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Rownhams Services
M27 J3 · Roadchef
📍 Location & 16 Nearby Attractions
📊 How busy is the M27?
The M27 carries up to 136,437 vehicles a day
at its busiest stretch (J3–J4),
including 9,437 HGVs —
the 13th busiest motorway in Britain.
Official Department for Transport counts, 2025.
136,437
🚗 vehicles a day · J3–J4
6.9%
HGVs
share of traffic on the busiest stretch
Busiest stretch of each motorway — vehicles a day
M25
212,636
M6
187,521
M56
179,634
M1
162,446
M8
158,065
M4
156,491
M27
136,437
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Road Busiest stretch Vehicles/day HGVs/day HGV share M25
near J14
212,636
14,853
7% M6
J20–J21
187,521
23,492
12.5% M56
J3–J4
179,634
7,547
4.2% M1
near J9
162,446
19,151
11.8% M8
J16–J17
158,065
7,214
4.6% M4
near J4
156,491
6,249
4% M27 ◀
J3–J4
136,437
9,437
6.9%
🍔 Food & Shopping
Food & Drink
Costa McDonald's Greggs Leon
Shops
WHSmith
⛽ Fuel & Accommodation
⛽ Shell
🚻 Facilities
🚻 Toilets
🍼 Baby Change
♿ Accessible
📶 Free WiFi
🏧 ATM
🐕 Dog Area
📍 What's Near Rownhams Services (16 places)
All (16)
⚽ Football & Rugby Union (1)
🏙️ Towns & Cities (3)
🏏 Cricket (1)
🌳 Nature & Countryside (1)
🎢 Theme Parks (1)
🏥 Major Hospitals (1)
🎓 Universities (1)
✈️ Airports & Ports (1)
🐕 Dog Walks & Country Parks (1)
🎭 Culture & Museums (2)
🏇 Racecourses & Motorsport (1)
🏖️ Coastal & Seaside (1)
🛍️ Shopping (1)
⚽
Southampton FC (St Mary's)
5 mi ↑ E · tap for map
🏙️
Southampton
5 mi ↑ E · tap for map
🏏
Ageas Bowl
5 mi ↑ E · tap for map
🌳
New Forest National Park
5 mi ↑ SW · tap for map
⚽ Football & Rugby Union
⚽
Southampton FC (St Mary's)
5mi ↑ E
▾
Championship ground. 32,000 capacity. The Saints.
🏏 Cricket
🏏
Ageas Bowl
5mi ↑ E
▾
Hampshire CCC. International cricket plus major concerts.
🏇 Racecourses & Motorsport
🏇
Salisbury Racecourse
18mi ↑ NW
▾
Flat racing on the downs above Salisbury.
🎢 Theme Parks
🎢
Paultons Park (Peppa Pig World)
8mi ↑ W
▾
Family theme park in the New Forest. Home of Peppa Pig World. Very popular with young families.
🎭 Culture & Museums
🎭
Beaulieu & National Motor Museum
12mi ↑ SW
▾
250+ vehicles from F1 to Top Gear. Plus Palace House, abbey ruins, and Beaulieu River in the New Forest.
🎭
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
20mi ↑ E
▾
HMS Victory, Mary Rose Museum, HMS Warrior. 800 years of Royal Navy history. Major tourist draw.
🌳 Nature & Countryside
🌳
New Forest National Park
5mi ↑ SW
▾
Ancient royal forest with wild ponies, deer, heathland. Walking, cycling, camping.
🏖️ Coastal & Seaside
🏖️
Isle of Wight Ferries
10mi ↑ S
▾
Car ferries from Southampton to East Cowes. Vehicle ferries also from Lymington.
🐕 Dog Walks & Country Parks
🐕
Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary
10mi ↑ SW
▾
Forestry England site in the New Forest. Deer viewing platform, walking trails.
🛍️ Shopping
🛍️
Gunwharf Quays
20mi ↑ E
▾
Premium outlet shopping at Portsmouth harbour. 90+ shops, restaurants, and Spinnaker Tower.
🏙️ Towns & Cities
🏙️
Southampton
5mi ↑ E
▾
Port city. SeaCity Museum (Titanic history), medieval walls, West Quay shopping.
🏙️
Romsey
5mi ↑ NW
▾
Historic market town with 12th-century abbey and Broadlands (Mountbatten estate).
🏙️
Portsmouth
20mi ↑ E
▾
Naval city via M27 east. Spinnaker Tower, Historic Dockyard (HMS Victory, Mary Rose, HMS Warrior), Gunwharf Quays.
✈️ Airports & Ports
✈️
Southampton Airport
6mi ↑ NE
▾
Small regional airport.
🎓 Universities
🎓
University of Southampton
5mi ↑ E
▾
Russell Group university. Strong engineering and marine science.
🏥 Major Hospitals
🏥
Southampton General Hospital
5mi ↑ E
▾
Major teaching hospital and trauma centre.
ℹ️ Service Information
📍 J3
📮 SO16 8AP 📅 Opened 1986 🅿️ 350 car spaces 🧭 50.9501, -1.4465
📋 About Rownhams Services
Roadchef services on the M27 near Southampton. The only full motorway services on the M27, serving traffic between Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth and the New Forest.
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