Maidstone services
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Maidstone services are a motorway service station directly off Junction 8 of the M20 motorway
near Maidstone
, England, owned by RoadChef
.
They were the first set of services to open on the M20, opening in the early 2000s. Until the 2007 opening of Stop 24 services
at Junction 11, they were also the only set on the motorway. There are two entrances at each end of a walkway, one for people arriving by car and one for HGV drivers, with shops and restaurants at each end.
The services contain a Wimpy
restaurant, the RoadChef shop, travel information, a restaurant, Costa Coffee
shop, cash machines and toilets. There is a Premier Inn on the site.
M20 motorway
The M20 is a motorway in Kent, England. It runs from the M25 motorway to Folkestone, providing a link to the Channel Tunnel and the ports at Dover. It is long...
near Maidstone
Maidstone
Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...
, England, owned by RoadChef
RoadChef
Roadchef is a company which operates twenty motorway service areas in the UK. Behind Moto and Welcome Break, it is the third largest motorway service area operator .-History:...
.
They were the first set of services to open on the M20, opening in the early 2000s. Until the 2007 opening of Stop 24 services
Stop 24 Services
Stop 24 services are a motorway service station on the M20 motorway near Folkestone in Kent. They are the second set to be built on the motorway and were opened in 2007.The services are found off Junction 11 at Westenhanger...
at Junction 11, they were also the only set on the motorway. There are two entrances at each end of a walkway, one for people arriving by car and one for HGV drivers, with shops and restaurants at each end.
The services contain a Wimpy
Wimpy (brand)
Wimpy is the brand name of a chain of fast-food hamburger restaurants based in the United Kingdom.-History:The Wimpy brand was created in the 1930s. The name was inspired by the character of J. Wellington Wimpy from the Popeye cartoons created by E. C. Segar...
restaurant, the RoadChef shop, travel information, a restaurant, Costa Coffee
Costa Coffee
Costa Coffee is a British coffeehouse company founded in 1971 by Italian brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa, as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops. Since 1995 it has been a subsidiary of Whitbread, since when the company has grown to over...
shop, cash machines and toilets. There is a Premier Inn on the site.