Killington Lake Services is a

motorway service station Motorway service areas in the United Kingdom and Ireland, also known as services or service stations, are rest areas where drivers can leave a motorway to refuel/recharge, rest, eat and drink, shop or stay in an on-site overnight hotel. The vas ...

on the

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between Junctions 37 and 36 near Killington Lake in

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, England. It was opened in 1972. Has rats outside in the front courtyard. It is owned by

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. It comprises a BP petrol station, a

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and a main facilities building with a

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outlet and

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newsagents. A

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restaurant opened here in March 2014. It is only accessible to southbound traffic only therefore to access the services while travelling north, it is necessary to continue up to Junction 37 and then come off, turn round, and head all the way back down. However, northbound traffic can use the northbound-only Burton-in-Kendal services ten miles to the south of Killington Lake Services, or

Tebay Services Tebay Services are motorway service stations on the M6 motorway in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. The northbound opened in 1972 and the southbound in 1993. They are known for their family-run business which eschews the typical facilitie ...

ten miles to the north.

References

External links

Motorway Services Online - Killington LakeMotorway Services Trivia Website - Killington Lake
M6 motorway service stations RoadChef motorway service stations Transport in Cumbria Westmorland South Lakeland District {{UK-road-stub