I’ve used the coach park in Torquay this year, but there’s zero facilities. And I’m not sure if we just make the numbers up during the off-season. There was a post on here a while back, where some lad had tried to use it, but all the lorry pictures had been sprayed over on the signs leading up to it. He ended up going somewhere else as I recall.
There’s jigger all to do up that end of town.
Hence I had a walk down the harbour.
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How about the lorry park in sunny Weston on Francis fox road,follow town centre signs till you come the bridge over the railway,turn right at the island up over the train tracks right at the mini island into it.
Not sure how much but the last 3 times I been to Weston in the last 6 weeks there’s trucks parked there.
Kerragy:
Does anyone remember the Sunnyside Cafe, J5, M5?That was as interesting a place as I ever found, or cared to.
Yes, that was a proper greasy spoon café from what I remember 
Been gone a long time now though 
As mentioned, Caenby Corner is still up and running. £15 on Snap Acc including a £5 meal voucher, and unlike most places you can actually get a meal there for a fiver.
It’s my preferred stop in that area.
Everyone’s favourite rugby truck stop is still going strong… [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]
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I tried to go to J26 one night at 18:30 and it has the barriers across the entrance as it was full and there was atleast 10 foreign trucks in a queue down the road starting from the truck stop entrance, all with hazard lights probably working out where to try next.
So unless it’s 3-4pm I wouldn’t bother with it!
Kate’s cabin I’ve not been to but see it well used frequently
OVLOV JAY:
Ardleigh has gone
Been gone a longtime I think. I used to drive out of they many years ago.
superscaniaV8:
Oakdene still open but limited parking. Thursday nights a bit of a problem as it’s a motorcycle meet place and gets totally rammed with them
Are you sure■■? My mate knowing this was a massive favourite of mine when I was on the road told me only this week that it has closed down.
Kates Cabin is still alive and kicking
goshow:
As mentioned, Caenby Corner is still up and running. £15 on Snap Acc including a £5 meal voucher, and unlike most places you can actually get a meal there for a fiver.It’s my preferred stop in that area.
And unlike a lot of places, you get the meal voucher when using Snap I use it when I’m on that route
Kerragy:
Does anyone remember the Sunnyside Cafe, J5, M5?That was as interesting a place as I ever found, or cared to.
I remember that one!
In fact it was the late ex - father in law put me onto it.
Its an interesting question, OP. I must admit, I’ve been idly wondering if having a truck stop is still a viable business option. Assuming you are near a main trunk route/port, it can’t really be rocket science to get the business formula right, surely?
But why would you bother, when if you spend £20,000 on bricks and plasterboard, and £10,000 on labour, you could build a house on a truck parking space and sell it for £250,000?
Harry Monk:
But why would you bother, when if you spend £20,000 on bricks and plasterboard, and £10,000 on labour, you could build a house on a truck parking space and sell it for £250,000?
That’s the problem Harry. Land is more valuable for houses than for us to park on. Still waiting to see what is going to happen at Orwell. Parking around there is like rocking horse poop.
Not one you asked for but…
ukhaulier.co.uk/news/road-tr … t-opening/
It would be nice to have a good ready reckoner of stops throughout the UK.
Is Evesham still closed? Heard it was reopening.
Harry Monk:
But why would you bother, when if you spend £20,000 on bricks and plasterboard, and £10,000 on labour, you could build a house on a truck parking space and sell it for £250,000?
You missed the 10k needed for planning bribes Harry!
But seriously, it’s apparently normally loosly based on thirds with house building.
1/3 land purchase
1/3 Build cost
1/3 Profit
Harry Monk:
But why would you bother, when if you spend £20,000 on bricks and plasterboard, and £10,000 on labour, you could build a house on a truck parking space and sell it for £250,000?
Or worse somebody does that to the land next door to your truckstop or old time cafe that’s been there forever, then the new residents get loads of restrictions on your business to stop those noisy smelly trucks and there dirty smelly drivers disturbing their peaceful existence.
superscaniaV8:
Oakdene still open but limited parking. Thursday nights a bit of a problem as it’s a motorcycle meet place and gets totally rammed with them
very good café,foods really good,teas nice,not like dishwater and overpriced[Swindon truckstop]
Evil8Beezle:
Harry Monk:
But why would you bother, when if you spend £20,000 on bricks and plasterboard, and £10,000 on labour, you could build a house on a truck parking space and sell it for £250,000?You missed the 10k needed for planning bribes Harry!
But seriously, it’s apparently normally loosly based on thirds with house building.
1/3 land purchase
1/3 Build cost
1/3 Profit
you are probably spot on about the bribes,we all know it goes on with people in power[proving it is another matter]
eddie snax:
Kerragy:
Does anyone remember the Sunnyside Cafe, J5, M5?That was as interesting a place as I ever found, or cared to.
Yes, that was a proper greasy spoon café from what I remember
Been gone a long time now though
Always found the food ok at the sunnyside cafe, retired trucker only asked me the name of it a few days ago, I had forgotten its name
anyone remember the Fiveways cafe nr Balsall Common on the A452 past Lincoln Farm
southbound towards Kenilworth ?