Taunton Deane services
| Taunton Deane Services | |
|---|---|
 General view from the M5 | |
  Taunton Deane Services Location within Somerset | |
| Information | |
| County | Somerset |
| Road | M5 Motorway |
| Coordinates: | 50°58′35″N 3°08′48″W / 50.976477°N 3.146572°W |
| Operator | RoadChef |
| Website | http://www.roadchef.com/home.asp |
Taunton Deane services is a double sided motorway service station on the M5 motorway near Taunton, England. It is owned by RoadChef.
Location
The services are located between junctions 25 and 26 of the M5 motorway in Somerset. There are two sites, one for each direction connected by a walk bridge. After a spate of suicides by hanging, the bridge had anti-suicide bars installed.[1]
Cleanliness
The services were notorious in the early 2000s for its poor cleanliness rating. In general, the southbound side receives better ratings than the northbound side. In 2012, the Food Standards Agency gave both sides a rating of 5,[2] showing that they have improved.
External links
References
- ^ "Taunton footbridge.jpg - motorway services". Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Agency, Food Standards. "Food Standards Agency - Search for food hygiene ratings". ratings.food.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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