Britain's newest tourist attraction... a トラックで運ぶ stop on the M1! 訪問者s flock to motorway service 駅／配置する for cheap pints and home-cooked food after it was 指名するd the best 施設 in Europe

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A service 駅／配置する along the M1 has transformed from 炭坑，オーケストラ席 stop to 首相 目的地 after 存在 指名するd the best in Europe - with 訪問者s flocking to its renowned pub, restaurant and gift shop.

The Red Lion トラックで運ぶ Stop in Northampton has become an ありそうもない tourist attraction, 製図／抽選 in 訪問者s from far and wide to 見本 its cheap beers and famous curries, burgers and Sunday roasts.

Already a mecca for lorry drivers, with a whopping 40 パーセント of truckers 投票（する）ing the 炭坑，オーケストラ席 stop the best in Europe, it's now?become?a 攻撃する，衝突する with ordinary families and peckish punters looking for 最高の，を越す nosh that's also light on the wallet.

During the weekdays, the 設立 is even たびたび（訪れる）d by office 労働者s or businessmen, 武装した with laptops, who pop in for a coffee.

The トラックで運ぶ stop has also pinned itself on the 地図／計画する for nightlife with revellers hitting up the coveted 位置／汚点／見つけ出す on the 週末, 誘惑するd in by £3 pints.?

Already a 会社／堅い favourite with lorry drivers, with a whopping 40 パーセント of truckers 投票（する）ing the 炭坑，オーケストラ席 stop the best in Europe, this coveted 位置／汚点／見つけ出す is now pulling in ordinary families and peckish punters

Owner Ali Sadrudin, 38, said the 場所／位置 is 証明するing a surprise 攻撃する，衝突する with the general public - who even visit the 発生地 for nights out at 週末s where it's only £3 a pint

Lorry driver 示す Cox, 42, from Doncaster, South York, said he would even コースを変える from his 大勝する to go for food at the Red Lion トラックで運ぶ stop

The shop is brimming with all sorts of necessities to keep 顧客s happy on their travels

Drawn in by the 'good 質 food at affordable prices,' many are even choosing to have all three of their square meals at the unique 施設, while families 定期的に visit during the 週末s for a Sunday roast.

Claire Rawlinson, 50, of Kettering, Northamtonshire, who 作品 in Tesco, said: 'I go there with my partner around twice a month.

'We just think it's nice to support 地元の 商売／仕事 and we know it's good 質 food at affordable prices.

'We'll go for lunch or dinner and we have breakfast there too いつかs.

'We don't have any children but at the 週末s you do get families with kids and all the 地元のs in there - its a popular place.

'It's not just lorry drivers who go there and my partner loves it too for the curries as you get a good 部分 size there.

'It's always a pleasant place to eat and has a 広大な／多数の／重要な atmosphere.'

John Peters, 41, and Lauren Downey,31, a carer, from Wickford, Essex, stopped by The Red Lion on their way home from Alton Towers yesterday.

Coach driver John said: 'I knew of this place through my 職業 and knew it was better than any services on the way home.

Claire Rawlinson, 50, says he visits the famed トラックで運ぶ stop around twice a month with her partner, enjoying lunch or dinner and even breakfast

John Peters, 41, and Lauren Downey,31, a carer, from Wickford, Essex, stopped by The Red Lion on their way home from Alton Towers yesterday

Coach driver John said that he was 'not surprised' the トラックで運ぶ stop 'attracts and 控訴，上告s to everybody - not just トラックで運ぶ drivers'

The Red Lion トラックで運ぶ Stop in Northampton has become an ありそうもない tourist attraction, 製図／抽選 in 訪問者s from far and wide to 見本 its cheap beers and famous curries

'It doesn't sell junk food and it's really affordable with generous 部分 sizes. We had a burger and chicken.

'It really is a 広大な／多数の／重要な 位置／汚点／見つけ出す 権利 by the motorway, so you can just jump on and off the M1. I knew it would be perfect for lunch and a little break.

'It's a lot cheaper than a services too. I'm not surprised it attracts and 控訴，上告s to everybody - not just トラックで運ぶ drivers.'

What 始める，決めるs the Red Lion トラックで運ぶ Stop apart from its 相当するものs is its unparalleled array of services and attractions.

Its 広大な amenities 含む laundrette 施設s and にわか雨s, 許すing?drivers to freshen up and 若返らせる after long 旅行s, 確実にするing they 攻撃する，衝突する the road feeling recharged and ready for the miles ahead.

A shop can also be 設立する, 在庫／株d 十分な of all the 必須のs, 含むing hi-vis jackets phone chargers and 道具s to make sure 訪問者s hitting the road aren't caught short of anything, ahead of their long 旅行s.?

HGV driver Jim Barker, 51, of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, said that the home cooked Indian food was a 最高潮の場面 of the Red Lion

Conrad Thorp, 62, said that he'd been coming to the 場所／位置 for years, when it started out as a pub

Lorry driver 示す Cox, 42, from Doncaster, South York, said he would even コースを変える from his 大勝する to go for food at the Red Lion トラックで運ぶ stop.

He said: 'I've driven 20 半端物 miles out of my way to come here for a breakfast today.

'I'd say the best thing about it is the food - I have something different every time and it's just 広大な／多数の／重要な 質.

'I've had steak pie, the pizzas are also lovely, I've had the 'Big Bellybuster Breakfast' today, which I shouldn't have done really as I'm on a diet.

'I've been to a lot of トラックで運ぶ stops in England and I can 100% say this is the best one - there's nothing else like this place in the country.'

Conrad Thorp, 62, of B urton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, 追加するd: 'I've been using this 場所／位置 for years when it started out as a pub.

The '広大な／多数の／重要な 質' food has seen the Red Lion entice repeat 顧客s out of lorry drivers and now 証明する a bit 攻撃する，衝突する with the general public

Sizzling dishes have got punters salivating with a v aried menu and affordable prices

The menu at the Red lion was 述べるd as 'very 変化させるd' by one happy 顧客, who 追加するd that the burgers were 'lovely'

The Red Lion Truckstop 申し込む／申し出s dishes from pizzas to home cooked Indian food, 同様に a 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） of b eers, spirits and soft drinks

Owner Ali said he 手配中の，お尋ね者 to '供給する 質 meals in a proper restaurant and move away from the stereotypical greasy spoon トラックで運ぶ stop'

Ali, who 努力する／競うs to keep prices 'as low as he can,' 明らかにする／漏らすd that the pub's bestselling dishes are the home-made curries, which are served in 'big 部分s'

'It was always covered in mud with big divots and ruts - and now they've resurfaced everywhere and it has everything you need.

'The 場所 is fantastic, you don't have to 運動 10/15 miles off the motorway to find it - it's 権利 there when you turn off the junction.

'You can fill up, park up and go and have some decent food - 職業 done really.

'The menu is very 変化させるd. The burgers are lovely too.

'I've driven across the whole of Europe and into Africa too and this place is certainly up there as の中で the best.'

Owner Ali Sadrudin, 38, said the 場所／位置 is 証明するing a surprise 攻撃する，衝突する with the general public - who even visit the 発生地 for nights out at 週末s where it's only £3 a pint.?

A whopping 40 パーセント of truckers 投票（する）ing the トラックで運ぶ stop the best in Europe

The 発生地 is even たびたび（訪れる）d by the general public for a night out on the 週末

Ali said he 初めは 購入（する）d the 場所／位置 as a pub with a 大規模な car park with 許可 to turn it into a hotel but 'it sort of just morphed 自然に into becoming a トラックで運ぶ stop'

Thirsty punters can enjoy a pint for only £3 at the popular トラックで運ぶ stop?

The family-run 変えるd former pub also has 会合 and 会議／協議会 rooms, a 機能（する）／行事 room

The father-of-three, of Barnet, North London, has run The Red Lion with wife Zarfeen, 40, for the past 17 years.?

The family-run 変える ed former pub also has 会合 and 会議／協議会 rooms, a 機能（する）／行事 room, a 石油 駅／配置する, a トラックで運ぶ wash and is guarded 24 hours a day.???

Ali explained that he 手配中の，お尋ね者 to steer away from the stereotype of greasy spoon トラックで運ぶ stops and 供給する high-質 施設s for HGV drivers and travellers.

He said: 'We bought it as a pub with a 大規模な car park with 許可 to turn it into a hotel but it sort of just morphed 自然に into becoming a トラックで運ぶ stop.

'We had lots of lorry drivers stopping off here anyway for a coffee and food as it was 近づく the motorway and we saw the 適切な時期 and went for it.'

He 追加するd: 'You usually get 急速な／放蕩な food of some some sort at most services and we 手配中の，お尋ね者 to 供給する 質 meals in a proper restaurant and move away from the stereotypical greasy spoon トラックで運ぶ stop.'

訪問者s are able to 購入（する） a branded polo or jumper with the トラックで運ぶ stop's logo

一方／合間, Ali's shop - which he 述べるs as 'an アマゾン for lorry drivers' - is 在庫／株d 十分な of all the 必須のs, 含むing きれいにする 製品s, phone chargers, CB 無線で通信するs and 道具s

Ali, who 努力する／競うs to keep prices 'as low as he can,' 明らかにする／漏らすd that the pub's bestselling dishes are the home-made curries, which are served in 'big 部分s' and sold for around £10, と一緒に pints of lager or beer for £3.

HGV driver Jim Barker, 51, of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, 確認するd that the home cooked Indian food was a 最高潮の場面 of the Red Lion.

He said: 'I've been there a few times and the trick is to get there 早期に as it gets pretty 十分な up, pretty quickly.

'But once you're there, I'd recommend having one of the home-cooked Indian meals which they 準備する 夜通し.

'They are delicious and the 部分s are 大規模な.

'The にわか雨 施設s are always clean and the 場所 is brilliant just off the M1.

'I used to stop here 20 years ago when it was just a pub and they have 完全に transformed the place and turned it around.'

During the weekdays, the 設立 is usually たびたび（訪れる）d by office 労働者s or businessmen, 武装した with laptops, who pop in for a coffee

What 始める，決めるs the Red Lion トラックで運ぶ Stop apart from its 相当するものs is its unparalleled array of services and attractions

一方／合間, Ali's shop - which he 述べるs as 'an アマゾン for lorry drivers' - is 在庫／株d?十分な of all the 必須のs, 含むing?きれいにする 製品s, phone chargers, CB 無線で通信するs, 道具s, タバコ 禁止（する）d even cooking 器具／備品 too.

He 追加するd: 'It's gone from 存在 me and the wife to having a team of 28 and we get lorry drivers in from across the whole of Europe so we try to have bi-lingual staff 同様に.'

In a?競争, that saw nearly 1,000 投票（する）s from across Europe to decide the トラックで運ぶing community's favourite stop,?The Red Lion （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the likes of?the 大勝する 74 トラックで運ぶ Stop in Lanark, Scotland, and Rasthof K?rfez 61 in Wiesentheid, Germany.

Ali said next on the 協議事項 was 任命する／導入するing electric 乗り物 chargers and 開始 a hotel 負かす／撃墜する the road, 追加するing: 'The award means a lot to us, to our 顧客s, it's a thank you to them.'

Trucker Ross Lansem, 45, of Knutsford, Cheshire, who has been 運動ing HGVs for 20 years, stops at the Red Lion at least two times a week.

He said: 'The whole place is always clean 特に the にわか雨s and it has everything you could ever need. It's got a 広大な／多数の／重要な atmosphere and feels like a community pub.?It deserves its accolade as the best トラックで運ぶ stop in Europe.

'The food is 広大な／多数の／重要な - I usually have the peri-peri chicken and a pint if I stop 夜通し in my cab. The breakfasts are amazing too.

'We even watched the Euros final in here and it was brilliant as you had 負担s of English lorry 運動s on one 味方する of the room and Italian drivers on the other.