A1M North- best services?

[anonymous-user]

Are there any gems we should stop at, vs sex shops and crappy typical services? It’s me and my 9 year old, so really no sex shops (this time) thanks!

We’re travelling from SE London to Harrogate, A1M most of the way.

[mawallace]

I stop at Grantham services - that's okay

Peterbrough services are great as well

[Riley Blue]

Stop off at one of the OK Diners, there are two northbound on the A1: https://okdiners.com

[dontlookdown]

For the last 20 yrs I have done the same journey 3-4 times a year to see family. M11/A1 is the way to do it from SE London. It can be a bit of a marathon when the traffic is bad.

Services on the A1 have got pretty crap now most of the Little Chefs and big pub/hotels have shut. Not many hidden gems unless you are prepared to detour off the motorway and into the surrounding country. As Riley Blue says the 2 OK Diners are prob your best shout northbound. The most northerly one is at Newark so ca 90mins from Harrogate if you can hang on that long.

There is a decent truckstop southbound for the return journey. Name escapes me but it's at the junction for the Nene Valley railway.

Enjoy the trip!

[leyorkie]

I use the cafes at the Downtown shopping at Newark. Nothing like a services nice facilities and shopping for HWMBO.

[MJ85]

leyorkie said:

I use the cafes at the Downtown shopping at Newark. Nothing like a services nice facilities and shopping for HWMBO.

Gonerby Moor (Grantham North).

[Trevor555]

dontlookdown said:

There is a decent truckstop southbound for the return journey. Name escapes me but it's at the junction for the Nene Valley railway.

Enjoy the trip!

Stibbington Diner PE8 6LR

[Riley Blue]

dontlookdown said:

Services on the A1 have got pretty crap now most of the Little Chefs and big pub/hotels have shut. Not many hidden gems unless you are prepared to detour off the motorway and into the surrounding country. As Riley Blue says the 2 OK Diners are prob your best shout northbound. The most northerly one is at Newark so ca 90mins from Harrogate if you can hang on that long.
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We stopped off at the OK Diner near Stamford for the first time last night and suggest you carry on to the Newark one...

[Mr Tidy]

I used the Baldock services last month.

It's operated by Moto, so has the usual Starbucks, KFC, Greggs, etc. but it's clean, smart and does the job.

[Red Devil]

Riley Blue said:

dontlookdown said:

Services on the A1 have got pretty crap now most of the Little Chefs and big pub/hotels have shut. Not many hidden gems unless you are prepared to detour off the motorway and into the surrounding country. As Riley Blue says the 2 OK Diners are prob your best shout northbound. The most northerly one is at Newark so ca 90mins from Harrogate if you can hang on that long.
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We stopped off at the OK Diner near Stamford for the first time last night and suggest you carry on to the Newark one...

The latter was indeed OK last time I used it. Different vibe from the usual motorway services offerings.
It was rammed so we had to wait a while for a table: could be a good idea to avoid the peak breakfast/lunch hours if possible.

[DMN]

Here you go OP, knock one yourself out:

http://www.matt-blake.co.uk/up-the-a1-how-the-grea...