The Sourton Cross was a former Little Chef restaurant located on the A30/A386 near Sourton, Devon
Address and Onsite Information[]
ADDRESS: A386, Sourton, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 4LY
ONSITE FACILITIES: Shell, Select (forecourt), Little Waitrose & Partners (forecourt), Deli by Shell (forecourt), Costa Express (forecourt), Burger King, Greggs, Travelodge (Book Room)
LITTLE CHEF NOW: Burger King, Greggs
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History[]
The Little Chef at Sourton Cross first opened in 1986 and replaced an existing hotel, located on what used to be the original single carriageway alignment of the A30, known as the Roebuck Hotel which was housed in a building dating back to the 1940s. The restaurant traded alongside a Shell filling station.
In the 1988, a Little Chef Lodge hotel was added to the site. The hotel later became a Travelodge by 1989.
In the 1990s, a Forte Coffee Stop was added to the site, although this later closed and was replaced with a Burger King following Granada's acquisition of Little Chef. The Burger King closed by the mid 2000s, but later reopened in circa. 2013.
Following the takeover of the Little Chef brand by Euro Garages in 2017, the Little Chef at Sourton Cross ceased trading in January 2018, making it one of the last sites to have closed across the entire estate. The restaurant then became an EG Diner, which traded until September 2018. In December 2018, the building was refurbished to become a Burger King, Subway and Greggs; however, the Subway later closed in 2023.
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