Cherwell Valley services

Cherwell Valley Services
The former main building
County Oxfordshire
Road M40
Coordinates
Operator Moto Hospitality
Date opened 1994
Website Moto
Cherwell Valley services (Oxfordshire)

Cherwell Valley services is a motorway service station on the M40 motorway near Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. In August 2011 it was rated as 3 stars by quality assessors at Visit England;[1] however, it is unknown whether this was a rating of the new or temporary building.[2]

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History

It was opened in 1994 and gave the 89-mile motorway its first service station, four years after its completion. The site was previously occupied by a toilet facility, which had been there since the motorway's opening.

Three more service stations have since been added on the M40:

A Travelodge has existed at the service station since its opening.

Facilities

The following facilities are available at Cherwell Valley:[2]

Location

The services are located at junction 10 of the M40, and are accessed from a roundabout on the junction.

2010 fire

On 15 April 2010, the main building was destroyed by fire.[3][4] The main site was to be rebuilt to a similar style to Wetherby services on the A1(M).[5] Construction on the new building started on 27 June 2010 and was completed for reopening on 30 June 2011.[6]

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