Safe Motorway Services M42 and M5

[Emily_374357347]

I will be travelling to Devon for the first time with alone my small daughter and we will no doubt want to stop on route.

Can anyone recommend services with dedicated caravan parking areas M5 south and north bound please?

I travel a lot solo and have seen very few services with dedicated areas so am concerned we will be in with the HGVs.

 

[Happy-Lappy]

Emily,

I am not sure of any Service Stations on the M5, that have a dedicated Caravan area. I would have thought an overnight stop on a site close to the motorway would probably be more suitable, as you will have a decent shower facility. Edithmead at Burnham is right on the exit roundabout, but I don't know where you are travelling from and if this is too far from your destination in Devon,

best regards, Martin

 

[trucker]

Sedgmore services 1 mile before Burnham on sea south bound has dedicated caravan area however it is next to the HGV area, I often stop there, in hgv and noticed today the caravan area has now been blocked off to hgvs by bolders.

Kevin

 

[Emily_374357347]

Thanks Trucker - thats great help. Segdemore it is. Just needed a stop to take a break rest and the usual as its a 51/2hr drive from home to Devon.

 

[ANN_374233635]

Hi Emily

on Northbound M5, Strensham services have "pull-through" (drive in, drive out) parking bays for caravans in separate dedicated area for caravans - the only service area to do so on M5, as far as I know. Southbound on M5, we use Michaelwood (between J13 & 14); its in with trucks, but usually OK. We have used Sedgemoor (last year) but there was no parking discipline and entry/exit was difficult. Hope this helps.

Ann & John

 

[WoodlandsCamper]

Yes - the northbound M5 Strensham is very good for caravans. We used the dedicated caravan spaces a few weeks ago, but unfortunately 'white van man' also likes the spaces and took up most of them.

 

[Soozeeg]

We stopped at Strensham services on our way home from Somerset yesterday. As Woodlands Camper says, they do have a dedicated caravan area which is easy to get into, but, as he also says, it did have several white vans in there too. Trouble is, no-one from the services 'polices' it, they could do with someone slapping warning stickers on vehicles parked where they shouldn't be.

 

[Parksy]

Hi Sue, welcome back from Wurzel land.

This is the second reference to 'slapping' that I've read tonight in which you've figured ;0)

 

[Soozeeg]

Hi Sue, welcome back from Wurzel land.

This is the second reference to 'slapping' that I've read tonight in which you've figured ;0)

Ooeerrr!!! I'm sure I'm the innocent party.....honest, Mr Mod Steve sir! ;-)

Thanks for the warm welcome......I won't say it's nice to be back, coz I'd much rather be back where the cider is nice and cold (and plentiful!!).

 

[EmmanuelMuldoon]

Going south on the M5 I always use Sedgemore, as others above have mentioned. The Van area is not that big so may get a bit busy now that it's holiday time.