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|Name = Amesbury |
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|Year Opened = 1989/90 |
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|Name of road = A303 |
|Name of road = A303 |
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|Name of village/town = Amesbury, Salisbury |
|Name of village/town = Amesbury, Salisbury |
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|Name of county = Wiltshire |
|Name of county = Wiltshire |
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+ | |image = Amesbury_little_chef.jpg}}The '''Amesbury''' branch was a former Little Chef restaurant located at the junction of the A303 and A345 near the small town of Amesbury, Wiltshire. |
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| + | '''ADDRESS: '''Countess Roundabout, Amesbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7AS |
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| + | '''ONSITE FACILITIES: '''Shell, Deli2Go (forecourt), Costa Express (forecourt), Burger King, Greggs, Subway, Sainsbury's On The Go, Travelodge ([https://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/73/Amesbury-Stonehenge-hotel Book Room]) |
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| − | The Little Chef itself is located in a rather unique building which differs from most Little Chefs of this era. The building is slightly larger than the usual double fronted design. The Little Chef is next to a filling station and is also accomponied by a neighbouring Travelodge. |
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| + | ==History== |
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| − | Over the years, Amesbury has recieved many refurbishments. In the Granada era, it was one of many branches to be partnered with a Burger King. Amesbury then recieved the Little Chef Choices makeover in the early 2000s. This saw the addition of many other brands including Harry Ramsden's and Upper Crust. In 2006, Amesbury was the first Little Chef to recieve the addition of a Coffee Tempo. |
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| + | The Little Chef first opened in 1989/90 and was one of the many Little Chef sites to be built on the A303. The A303 is a road running from the M3 motorway in Hampshire to Honiton in Devon. It feeds many towns, intersects with many routes to the west and is often used by travellers escaping to Devon and Cornwall for a summer break. Thus, a Little Chef here would be sure to have plenty of passing trade and be able to attract a lot of long-distance traffic. Little Chef's owners Forte thought so too and, to maximise the restaurant's potential chose a location close to Salisbury, a large town in the area, to help encourage locals. The site chosen also had a filling station and Travelodge hotel and could be easily accessed by all traffic travelling on the A303 (and also the A345) so the Little Chef had all angles covered |
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| − | In 2011, Amesbury was one of ten lucky sites to recieve the 'Wonderfully British' makeover. This included a new interior design and saw the branch rebranded in a new bright red colour scheme. Coffee Tempo was replaced by a Good to Go takeaway counter as part of the rennovations. |
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| + | In the Granada era and along with many other Little Chef sites, Amesbury saw the addition of a Burger King outlet. |
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| − | Overall, a really successful site with great facilities. |
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| + | In 2002, Amesbury recieved the "New Choices" Makeover, giving it some smart new furniture and access to exciting menus from Harry Ramsdens, Upper Crust, Wiseguys Pizza and Caffe Ritazza. |
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| + | In 2006, the branch saw the addition of a Coffee Tempo! outlet |
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| + | In 2011, Amesbury was one of the 10 sites to receive the "Wonderfully British" refurbishment. Wonderfully British was the follow-on, slightly tweaked version of the "Hestonised" site with slightly different interior finishes, new branding (Charlie lost his tray and instead had his arms open to welcome visitors) and Little Chef's new "grab and go" take-away option known as Good to Go. Unlike some other sites, Amesbury kept its Burger King as well which still trades alongside the main restaurant today. |
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| + | Following the takeover by Euro Garages in 2017, Amesbury was one of a number sites converted to an EG Diner in January 2018. This is due to the expiration of Euro Garages' right to use the Little Chef brand name. However in June 2018, the EG Diner ceased trading and the Burger King closed for refurbishment. The Burger King has since reopened and a Greggs and Subway now trades in the former EG Diner space, alongside a Sainsbury's On The Go store. |
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[[Category:'Wonderfully British' Little Chefs]] |
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| + | [[Category:Former Coffee Tempo! Sites]] |
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| + | [[Category:Current Travelodge Sites]] |
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| + | [[Category:2018 Closures]] |
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| + | [[Category:Current Sainsbury's On The Go Sites]] |
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Revision as of 14:48, 4 February 2020
The Amesbury branch was a former Little Chef restaurant located at the junction of the A303 and A345 near the small town of Amesbury, Wiltshire.
Address and Onsite Information
ADDRESS: Countess Roundabout, Amesbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7AS
ONSITE FACILITIES: Shell, Deli2Go (forecourt), Costa Express (forecourt), Burger King, Greggs, Subway, Sainsbury's On The Go, Travelodge (Book Room)
History
The Little Chef first opened in 1989/90 and was one of the many Little Chef sites to be built on the A303. The A303 is a road running from the M3 motorway in Hampshire to Honiton in Devon. It feeds many towns, intersects with many routes to the west and is often used by travellers escaping to Devon and Cornwall for a summer break. Thus, a Little Chef here would be sure to have plenty of passing trade and be able to attract a lot of long-distance traffic. Little Chef's owners Forte thought so too and, to maximise the restaurant's potential chose a location close to Salisbury, a large town in the area, to help encourage locals. The site chosen also had a filling station and Travelodge hotel and could be easily accessed by all traffic travelling on the A303 (and also the A345) so the Little Chef had all angles covered
In the Granada era and along with many other Little Chef sites, Amesbury saw the addition of a Burger King outlet.
In 2002, Amesbury recieved the "New Choices" Makeover, giving it some smart new furniture and access to exciting menus from Harry Ramsdens, Upper Crust, Wiseguys Pizza and Caffe Ritazza.
In 2006, the branch saw the addition of a Coffee Tempo! outlet
In 2011, Amesbury was one of the 10 sites to receive the "Wonderfully British" refurbishment. Wonderfully British was the follow-on, slightly tweaked version of the "Hestonised" site with slightly different interior finishes, new branding (Charlie lost his tray and instead had his arms open to welcome visitors) and Little Chef's new "grab and go" take-away option known as Good to Go. Unlike some other sites, Amesbury kept its Burger King as well which still trades alongside the main restaurant today.
Following the takeover by Euro Garages in 2017, Amesbury was one of a number sites converted to an EG Diner in January 2018. This is due to the expiration of Euro Garages' right to use the Little Chef brand name. However in June 2018, the EG Diner ceased trading and the Burger King closed for refurbishment. The Burger King has since reopened and a Greggs and Subway now trades in the former EG Diner space, alongside a Sainsbury's On The Go store.
