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Heading "doon south" via the M74 / M6 tomorrow - struggling to think of somewhere decent to stop for cups of tea and to let the sprogs burn off some energy. any recs from STW travellers?? Farm shop, castle cafe, wee village not too far off the route ideal.
Has to be the Westmorland Services just north of Tebay, J38 M6. Best services in the country by miles.
Obviously doesn't fulfill the no motorway thing but it really is good and has an on site farm shop etc.
There's a good old skool Italian cafe in Moffat by the market place (on the left as you come into town from the south)
Rheghed at the A66/ A592 junction is OK - sort of services/ farm shop/ visitor centre.
Tebay services is quite unlike any other services in the UK - would recommend that though remember it being rippingly expensive.
Can't think of anywhere else I'm afraid.
Just a little way out of Moffat - [url= http://www.craigieburngarden.com/sherpas.htm ]Craigieburn Gardens[/url], lovely wee gardens tended by a Nepalese sherpa, has little cafe for tea and cake. Check what days/times they're open though, the website gives the opening times for the gardens but doesn't mention the cafe, so maybe call and check
Tebay services are less gut wrenchingly awful than any other services, and its heartening to see somewhere being run with a bit of thought and chutzpah, but its still a just motorway services, the foods a bit better and theres a nice shop attached, but its nothing to get moist about.