Rownhams services explained

Rownhams Services
Road:M27
County:Hampshire
Operator:Roadchef
Dateopened:1977
Location Map:Hampshire
Coordinates:50.9583°N -1.4489°W

Rownhams services is a motorway service station on the M27 motorway, close to the junction for the M271 motorway which leads into Southampton. It is owned by Roadchef.

History

The nearby village did not realise how close that the M27 motorway would go to the local housing, and desperately tried to move the motorway north. The village was hugely disappointed when the motorway was not moved away from the village.[1]

Structure

In 2012, the westbound side was refurbished, and a McDonald's restaurant was added. Eastbound traffic can access this by walking through a subway under the motorway.

Notes and References

  1. Times Tuesday April 27 1971, page 5