Clacket Lane services
{{Short description|M25 motorway services in Surrey, UK}}
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{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox Motorway Services
|image = Clacket Lane Services entrance forecourt, M25 motorway, Surrey, England.jpg
|image_caption = The westbound service area
|name = Clacket Lane Services
|road = M25
|county = Surrey
|operator = RoadChef
|previousoperator =
|dateopened = 17 May 1993
|website = {{URL|https://www.roadchef.com/locations/clacket-lane-eastbound}}
|location_map = Surrey
|coordinates = {{coord|51.271076|0.038789|type:landmark_region:GB|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
}}
Clacket Lane services is a motorway service station on the M25 motorway midway between junctions 5 and 6, in Surrey, United Kingdom, adjacent to the parish borders between Limpsfield, Surrey and Westerham, Kent,{{cite web|title=Map of Westerham Road, Oxted, Surrey|url=http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=542695&Y=154535&A=Y&Z=115|publisher=Streetmap EU Ltd|accessdate=8 October 2013}} a small village and a town respectively.
It is the largest Roadchef services in the UK, and one of the largest and busiest on the UK motorway network serving traffic on the extremely busy southern stretch of the M25 London orbital motorway, and traffic to and from the coastal ports and the Channel Tunnel. It is named after a road which passes over the motorway nearby.{{cite web |title=OS Maps: online mapping |url=https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/51.27273,0.03987,14/pin |website=osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk}}
History
Service stations at the site were first proposed in 1972.{{fact|date=May 2019}} During planning, the services were intended to be named Titsey Wood after the forest that surrounds the site.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2012/feb/21/coach-tour-m25|title=Coach tour of the M25 – a great day out|first=Patrick|last=Barkham|newspaper=The Guardian|date=21 February 2002|accessdate=28 May 2019}}
The site would be 40 acres, with parking for 770 cars, 30 coaches and 150 trucks. There would be two self service restaurants with 400 seats each. It was anticipated to sell 12 million gallons of fuel in 1994. The site could store 1.6 million litres of fuel, with 160 pumps. The architects were Dancey and Meredith. Structural engineering was by the Ernest Green Partnership. The £13.2m contract was awarded to Moss Construction of Cheltenham, who built it in 15 months, and by Wallis Ltd of Bromley. The landscape architect was Travers Morgan. Building started in May 1992.Caterham Mirror Thursday 29 July 1993, page 5 45 year old Peter Whitlock, a former Asda store manager, from Milton Keynes, would be the general manager.Gloucester Citizen Saturday 1 May 1993, page 6
Fuel services were opened on Monday 17 May 1993, by Patricia Banks, chairman of Tandridge District Council.Kent & Sussex Courier Friday 14 May 1993, page 9
The catering services were opened by Robert Key, Minister for Roads and Traffic on 21 July 1993.{{cite book|last1=Baldwin|first1=Peter|last2=Bridle|first2=Ron|last3=Baldwin|first3=Robert|last4=Porter|first4=John|title=The Motorway Achievement, Volume 1|publisher=Thomas Telford|year=2002|isbn=978-0-727-73196-8|page=938}}
During construction of the sites, artifacts from Roman Britain were found, specifically from a disused Roman road and are now displayed at the service station.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
Structure
Most of the site is in Tatsfield, and part of the western site is in Titsey. Staff entrances to the services are on Clacket Lane itself
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.roadchef.com/locations/clacket-lane-eastbound}}
- [https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-1016-1/dissemination/pdf/LONDON_LEWES_ROMAN_RD_CLACKET_LANE.pdf Archaeological site report]
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Category:Buildings and structures in Surrey
Category:M25 motorway service stations