Charnock Richard Services is a fairly nice motorway services, it is located just off the M6, three miles away from Chorley town centre and is operated by Welcome Break. It is split across Northbound and Southbound, the Northbound is the larger of the two Here you will find TWO different Starbucks locations as well as a Little Waitrose and Partners, WHSmith, Subway and a Ramada Hotel in a separate building. The Southbound side is a little smaller but still has good facilities including a Starbucks, WHSmith and a Post box, with a large parking area and petrol station (very overpriced petrol) on both sides. On the bridge connecting the two, there is a KFC and Burger King - so plenty of choice across both services for fast food. The bridge is fairly modern, it has the benefit of being fully inside so you do not need to leave the service station and go back out again, do be advised that the Northbound side does NOT have an elevator, it has an upwards escalator, and a staircase. The southbound side however has an upwards escalator, and an elevator - It was a little odd how they only had escalators in one direction and an elevator/lift on one side, but at least I got my exercise for the day! I always visit service stations on Christmas Day for something to do, they always seem to have basic facilities here including at least Starbucks and one of their stores open, alongside the usual bathroom/shower facilities. Fairly clean and modern, nothing too exciting but well worth calling in as a stop-off point along your journey. 4* read more

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We stopped off here recently and were quite happy with the outlets, especially the pleasant small branch of Starbucks. We got there not long before it closed at 9.00pm but were not made to feel that we had to rush. Another outlet called 'Eat In' was pleasant and sold very nice ice cream in little pots! There's also a KFC, Burger King, WHSmith, and a Games room. 2 hours free parking and disabled bays right next to the entrance. A petrol station and a Day's Hotel are at one side. read more

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Just another standard services which you get up and down most of our motorways. The only saving grace of this one is that it has a nice little waitrose inside. read more