Tebay Services
Tebay Services | |
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Location in Cumbria, England Location in former Eden District, Cumbria | |
Information | |
County | Cumbria |
Road | M6 |
Coordinates: | 54°27′00″N 2°36′29″W / 54.45°N 2.608°W |
Operator | Westmorland Motorway Services Ltd |
Northbound services | |
Date opened | June 1972[1] |
Southbound services | |
Date opened | 1993[1] |
Tebay Services are
, England. The northbound opened in 1972 and the southbound in 1993. They are known for their family-run business which eschews the typical facilities at British motorway services for a farm shop and buildings in keeping with the local environment.Location
The services are between
History
Tebay West Services, which serves the northbound carriageway, was opened in June 1972 by Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, two years after the M6 section between Lancaster and Penrith was completed.[3] [4][5]
The M6 here passes through an environmentally sensitive area, and the services were sited in this location to fit in with the surrounding local area and provide a view away from the motorway. A corresponding southbound services, Killington Lake Services, was constructed at the same time, opening the previous month.[6]
Tebay East was opened in 1993, serving southbound traffic.
Facilities
Tebay Services are in open countryside surrounded by trees, small lakes and
In addition, the northbound service area has a caravan park and a hotel. This site also serves as the head office for Westmorland Motorway Services.[4]
Testimonials
Comedian Gary Delaney has described Tebay Services as "...the Daniel Kitson of services", a reference to comedian Daniel Kitson's reputation as an accomplished comedic writer and performer who rarely appears in the media and therefore relies greatly on word of mouth.[12]
Appearing on Top Gear: Extra Gear, comedian John Robins named Tebay northbound and southbound as two of his top three favourite motorway service stations.[13]
Fellow comedian Frank Skinner proclaimed on his Absolute Radio show that “if there is a road to heaven, Tebay Services would be the service station on that road”.
References
- ^ a b Motorway Services Trivia – Chronology – Accessed 21 January 2009
- ^ "Tebay Services". Google Maps. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ Manchester Evening News Tuesday 16 May 1972, page 7
- ^ a b c d e "Tebay Services". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "M6 Through Westmorland J35 to J40 – Dates". The Motorway Archive. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "M6 Through Westmorland J35 to J40". The Motorway Archive. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Family-owned motorway services profit by shunning burgers". Financial Times. 6 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ ""Tebay services on the M6 near Penrith was judged the best"". The Times. 18 November 2006. p. 17. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Lune Gorge". Motorway Archive. 6 March 2020.
- ^ "The M6 services where all the jams are home made". The Daily Telegraph. 7 March 2006. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Awards". Tebay Services. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Episode 43 – Fake Excuses, McCartney News & Some Special Toilets from Elis James and John Robins on Radio X Podcast". podbay.[dead link]
- ^ "Extra Gear - Episode 4". BBC. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
External links
- Tebay Services
- Tebay Services — Motorway Services Online
- Motorway "Trivia" site for: West services and East
- Tebay northbound and southbound services at MotorwayServices.info