With its colourful history, Watford Gap has acquired the status of cultural icon Jimi Hendrix thought it was a nightclub, in their early days The Beatles regularly dropped in on their way south from ...

Watford Gap, one of the UK's first motorway service stations, is to be demolished to make way for a new travel hub. The M1 rest stop, described as "iconic" by owner Roadchef, welcomed its first ...

US rock legend Jimi Hendrix once mistook one particular service station for a nightclub BRITAIN’S first service station, Watford Gap, has come to a junction – after plans to demolish it were unveiled.

Its name was thrown around so often that Jimi Hendrix thought Britons were referring to a swanky London nightclub. Watford Gap was the stop-off point on the M1 for the likes of the Rolling Stones, ...

13:39, Fri, Nov 3, 2023 Updated: 14:28, Fri, Nov 3, 2023 The iconic service station at the Watford Gap is set to be demolished in order to make more room for electric vehicles (EVs) to park while they ...

BRITAIN’S first service station, Watford Gap, has come to a junction – after plans to demolish it were unveiled. As the nation’s oldest and most famous service station prepares to hit the brakes to ...