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Severn View
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Moto services, M48 at J1
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Road: M48 (also accessible to traffic on the A403 and the B4461 and not far from the M4)
Junction: J1
Operator: Moto
Location: South Gloucester BS35 4BH
Telephone: 01454 632851
Signed from the motorway? Yes
Previous operators: Rank, Pavilion, Granada
Previous names: Aust
Services type: Singe site located at a junction.
Official website: Visit Severn View/Moto's official website
Severn View can be found alongside the impressive Severn Bridge, however both are rather forgotten these days as they've been bypassed by the Second Severn Crossing. Although the services themselves no longer offer a view of the river, they are connected to a bridge over the Severn Tolls and a pathway which runs alongside the motorway and over the Severn.
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Photo taken by Steve Fareham.
Facilities:
General: Pay Phones, Cash Machine, Picnic Tables
Food/Drink: Burger King
Shopping: WH Smith, Scoop
Fuel: BP with pumps for Unleaded, Ultimate Unleaded and Diesel
Motel: Travelodge
Photos:
Click on a photo to view the full size. If you have one to add, contact me. It's never too late to get your name in the limelight.
 | The front of the services. If you look at the lights in the background you will begin to realise just how small these services are. Photo taken in 2008 by Steve Fareham. It's used under this Creative Commons |
Trivia:
The services have changed a lot since they opened under the name 'Aust'. Back then they could be found off M4 J21, and in 1978 a government report said that the services had the largest public cafeteria in England. As with all Top Rank services, the building was a large box-shape which was noticeable as you approached it on the motorway. As well as offering a large grass area, the building backed on to the River Severn (hence its modern name Severn View). Everybody loved it.
However, everything went wrong in 1996. The Severn Bridge had become quite unsuitable for the route it carried, so a new bridge was opened, the Second Severn Crossing. As the route was more modern and more direct, the M4 moved there and the old road became the M48. Severn View's main source of traffic was gone.
Pavilion issued leaflets trying to convince motorists it's the "same services, different road", but the services struggled to regain even half their original number of visitors. Ever since the new route opened, it had been presumed that the services would just close, but instead the building and car park were sold to form Motion Media's Headquarters, and what was the Trucker's Café became the new amenities building.
As traffic was being directed away from the services, new ones had to be built, so Magor opened with the Second Severn Crossing.
Survey results:
In 2006 the services won a four star loo award.
Also in 2006, Holiday Which? rated the services as a 2/5.
Parking Prices:
Vehicle: | For up to 2 hours: | For 2 to 24 hours: |
| Cars: | FREE | £8 |
| HGVs & Carvans: | FREE | £13* |
| Coaches: | FREE | £13* |
* For an extra £2, the price will include a £6 meal voucher. | ||
Alternatives:
- Swansea Moto services on the M4, 69 miles to the west.
- Magor First services on the M4, 11 miles to the west.
- Leigh Delamere Moto services on the M4, 23 miles to the east.
- Michaelwood Welcome Break services on the M5, 13 miles to the east.
- Gordano Welcome Break services on the M5, 13 miles to the east.
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