Corley services
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Corley services is a motorway service station, between junctions 3 and 4 of the M6 motorway
in the English
county of Warwickshire
. It is close to the village of Corley
, with the nearest city being Coventry
. A footbridge, originally made of concrete
but now clad in orange fibreglass panelling, spans the motorway to link services on either side.
Corley was opened in 1972 (a year after the section of motorway it serves), and was originally operated by Forte
. Currently it is operated by Welcome Break
and receives approximately 2 million visitors per year.
In December 2003, Corley became the first motorway service station to have a permanent Police Community Support Officer
, jointly funded by Welcome Break and Warwickshire Police
The Starbucks franchise opened in May 2006, as a tester store. In a recent audit, the Starbucks at Corley services received the highest percentage achieved from any Starbucks store in the UK. It can also seat over 100 people at any given time. There is also a Waitrose supermarket.
In June 2008, Welcome Break opened a new hotel
at the Corley site. The hotel consists of 50 rooms and operates as a franchise
under the Days Inn
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M6 motorway
The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Preston, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction . Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the A74 which continues to...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
. It is close to the village of Corley
Corley
Corley is a village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. It is located about northwest of Coventry and is adjacent to the village of Fillongley. The M6 motorway runs close by, and the village is familiar to motorists as it is the site of Corley Services...
, with the nearest city being Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
. A footbridge, originally made of concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
but now clad in orange fibreglass panelling, spans the motorway to link services on either side.
Corley was opened in 1972 (a year after the section of motorway it serves), and was originally operated by Forte
Charles Forte, Baron Forte
Charles Forte, Baron Forte was a British caterer and hotelier. His obituary in The Guardian obituary stated that: He created a worldwide empire of restaurants and hotels from virtually nothing-Early life:...
. Currently it is operated by Welcome Break
Welcome Break
Welcome Break is a company which operates thirty-five motorway service stations in the UK. It is the second largest motorway service area operator behind Moto.-History:...
and receives approximately 2 million visitors per year.
In December 2003, Corley became the first motorway service station to have a permanent Police Community Support Officer
Police community support officer
A police community support officer , or community support officer is a uniformed non-warranted officer employed by a territorial police force or the British Transport Police in England and Wales. Police community support officers were introduced in September 2002 by the Police Reform Act 2002...
, jointly funded by Welcome Break and Warwickshire Police
Warwickshire Police
Warwickshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing Warwickshire in England. It was known as Warwickshire Constabulary until 2001. It is the second smallest territorial police force in England and Wales after the City of London Police, with only 998.6 regular officers as...
Facilities
Corley Services has the following facilities:- Starbucks
- Burger King
- KFC
- Eat In
- WHSmith
- Waitrose
- Welcome Break Gaming
- Cash Machines
- Shell
The Starbucks franchise opened in May 2006, as a tester store. In a recent audit, the Starbucks at Corley services received the highest percentage achieved from any Starbucks store in the UK. It can also seat over 100 people at any given time. There is also a Waitrose supermarket.
In June 2008, Welcome Break opened a new hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
at the Corley site. The hotel consists of 50 rooms and operates as a franchise
Franchising
Franchising is the practice of using another firm's successful business model. The word 'franchise' is of anglo-French derivation - from franc- meaning free, and is used both as a noun and as a verb....
under the Days Inn
Days Inn
Days Inn is a motel chain headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1970, it is now a part of the Wyndham Hotel Group, based in Parsippany, New Jersey, which was formerly a part of Cendant...
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Nearest towns / cities
- Coventry (7m)
- Nuneaton (7m)
- Birmingham (20m)
- Leicester (26m)
- Warwick (16.5m)
Local attractions
- NEC (10m)
- RICOH Arena (4m)
- Warwick Castle (17m)
- Coombe Abbey (12m)
- Coventry Cathedral (7m)
- Kingsbury Water Park (9.8m)