East Midlands

Watford Gap Northbound

The iconic Roadchef Watford Gap Northbound is a motorway services located on the M1 between junctions 16/17. Opened in the 1960's, Roadchef Watford Gap is open 24/7 and welcomes customers from all over the globe each year. The site features a 24/7 McDonald's alongside a Costa Coffee, Chozen Noodle, Coco di Mama, Fresh Food Cafe and WHSmith.

We're open 24 hours

2 hours free parking

You can relax and enjoy our facilities with 2 hours free parking at all sites.

Open 24 hours

We're open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Free Wi-Fi

Unlimited, fast, free Wi-Fi is available at all Roadchef locations.

High-powered Charging Hub

We've upgraded our EV chargers to 350kW with contactless payment. Powered by 100% renewable energy.

EV charging

  Recently upgraded

Medium Power Charging point 1

  • Chademo 1
  • CCS 1
  • AC 1

Charge rate

Up to 60kW

Price

AC: 49p per kWh Medium: 79p per kWh

High Powered Charging Point 1 - 6

  • CCS 5
  • CCS and Chademo 1

Charge rate

350kw

Price

79p per kWh

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Parking

Available spaces

Cars

154

HGV

38

Coaches

8

Caravans

51

Cars and small vans

Charges apply after 2 hours

Park your vehicle for up to 24 hours

£20

Caravans

Charges apply after 2 hours

Park your vehicle and caravan for up to 24 hours

£31

Caravans with food voucher

Charges apply after 2 hours

Get £10 to spend on food and drink, plus parking for your vehicle and caravan for up to 24 hours

£34

HGV

Charges apply after 2 hours

Park your truck for up to 24 hours

£31

HGV with food voucher

Charges apply after 2 hours

Get £10 to spend on food and drink, plus parking for your truck for up to 24 hours

£34

Site contact info

Telephone

01327 879 001

Address

Watford Gap Motorway Service Area
M1 junction 16/17
Northampton
NN6 7UZ

Gridserve electric vehicle charging station

EV Charging Accessibility Support: 7am-10pm

If you require assistance with accessibility to our chargers then please contact our Duty Manager between 7am-10pm. Their number is listed above. When you arrive please let us know the following: colour and model of car and how we can support you. For all other assistance with charging please call Gridserve on 0333 1234 333.

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Accessibility Guide

We recognise that knowing the accessibility at our sites prior to a visit helps with planning and allows our customers to relax and enjoy our facilities. We’re delighted to work in collaboration with Highways England and AccessAble to provide detailed access guides for our service areas, as we strive to improve access for all.

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