We have done hours of research and looked at all the motorway services in the UK. We have looked at what caravan facilities are at each one so that when you arrive you have a better idea of what to expect.
| What motorway? | Number of spaces for caravans | How long can they stay there for? | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abington services | M74A | 20 | 2 hours free then caravans must pay £25 | |
| Annandale Water services | M74 | 15 | 2 hours free then £24 | |
| Baldock services | A1(M) | People have noted there are now only 3 caravan spaces due to change | 2 hours free then £28 for 24 hours | |
| Beaconsfield services | M40 - Junction 2 | 13 | 3 hours free then £35 for 24 hours | |
| Birch services | M62 - Junction 18 and 19 | 13 | 2 hours free then £27.50 for 24 hours | |
| Birchanger Green services | M11 Junction 8 | 11 | 2 hours free then £33 after that | |
| Blackburn with Darwen services | M65 Junction 4 | Unknown | 2 hours free then £25 after that | |
| Blyth services | A1(M) J34 | 14 | 2 hours free then £26 after that | |
| Bothwell services | M74 between J4 and J5 | 25 | 2 hours free then £24 after that | |
| Bridgwater services | M5 J24 | 7 | 2 hours free then £26 | |
| Burton-in-Kendal services | M6 J35 and £6 | 7 | 2 hours free then £20.50 | Small services with no caravan signs. Park with the HGVs |
| Burtonwood services | M62 J8 | Unknown | 2 hours free then £25 | Signs say HGV only and Coach only |
| Cambridge services | A14 J28 | 11 | 3 hours free then £35 after that | The 11 spaces are designated for caravans only |
| Cardiff Gate services | M4 J30 | 28 | 2 hours free then £23 | Spaces shared with HGV's |
| Cardiff West services | M4 J33 | 3 | 2 hours free then £22.50 | Only 3 designated caravan spaces |
| Charnock Richard Services | M6 between J27 and J28 | 10 | 2 hours free then £24 | All 10 spaces are designated for caravans |
| Cherwell Valley services | M40 J10 | 1 long layby that fits about 10 caravans in | 2 hours free then £29 | |
| Chester services | M56 J14 | 40 | 2 hours free then £26 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Chieveley services | M4 J13 | 40 | 2 hours free then £30 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Clacket Lane services | M25 between J5 and J6 | 5 | 2 hours free then £27 | 5 designated caravan spaces |
| Cobham services | M25 between 9 and 10 | 3 hours free then £35 | ||
| Corley services | M6 between 3 and 3A | 60 | 2 hours free then £29 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Cullompton services | M5 J28 | 19 | 2 hours free then £25 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Derby South services | A50 between J1 and J2 | 4 | 2 hours free then £20 | No designated caravan parking but only 4 HGV spaces |
| Derby with Burton services | A38 at toyota island | 20 | 2 hours free then £15 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Doncaster North services | M18 at J5 | 60 | 2 hours free then £26.50 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Donington Park services | M1 J23a northbound and J24 southbound | 11 | 2 hours free then £27.50 | 11 designated caravan spaces |
| Durham services | A1(M) J61 | 30 | 2 hours free then £24 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Exeter services | M5 J30 | 51 | 2 hours free then £26.50 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Ferrybridge services | M62 J33 | 2 | 2 hours free then £29.50 | 2 designated spaces but looks like there is more |
| Fleet services | M3 between J4a and J5 | 20 | 2 hours free then £30 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Frankley services | M5 between J3 and J4 | Unknown | 2 hours free then £25.50 | Services both north and soutbound. Unsure how many are for caravans |
| Gloucester Services | M5 between J11a and J12 | 15 northbound, 20 southbound | 3 hours free then £25 | Services are both north and south bound |
| Gordano services | M5 J19 | 50 | 2 hours free then £28 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Grantham North services | A1 at Gonerby Moor Interchange | 15 | 2 hours then £26.50 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Gretna Green services | A74(M) between J21 and J22 | 10 | 2 hours free then £26 | 10 dedicated spaces |
| Hamilton services | M74 northbound between J5 and J6 | 30 | 2 hours free then £24 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Hartshead Moor services | M62 between J25 and J26 | 25 (northbound), Not sure on southbound | 2 hours free then £26 | Shared with coach parking (northbound) Southbound is shared with HGV parking |
| Heston services | M4 between J2 and J3 | 54 (westbound), 42 (Eastbound) | 2 hours free then £30.50 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Hilton Park services | M6 between J10a and J11 | 47 (Northbound), 24 (Southbound) | 2 hours free then £25.50 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Hopwood Park services | M42 at J2 | 10 | 2 hours free then £29 | 10 dedicated spaces |
| Keele services | M6 between J15 and J16 | 28 Eastbound, 28 Westbound | 2 hours free then £27 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Killington Lake services | M6 southbound between J36 and J37 | 15 | 2 hours free then £22 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Kinross services | M90 at J6 | 9 | 2 hours free then £24 | 9 very long spaces. Each could probably fit 2 caravans in. This is shared with HGV parking |
| Knutsford Services | M6 between J18 and J19 | 20 northbound, 10 southbound | 2 hours free then £29 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Lancaster (Forton) Services | M6 between J32 and J33 | Northbound parking not sure, 20 southbound | 2 hours free then £24 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Leicester North services | A46 at junction with the A6 | 2 | 2 hours free then £12 | 2 dedicated long spaces for caravans, but these are not marked as just for caravans |
| Leicester Forest East services | M1 between J21 and J21a | 42 northbound, 21 southbound | 2 hours free then £27 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Leigh Delamere services | M4 between J17 and J18 | Big long spaces on East and West bound | 2 hours free then £26 | Hard to say how many spaces, but plenty of room. It is shared with HGV drivers |
| London Gateway services | M1 between J2 and J4 (there is no J3) | 42 | 2 hours free then £28 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Magor services | M4 at J23a | 36 | 2 hours free then £25 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Maidstone services | M20 at J8 | 12 | 2 hours free then £33 | 12 dedicated spaces for caravans and camper vans |
| Medway services | M2 between J4 and J5 | Over 40 both east and west bound | 2 hours free then £30 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Membury services | M4 between J14 and J15 | Over 30 both east and west bound | 2 hours free then £27 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Michaelwood services | M5 between J13 and J14 | 9 northbound, 9 southbound | 2 hours free then £26 | Dedicated caravan parking |
| Newport Pagnell services | M1 between J14 and J15 | Over 40 northbound, 10 southbound | 2 hours free then £29 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Northampton services | M1 at Junction 15a | About 30 | 2 hours free then £27 | Shared with HGV parking |
| Norton Canes services | M6 Toll between JT6 and JT7 | 6 caravan spaces | 2 hours free then £28 | 6 dedicated spaces |
| Oxford services | M40 at J8a | 12 caravan spaces | 2 hours free then £30 | 12 caravan spaces |
| Pease Pottage services | M23 at J11 | 26 shared with HGV | 2 hours free then £29 | 26 shared with HGV |
| Peterborough services | A1(M) at J17 | Over 50 shared with HGV | 2 hours free then £28 | |
| Pont Abraham services | M4 at J49 | Shared with cars, no big spaces | 2 hours free then £23 | |
| Reading services | M4 between J11 and J12 | Unknown - park with HGV | 2 hours free then £30.50 | Unknown - park with HGV |
| Rivington services | M61 between J6 and J8 | Loads - shared with HGV | 2 hours free then £8 | |
| Rownhams services | M27 between J3 and J4 | Unknown - park with HGV | 2 hours free then £29 | |
| Sandbach services | M6 between J16 and J17 | 10 spaces that are shared with the coaches | 2 hours free then £28 | Sandbach Service Station requires you to reverse caravan into the bay |
| Sarn Park services | M4 at J36 | Over 50 shared with HGV | 2 hours free then £24 | |
| Scotch Corner services | A1(M) at J53 | Not suitable for caravans | Not suitable for caravans | |
| Sedgemoor services | M5 southbound between J21 and J22 | 15 north bound, 20 southbound shared with HGV | 2 hours free then £25 | |
| Severn View services | M48 at J1 | About 20 shared with HGV | 2 hours free then £21 | |
| South Mimms services | M25 at J23 and A1(M) at J1 | 7 dedicated caravan spaces | 2 hours free then £33 | |
| Southwaite services | M6 between J41 and J42 | Lots - shared with HGV | 2 hours free then £23 | |
| Stirling services | M9 at J9 and M80 at J6 | 10 shared with HGV | 2 hours free then £25 | Small services |
| Stafford services | M6 northbound between J14 and J15 | 10 dedicated caravan spaces | 2 hours free then £24.50 | |
| Strensham services | M5 between J7 and J8 | 13 dedicated north bound. 30 shared with HGV south bound | 2 hours free then £29 | |
| Swansea services | M4 at J47 | 6 dedicated caravan spaces | 2 hours free then £21 | |
| Tamworth services | M42 at J10 | Shared with HGV, tons of parking | 2 hours free then £30 | |
| Taunton Deane services | M5 between J25 and J26 | Shared with HGV north and southbound | 2 hours free then £25 | Lots of parking |
| Tebay Services | M6 between J38 and J39 | Over 20 northbound shared with HGV. 10 southbound | 3 hours free then £18 | |
| Telford services | M54 at J4 | 10 dedicated caravan spaces | 2 hours free then £25 | |
| Thurrock services | M25 at J30 (southbound) and J31 (northbound) | Shared with HGV - Lots of parking | 2 hours free then £35 | |
| Tibshelf services | M1 between J28 and J29 | Over 20 shared with HGV | 2 hours free then £25.50 | |
| Toddington services | M1 between J11 and J12 | 12 dedicated north bound. Lots southbound shared with HGV | 2 hours free then £30.50 | |
| Todhills Rest Area | M6 between J44 and J45 | Small services. No dedicated spaces | 2 hours free. No overnight parking | |
| Trowell services | M1 between J25 and J26 | Shared with HGV north bound. Shared with HGV southbound | 2 hours free then £24 | Lots of parking |
| Warwick services | M40 between J12 and J13 | Shared with HGV north bound. Shared with HGV southbound | 2 hours free then £27 | |
| Washington services | A1(M) between J64 and J65 | 20 spaces north and south bound. Shared with HGV | 2 hours free then £24.50 | |
| Watford Gap services | M1 between J16 and J17 | 30 north and south. Shared with HGV parking | 2 hours free then £26 | |
| Wetherby services | A1(M) J46 | 11 dedicated caravan spaces | 2 hours free then £29.50 | |
| Winchester services | M3 between J8 and J9 | 12 shared with HGV south bound. 2 dedicated north bound | 2 hours free then £26.50 | |
| Woodall services | M1 between J30 and J31 | 1 big layby (northbound). Shared with HGV (southbound) | 2 hours free then £27 | |
| Woolley Edge services | M1 between J38 and J39 | Shared with HGV both north and south bound | 2 hours free then £28 |
What a useful site. Even better if it was possible to search by motorway
Update on Tibshelf – site management misleadingly directing Caravans into car park where there are only 4 spaces in one row – better suited to motorhomes.
Best advice remains head for HGV parking.
Too much confusion and congestion caused by caravanners seeking space where none exists.