Cardiff Gate
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Cardiff Gate services is the motorway service station on the junction of the M4 motorway
(junction 30) and the A4232
north east of Cardiff
, Wales
. It is owned by Welcome Break
, and is located on the Cardiff Gate International Business Park, which is a 100 acre (0.404686 km²) commercial development site adjacent to Pontprennau
. Also in the Business Park is Ibis
Cardiff Gate. Previously Cardiff Gate services was owned by Granada Ltd.
The Services also featured frequently in the TV Series Gavin and Stacey masquerading as Leigh Delamere services
, which is actually located further east along the M4 in Wiltshire.
M4 motorway
The M4 motorway links London with South Wales. It is part of the unsigned European route E30. Other major places directly accessible from M4 junctions are Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea...
(junction 30) and the A4232
A4232 road
The A4232, which is also known either as the Peripheral Distributor Road or the Cardiff Link Road , is a distributor road in Cardiff, the capital of Wales....
north east of Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is owned by Welcome Break
Welcome Break
Welcome Break is a company which operates thirty-five motorway service stations in the UK. It is the second largest motorway service area operator behind Moto.-History:...
, and is located on the Cardiff Gate International Business Park, which is a 100 acre (0.404686 km²) commercial development site adjacent to Pontprennau
Pontprennau
Pontprennau is a district in the east of the city of Cardiff, Wales.-History:Pontprennau is the Welsh language for Bridge of Trees ....
. Also in the Business Park is Ibis
Hotel Ibis
Ibis is an international hotel company, owned by Accor hotels. It has 800 hotels in 40 countries around the world, with over 370 in France and most of the remainder elsewhere in Europe...
Cardiff Gate. Previously Cardiff Gate services was owned by Granada Ltd.
Granada Ltd.
Granada plc is a former British conglomerate which was best known as the former parent of the Manchester-based Granada Television....
The Services also featured frequently in the TV Series Gavin and Stacey masquerading as Leigh Delamere services
Leigh Delamere services
Leigh Delamere is a small village in the civil parish of Grittleton in the English county of Wiltshire, five miles from Chippenham. It is the location of Leigh Delamere services on the M4 motorway....
, which is actually located further east along the M4 in Wiltshire.