Was in the Midway yesterday, still as good as ever, plenty of choice, decent food and reasonably priced.
curnock:
BigG-Unit:
curnock:
also there used to be one on the a5 at norton canes near to the turf island,that reopened as a little chef which also shut,but has recently just reopned as an indian resturant theres an mg garage on the same site ?curnock :
Just been talking to a mate who still lives in Burntwood and he said that one was the Jubilee. He can’t recall the name of the one down passed Shire Oak but remembers another one further along Chester road, where the Fina garage is now, opposite Cromwell Commercials. Mckelvie’s had a yard there and there was a cafe next door. He doesn’t know if it had a name but they always refered to it as the “Chester Road Cafe”. Thats going back a bit though ay!bigG unit just found a photo of the old cafe on the chester road shire oak brownhills.copyright adrian rothery.as for the one by mckelvies further along the same i got a mate that worked for them on the chester road will have to track him down
curnock: Up in the Midlands last week and took this pic. Just the site now, and an old trye in the hedge, 
Anyone remember changing that? cu’mon own up!!
Edit: Oops! Don’t know where they have gone, I’ll keep trying. 
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do any of you lads remember the blue boar cafe and tubbys cafe both on the old A5 near rugby
Aye i remember them joe.Tubbys was on the site of the t/stop,what was the name of the cafe on the same side,with the fuel pumps across the rd about a mile north of tubbys.You used to park all round the cafe going south and on the fuel station going north.
hiya,
the a5 being part of my route to london and area in the pre motorway days tubby’s and the blue boar where regular stopping off places for the obligatory nosebag they were both typical transport stops plenty on the plate and loads of grease yummy.
thanks harry long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
the a5 being part of my route to london and area in the pre motorway days tubby’s and the blue boar where regular stopping off places for the obligatory nosebag they were both typical transport stops plenty on the plate and loads of grease yummy.
thanks harry long retired.
Aye harry makes you wonder how we are all still alive after yrs of eating all the greasy grub dont it lol
Is morgans still going.
On the A38 between J26 and J 27 on the M5.
It was always a toss up to stop for brekkie there or Grahams at bridgwater.
Tonyb
dafdave:
harry_gill:
hiya,
the a5 being part of my route to london and area in the pre motorway days tubby’s and the blue boar where regular stopping off places for the obligatory nosebag they were both typical transport stops plenty on the plate and loads of grease yummy.
thanks harry long retired.Aye harry makes you wonder how we are all still alive after yrs of eating all the greasy grub dont it lol
hiya,
dafdave all that grease and in my case an endless supply of woodbines it’s a wonder i wasn’t fertilising the daisies 20 years ago, don’t do either now.
thanks harry long retired.
From Headlight 1978 
Steve
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Ime off to Lincoln Farm for a pint of Double Diamond 
Great to see a copy of Headlight Magazine a propper drivers mag it even had a drivers club of which my father was a member.
You could ring most of those nos. & book a bed.
Also you trust most of the return loads at proper prices & payment terms, because if any one complained they didnt get in print any more.
Unlike the sharks of today.
Here’s an old one thats just changed hands, still doing good grub, at drivers prices. “The Lazy Trout” 1937 and still going, how many can beat that.
Cheers Dave.
neversweat1:
From Headlight 1978
Steve
Oh yes,I’ve stayed at the Four Oaks quite a few times in the early '70’s when I used to load coils or wood pulp out of Dagenham Dock.
Bloody hell, the only thing that has changed in that Headlight is Chris’s Cafe has gained a couple more digits in the phone number. Same advert as now 
I think the one you are refering to was Bob’s at Ryton on Dunsmore , the best one alng that road was for me the ‘Cedars’ which used to back onto a golf course, best breakfast ever and very clean. Used to be run by a bloke called Paul and his family. Open at 6am every day.Long gone though - sign of the times.
Was it Noakes cafe on the A13 nr Purfleet ? - Djv tpt had an office next door iirc
Suedehead:
Was it Noakes cafe on the A13 nr Purfleet ? - Djv tpt had an office next door iirc
Thats the one mate.
regards dave.
dafdave:
Suedehead:
Was it Noakes cafe on the A13 nr Purfleet ? - Djv tpt had an office next door iircThats the one mate.
regards dave.
Circus Tavern a bit down the road, iffy but good