Roadchef Motorways - Chester Motorway Services is a decent stop, it is just off Junction 14 on the M56, opening in 1998 it is the only motorway service area on the M56 and the last before heading into North Wales, so it is a useful stop off for sure, even if it is just for a toilet break or rest. The service area was clean, modern and featured a good number of brands, many of which you'd expect to find in most motorway services anyway, but it did seem to offer more than the bare minimum. Brands here include Costa, Spar, WHSmith, and Leon as well as a 24-7 McDonald's and a Days Inn Hotel. I did find it a little hard to get in and out of the service area when using a car, as the layout isn't exactly clear when leaving, especially in the dark, and it is easy to go the wrong way when leaving, and going through the Shell Petrol Station. There are two hours of free parking and EV charging on-site, however, EV charging is a paid service. 4* - A useful stop-off on the M56, an above-average motorway service, which I will return to when passing through the area. read more

Roadchef Motorways - Gas Stations Near Me - Elton, CHE

We consider Chester Services to be the half-way point on our monthly journey from Caernarfon to West Yorkshire, so often stop here for refreshments or to use the toilets. The services are 24 hour, and are located near Runcorn, just past the city of Chester. The services are quite small but have an ample car park. On the outside of the services in a seating area, and a small grassy verge with trees, separating the area from the motorway. At the entrance to the services is a dog bowl filled with water and an AA stand. Further inside, there's a Wimpy, which is closed at nighttimes, a Costa coffee bar, an ordinary cafe area and a WHSmith, which has the usual stands outside filled with books and special offers, such as camping chairs and waterproof jackets or fleece jackets. Behind these are the toilets. The toilets are clean and there are many of them. Before entering the toilets there is a useful area containing boxes of leaflets for local attractions, and a mobile-phone charging station, which allows visitors to charge their phones, securely. The WHSmith is quite impressive - it stocks a range of foods and drinks, magazines and newspapers, CDs, maps and books. They always seem to have a lot of special offers on too. The Costa coffee is a bit hit and miss, though. Because it's often quiet, they tend to use the chairs to separate areas, which means going outside on the terrace is sometimes not allowed. On a few occasions the coffee has been lukewarm, and once, they had run out of ice, and a customer was given an iced latte that wasn't even cold (I overheard them complaining about it). read more