BP Whitehouse Services, Devon

I am a regular visitor to Cornwall and Whitehouse Services on the A30 at Okehampton has been our stopping off point for the past 10 years. The forecourt is nearly always busy, but to get fuel is easy due to the size and the amount of pumps. The shop is always fully stocked, clean and the staff are helpful, polite and a pleasant change from some other petrol stations i won't mention. On site they have their own restaurant that offers a full menu of home cooking which caters for young and old alike. Also provided along with plenty of car parking space is a large fenced off field offering a picnic area with wonderful views of Dartmoor and the surrounding countryside.

Whitehouse Services is easily accessable from the A30 trunk Road both Westbound and Eastbound Carraigeways, the fuel prices are competitive with other Stations in the area, the site has 32 fuel nozzles which fueling up quite easy, the Staff are friendly and efficient, the shop stocks a wide range of goods from convenience items to confectionery, hot food and hot drinks, the Restaurant menu is varied and contains a good selection of both fast food and home cooking with an excellent Sunday Roast, there are picnic tables outside where you can eat and enjoy breathtaking views of dartmoor, it has ahuge fenced field where kids can play safely, I use the Site everyday and will continue to it is a pleasure to visit.

Advantages: 24 hour, easy to get to, plenty of parking
Disadvantages: Expensive, very busy, can get trapped, cramped

When heading to Cornwall, from an early start, you may need to fill up before your destination, the place you are most likely to go to is here. Most of the LPG stations south of Bristol have limited opening hours and are also awkward to get to off the M5 or A30. This one is easy to get to, but is not cheap, it was 5p a litre or so more than I normally pay. The LPG pump is mixed in with the petrol pumps, and is on the penultimate row, the next one ...
...cramped, it can be difficult manouvering, I ended up partially blocking the site while filling up, it is also awkwards to manouver while towing. Other facilites are a shop and a restaurant, there is also plenty of parking behind the restaurant in a field. The toilets are limited and tend to get smelly. Cards, cash and cheques are all accepted. This is a station you have to use rather than want to use. ... Read review