A WORCESTERSHIRE service station has been named the best in the country, according to motoring experts at a finance firm.

Hopwood Park, near Bromsgrove, has been crowned the UK's best service station by Moneybarn Car Finance.

Motoring experts at the firm analysed several factors, including the volume of parking spaces, restaurants, shops, EV chargers, petrol and diesel prices and Tripadvisor reviews, to reveal the country's best service stations.

The number one spot went to Hopwood Park, just south of Birmingham on the M42. The service station has 460 parking spaces, and the average price of electric vehicle charging is £0.52 per kWh.

Petrol and diesel costs 140.2p and 148.26p on average per litre, respectively. Hopwood Park also has 2 shops and 13 eateries, with Burger King, Chopstix Noodle Bar, and KFC among them.

Sheffield’s Woodall southbound ranks as the UK’s second-best service station. Woodall has 18 rapid chargers for electric vehicles, and the average price for petrol and diesel cars is 139.4p and 148.07p per litre Woodall also has 12 eateries, including Burger King, KFC, and Chopstix Noodle Bar. This Yorkshire-based service station sits between junctions 30 and 31 and is open 24 hours, with free shower facilities and a pet-friendly outdoor area.

Birchanger Green in Essex is the UK’s third-best service station, located near Stansted Airport on junction 8 of the M11. Birchanger Green has 340 parking spaces, 12 eateries and 3 shops. It’s also a great place to charge electric vehicles, with 34 rapid chargers and an average electric charger price of 57p per kWh. It even has shower and laundry facilities.