We stayed at UK’s most luxurious service station for £26 but broke its main rule

The family then takes Rosie for a walk along the dog trail, which Keira says a staff member claimed had “absolutely stunning” views.As they pull up, Keira says: “We aren’t just staying in a car park, it actually has it’s own campsite, which is pretty cool.”

Ric and Keira pulled up at the spot with their kids in the camper van
Ric and Keira pulled up at the spot with their kids in the camper vanCredit: YouTube
Tebay Service Station on the M6 on the edge of the Lake District in Cumbria
Tebay Service Station on the M6 on the edge of the Lake District in CumbriaCredit: YouTube
Ric was baffled by the site's main rule
Ric was baffled by the site’s main ruleCredit: YouTube
A sign warned against allowing kids playing on the grass banks
A sign warned against allowing kids playing on the grass banksCredit: YouTube

“If you come here you will be paying £26 (a night) for a pitch… we’re not used to paying for campsites but you guys decide if that is a good price or not.”Ric says: “Why? Why are they not able to play on the banks for?”However, the couple are baffled by a sign spotted after they park up.Keira later gives a tour of the site saying: “All the pitches here are fully serviced, which means they’ve got your water point, waste point and your electric.

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Later, Ric is seen holding one the children and tells him: “I’ve got some disappointing news. Read the sign… not allowed to play on the banks.”Ric and Keira, originally from Essex, travel around in their camper van, along with their two young children, while documenting it on YouTube channel Touring With The Kids.In the latest episode, uploaded on June 2, they stayed at Tebay Service Station on the M6 on the edge of the Lake District in Cumbria.The spot is also a farmshop and kitchen, with a caravan park, and is run by a local farming family.

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The sign says: “Smaller portions of our freshly cooked main dishes cost £1 when bought with adult-sized hot meals.”There is also a dog walking trail which boasts “absolutely stunning” views, and a restaurant in which children eat for £1 all day, every day.

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The video cuts to show the two kids clambering around on the banks and then walking the family dog Rosie nearby.In the evening, they try out the restaurant area, which offers cheap meals for kids.Facilities include 50 “fully serviced” pitches for camper vans and caravans, as well as a toilet block, which includes washing up and laundry points.She continues: “They’ve got bins over there… and I think there’s around 50 pitches…” she adds as it starts to rain.Keira adds: “That is a bit of a killjoy, innit?”A FAMILY-OF-FOUR stayed overnight at the UK’s most luxurious motorway service station for £26 – but broke its main rule.Later, Keira shows the site’s toilet block with a sign saying ‘toilets, showers, laundry and wash up’.

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Keira pans to the sign pitched in the grass alongside the tarmac, which says: “Please don’t play on the banks.”Keira says: “What do you reckon to that rule, Jack?” And Ric adds: “Say ‘rules are for breaking'”.

Ric broke the news to his son, but joked he should break the rule
Ric broke the news to his son, but joked he should break the ruleCredit: YouTube
Later the two kids were seen on the grass bank
Later the two kids were seen on the grass bankCredit: YouTube
Ric was impressed by the fully serviced pitches, which allowed him to charge the van
Ric was impressed by the fully serviced pitches, which allowed him to charge the vanCredit: YouTube
Keira took the viewers on a tour, including of the dog walking trail
Keira took the viewers on a tour, including of the dog walking trailCredit: YouTube

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