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Severn View Services

M48 J1 · Moto

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📍 Location & 7 Nearby Attractions

📊 How busy is the M48?

The M48 carries up to 29,540 vehicles a day at its busiest stretch, including 2,191 HGVs — the 26th busiest motorway in Britain. Official Department for Transport counts, 2025.

29,540

🚗 vehicles a day

2,191

🚛 lorries a day

2025

📅 DfT count year

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

M48 29,540

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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%
M48 ◀	—	29,540	2,191	7.4%

Source: Department for Transport road traffic statistics, average annual daily flows 2025. Official counts, updated yearly.

🍔 Food & Shopping

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CostaBurger KingGreggsWest Cornwall Pasty Co

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WHSmith

🔋 EV Charging (6 bays)

GRIDSERVE

6 bays

⛽ Fuel & Accommodation

⛽ BP

🚻 Facilities

🚻 Toilets 🍼 Baby Change ♿ Accessible 📶 Free WiFi 🏧 ATM 🐕 Dog Area

📍 What's Near Severn View Services (7 places)

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Severn Bridge

0 mi ↑ W · tap for map

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Aust

1 mi ↑ E · tap for map

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Chepstow

3 mi ↑ W · tap for map

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Chepstow Castle

3 mi ↑ W · tap for map

🏇 Racecourses & Motorsport

🏇 Chepstow Racecourse 3mi ↑ W ▾

National Hunt racing in the Wye Valley. Welsh Grand National in December.

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🏰 Landmarks & Stately Homes

🏰 Severn Bridge 0mi ↑ W ▾

Iconic suspension bridge over the Severn Estuary. Views of both bridges from the services.

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🏰 Chepstow Castle 3mi ↑ W ▾

Oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain. Dramatic cliffside position above the Wye.

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🏰 Tintern Abbey 8mi ↑ NW ▾

Romantic Cistercian abbey ruins in the Wye Valley. Wordsworth's famous poem subject.

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🌳 Nature & Countryside

🌳 Wye Valley AONB 5mi ↑ NW ▾

Stunning river gorge. Walking, canoeing, cycling. Symonds Yat viewpoint.

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🏙️ Towns & Cities

🏙️ Aust 1mi ↑ E ▾

Village on the English side of the Severn crossing. Historic ferry point.

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🏙️ Chepstow 3mi ↑ W ▾

Welsh border town with Norman castle, racecourse, and Wye Valley gateway.

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ℹ️ Service Information

📍 J1 📮 BS35 4BH 📅 Opened 1966 🅿️ 250 car spaces 🧭 51.6117, -2.653

🅿️ Nearby Services

Magor Services

M4 J23A · Welcome Break · 7.9 miles

Michaelwood Services

M5 J13–14 · Welcome Break · 9.8 miles

Gordano Services

M5 J19 · Welcome Break · 11.1 miles

Cardiff Gate Services

M4 J30 · Welcome Break · 22.6 miles

Leigh Delamere Services

M4 J17–18 · Moto · 23.9 miles

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📋 About Severn View Services

Moto services with views over the Severn Estuary near the old Severn Bridge. English side only. Serves traffic using the M48 crossing into Wales.

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