25 is also very good now  south mimms and rugby still ok aswell if you need parking, shower and food. silveys, just off of j16, (i think) of the m4, another good truckstop.
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lazyitus
18,954 posts
136 months
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Anyone remember the Salt Pot (sure it was called this?) just off the A50 not far from Burton on Trent?
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grumpy52
582 posts
36 months
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The stockyard near jct 1 m18 normal cafe food during the day.carvery in the eves with a pub plus entertainment gets pretty full early.The Red lion just off m1 jct 15 great food/pub is still being re-built plenty more about but I am still trying to find more hidden gems .Even the highways agency web site has some good sites which you can download to smartphone
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James_N
1,535 posts
104 months
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New POD
2,119 posts
20 months
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2 miles south of Whitchurch at the junction of the A41 and A49 there are 2 equally good places, apart from the fact that they don't open early enough for me. I used to pass at 6.00 am. http://g.co/maps/vpx6n
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lazyitus
18,954 posts
136 months
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James_N said: Yes! That's, the one. Used to stop there for a good brekkie on the way to the HGV auctions at Measham on a Thursday. Good days!
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LouD86
1,317 posts
23 months
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Truckstop at Farlington Services, off the M27 is a good meal. Just hidden behind the Peugeot/Mazda/Fiat garages, but signed well, breakfast there is heavenly!
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dowahdiddyman
839 posts
81 months
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Salt Box is still open and going strong!
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Upatdawn
1,138 posts
18 months
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Red Rooster (Penrith) and Dinkies Diner (Ford near Shrewsbury)
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Upatdawn
1,138 posts
18 months
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dowahdiddyman said: Salt Box is still open and going strong! Dropoff point for anyone leaving HMP Sudbury for ex-cons.....
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handpaper
360 posts
73 months
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grumpy52 said: The Red lion just off m1 jct 15 great food/pub is still being re-built The Red lion is always being re-built. Currently the new Ladies is temporarily the Gents as the new Gents is unfinished. For monster portions, huge showers and cheap beer, Lincoln Farm is off the A452, about 5 minutes from J6 M42 : http://goo.gl/maps/i4L6
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Upatdawn
1,138 posts
18 months
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The Hollies (A5 Cannock) is having the parking redone, should be room for 100 trucks soon...
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GC8
9,828 posts
60 months
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Theres a cafe in Great Yarmouth called Jesters. Here they sell a breakfast larger than any meal Ive ever seen before.
Its called something similar to the 'The Small Kid', with the inference being that they both weigh about the same!
The price is £15 but I believe that its free if you can eat it all...
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nice1two
179 posts
69 months
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GC8 said: Theres a cafe in Great Yarmouth called Jesters. Here they sell a breakfast larger than any meal Ive ever seen before.
Its called something similar to the 'The Small Kid', with the inference being that they both weigh about the same!
The price is £15 but I believe that its free if you can eat it all... there was something on bbc news about that breakfast. it looked massive found link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-16765...
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Ranger 6
4,269 posts
119 months
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Happenden Services - J11/12 M74
Don't go into the services building itself - at the end of the truck park is a decent buttie van.
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NoVetec
6,026 posts
43 months
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The 'Half Moon Cafe' at Half Moon Village, Devon, just before you get to Newton St Cyres on the A377 Exeter-Crediton road.
It's on a large lay-by so room for several artics.
The biggest breakfast when you include the extras like mushrooms, hash browns and black pudding is around £6.50, which includes two mugs of coffee/tea.
It's one of nicest fry-ups I've eaten and the pork and eggs are locally sourced.
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philthy
4,527 posts
110 months
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NoVetec said: The 'Half Moon Cafe' at Half Moon Village, Devon, just before you get to Newton St Cyres on the A377 Exeter-Crediton road.
It's on a large lay-by so room for several artics.
The biggest breakfast when you include the extras like mushrooms, hash browns and black pudding is around £6.50, which includes two mugs of coffee/tea.
It's one of nicest fry-ups I've eaten and the pork and eggs are locally sourced. Agreed. Good place to have a break. Another one local to me, is "the owl". It's on the Cornwall bound side of the A30, just before Tedburn st mary. Good grub, good craic, good value. The only problem with it, is it is over a fence at the side of a not very large layby, you can't always park, and have to drive past.
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kingofherts
341 posts
66 months
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I remember there being a truckers 'caff' just off the M25 at J26 (Waltham Abbey) last time I went there (about 2 yrs ago) they had recently built a shower/toilet block as well.
Used to stop off on my tacho breaks and have a full english - was always really nice and pretty cheap.
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