The Bagshot branch was a former Little Chef restaurant located on the A30 in Bagshot, Surrey.
Address and Onsite Facilities[]
ADDRESS: A30 London Road, Bagshot, Surrey, GU19 5HL
ONSITE FACILITIES: BP, M&S Simply Food (forecourt), Wild Bean Cafe (forecourt)
History[]
Located on the main London to Cornwall route, Bagshot Little Chef opened at some point prior to 1965, alongside an existing filling station. It represented then owners, Trusthouses', desires to expand the Little Chef chain across the British road network following the establishment of the company in 1958. Given the fact that the restaurant was located on a single carriageway in the centre of Bagshot, resulting in the site being easily accessible to both travellers and locals, the Bagshot Little Chef was a site well chosen.
Bagshot's claim to fame was that it was believed to have been the smallest Little Chef in the country, seating up to a maximum of 10 people. Furthermore, it was also the only Little Chef ever to be built and located above water on a concrete platform specially built for it. It was located on the A30 above the ‘Windle Brook’ between the BP filling station to the left and Bert’s Transport Café to the right.
In 1984/85, the Little Chef at Bagshot ceased trading and was later demolished. All that remains are the concrete foundations of the old restaurant, situated between the Bagshot BP filling station and the Jack's Fish and Chips restaurant. Funnily enough, the logo on the Jack's totem sign outside vaguely resembles Little Chef's logo from the 1990s, sporting a 'king' fish instead of Fat Charlie, and reads 'Fish & Chips' instead of 'Little Chef', shown in the same style font. Jack's closed in 2021 and was then demolished and replaced with housing.
