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Top 10 most family-friendly service stations

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With the summer holidays fast approaching, new research has revealed the most family-friendly service stations in the UK.

Based on factors including play areas, parking, shops, food options and Google ratings, Beaconsfield, Leigh Delamare and Tebay North are the top three journey stop-offs.

The study by GAP insurance provider ALA also ranked service station hotel stays by affordability, with Woodall being the stay with the lowest cost.

Top 10 Family Friendly Service Stations in the UK

Service station

Total score

Beaconsfield

100.0

Leigh Delamere

96.6

Tebay North

95.8

Cobham

93.8

Peterborough

91.3

Cherwell Valley

87.9

Donington

85.6

Stafford North

83.6

Baldock

83.3

Lancaster

82.9

Surprisingly, only a third of the service stations analysed had play areas for children. They were:

Service stations with children’s play areas

Baldock

Beaconsfield

Cherwell Valley

Chieveley

Cobham

Donington

Lancaster

Leigh Delamere

Peterborough

Reading West

Rivington

Stafford North

Tamworth

Tebay North

Winchester South

The data also showed that the service stations varied greatly in terms of hotel stays. Woodall was the most affordable hotel at just £32.99 per night.

Cheapest service station hotels

Service station

Hotel price per night

Woodall

£32.99

Birch

£38.99

Charnock Richard

£38.99

Sarn Park

£45.99

Southwaite

£48.99

Leigh Delamere

£49.99

Winchester South

£49.99

Bridgwater

£49.99

Burton-in-Kendal

£53.99

Cherwell Valley

£55.99

Lancaster

£55.99

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Gareth is a versatile journalist, copywriter and digital editor who's worked across the media in newspapers, magazines, TV, teletext, radio and online. After long stints at the BBC, GMTV and ITV, he now specialises in motoring.

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