GLOUCESTER Services on the M5 has been ranked as the UK’s most luxurious service station.

The impressive ranking came after research was carried out by motoring experts at Kia.

The station received the highest rating on Google Reviews, with an impressive score of 4.4/5.

Besides beautiful aesthetics, it has EV charging points, a vast number of facilities and amenities including include a farm shop and kitchen, gelato counter, children's play area, dog walking routes, dining terrace and pond.  

Gloucester Services Farmshop & Kitchen was recently the subject of a Channel 4 documentary.

The popular services, which are located between junctions 11 and 12 and opened in 2014, appeared in a show called Cotswold Farmshop.

The 10 most outstanding service stations in the UK were:

1 Gloucester (M5) – 7 

2 Tebay (M6) – 10 

3 Beaconsfield (M40) – 16 

4 Stafford North (M6) – 29 

5 Cobham (M25) – 30 

6 Oxford (M40) – 33 

7 Fleet (M3) – 36 

8 Cornwall (A30) – 38 

9 Baldock (A1 M) – 41 

10 Abington (M74) – 44 

Stroud News and Journal: Purple / Gloucester Services Farmshop