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shampooefficient wrote:The ex-LC on the A19, that became Mama Bs diner, is closed again. Have also noticed two have become adult stores, much to the entertainment of my missus, especially seeing my mums face as we pointed them out...
Another roadside restuarant a bit south of the Barton one has become an adult store also.
Just been on my first A65 Lakes-Leeds trip for well over a year and am very sad to see the former Newby Little Chef seems to have struggled to make a go of it. Could never make my mind up whether this spot should be a licence to make money or the worst place ever to run a catering business. That said, it did surprise me when Little Chef rebuilt it from its hardboard clad transport café former incarnation in the 90's.
Yes, against all the odds they are still here. And when this thread was created, I thought "I'm not going in one", then when all the ones in Kent closed, I thought I should - and it wasn't as bad as I remembered. Better than MacDonalds and BK.
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shampooefficient wrote:The ex-LC on the A19, that became Mama Bs diner, is closed again. Have also noticed two have become adult stores, much to the entertainment of my missus, especially seeing my mums face as we pointed them out...
I noticed an 'adult store' adjacent to a filling station off the A1 as I headed north one evening but at the time I assumed I was hallucinating due to hunger and the effects of a pint of Costa's finest. I'd hate to have to stop off for fuel with a carful of inquisitive children...
I may have been mistaken but I thought it was adjacent to or fairly near a BP station. Now is not a good time to do a Google search for "adult stores on A1"...
Halmyre wrote:I may have been mistaken but I thought it was adjacent to or fairly near a BP station. Now is not a good time to do a Google search for "adult stores on A1"...
There is one on the southbound carriageway at Stoke Rochford in Lincs, which was opposite a BP petrol station, meeting rooms and golf club, but the petrol station has now been demolished.
One in Sawtry and one just north of Sandy on the A1 in Beds / Cambs.
Daughter was scandalised when her PHSE teacher said he used them.
I (who was a colleague) was not very surprised.
I may have been mistaken but I thought it was adjacent to or fairly near a BP station. Now is not a good time to do a Google search for "adult stores on A1"..
Sorry for late reply to this but the adult store is in the old little chef north of redhouse near doncaster next to a new shell garage here https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.62604 ... cBKAEg!2e0 if you cross onto the northbound it shows it as a lc still
The proprietor knew it was a former Little Chef but didn't know how long it had been closed for.
I told him it was open for business as a Little Chef back in March 2007 because I went there. It shows how awful the food must have been at my school for Little Chef to seem like a treat - 30 years later, a trip to Little Chef was on my 'bucket list' for when I got a car for the first time.
I went to Little Chef at Peterborough yesterday for late breakfast with a mate before we headed down to Stondon Motor Museum which is sadly closing on Monday, for ever.
Excellent service by a keen and enthusiastic staff member, great tea as well, I ordered the Pancake Stack with berries and thoroughly enjoyed it and at £7.40 all in wasn't that expensive.
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