Tebay Services, "The Lake District Farm Shop"

[Desiderata]

Anyone watching this? A 'fly on the wall' style documentary about my favourite motorway service station and their local suppliers.. I've always wondered why more service stations can't be like Tebay at Westmoreland, a properly relaxing place to be and decent food. The family owners seem genuinely committed to providing the best they can, and it seems to be working.

[Scrump]

Gloucester services are just like Tebay.
(I understand that they are both run by the same company).

[Wombat3]

Tebay used to be so much better than it is. Some of the food is bang average now and its all bloody expensive. Farm shops are still ok

[Driver101]

Do they still have a wide choice of beer and cider?

[Desiderata]

Driver101 said:

Do they still have a wide choice of beer and cider?

They did the last time I was there, haven't been for a while now.

[48k]

I've been watching the series. It's ok but a bit twee.

[DSLiverpool]

Wombat3 said:

Tebay used to be so much better than it is. Some of the food is bang average now and its all bloody expensive. Farm shops are still ok

Yep it’s a shadow of what it was, and silly expensive.

[bristoltype603]

Happy memories of the place years ago, but these days decidedly average.

[BossHogg]

Been there many times, it's on my patrol beat.

[Riley Blue]

DSLiverpool said:

Wombat3 said:

Tebay used to be so much better than it is. Some of the food is bang average now and its all bloody expensive. Farm shops are still ok

Yep it’s a shadow of what it was, and silly expensive.

We stayed overnight at Tebay about six years ago. O/H still reminds me how disappointing it was; meals and service poor, room average, cost high. We don't stop for en-route refreshments now.

[anonymoususer]

Riley Blue said:

We stayed overnight at Tebay about six years ago. O/H still reminds me how disappointing it was; meals and service poor, room average, cost high. We don't stop for en-route refreshments now.

We find some nice ham sandwitches with some bransyon style pickle a bag of crisps and a jar of pickled onions is a great mid trip meal.
It was good enough for me in the late 60s to mid 70s and it was good enough for our two eldest daughters in the 00s
A flask of tea and coffee is also a must

[bloomen]

I stopped there once for lunch or summat.

I got a dried out burger in an undersized bun and about 10-12 desperately sad chips.

Boggo service station food is a considerable step up and consistent too. But I'm sure the farm shop is lovely.

[Castrol for a knave]

Used to be great, now just bloody expensive.

I use the Superchargers there a lot, and I've learned to avoid the artisanal crisps and sugary pop, that costs a bloody fortune.

Coffee is good and maybe a flapjack, Pepsi Max and Hula Hoops from the garage adjacent, because that wky middle class pop is minging.

[bigwheel]

Scrump said:

Gloucester services are just like Tebay.
(I understand that they are both run by the same company).

After Gloucester opened, they proclaimed they used "Local Produce". On looking closer, the "Local Produce" in Gloucester Services came from the Tebay area.

[pitboard]

“The Best Motorway Services”? To be fair, the bar isn’t very high, is it?

[pitboard]

Drove past there today. Believe it or not there was a queue to get in going right down the slip road.

[Olivera]

I usually make a point of avoiding Tebay and instead stopping at a services with an M&S where I can get something decent or better for half the price.