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Watford Gap Services
M1 J16–17 · Roadchef
📍 Location & 5 Nearby Attractions
🍔 Food & Shopping
Food & Drink
Costa McDonald's Greggs
Shops
WHSmith
⛽ Fuel & Accommodation
⛽ Shell
🚻 Facilities
🚻 Toilets
🍼 Baby Change
♿ Accessible
📶 Free WiFi
🏧 ATM
🚿 Showers
🐕 Dog Area
📍 What's Near Watford Gap Services (5 places)
All (5)
🏙️ Towns & Cities (2)
🏰 Landmarks & Stately Homes (1)
🌳 Nature & Countryside (1)
🎭 Culture & Museums (1)
🎭 Culture & Museums
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Watford Gap
0mi N
Historically the boundary between north and south England. Famous overnight stop for musicians in the 1960s-70s.
🏰 Landmarks & Stately Homes
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Althorp House
10mi NW
Spencer family home. Open in summer. Final resting place of Diana, Princess of Wales.
🌳 Nature & Countryside
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Coton Manor Garden
5mi N
Award-winning English garden with wildflower meadow, bluebell wood, and flamingos.
🏙️ Towns & Cities
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Daventry
5mi W
Market town and former BBC World Service transmission site. Borough Hill Iron Age fort.
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Rugby
10mi SE
Birthplace of rugby football. Webb Ellis museum at Rugby School.
ℹ️ Service Information
📍 J16–17
📮 NN6 7UZ 📅 Opened 1959 🅿️ 400 car spaces 🧭 52.3242, -1.0826
📋 About Watford Gap Services
Legendary M1 services — one of the original two opened with the motorway in 1959. Famous for its 1960s rock-and-roll heritage when bands stopped here between London and Birmingham.
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