Welcome Break Michaelwood Services

Road: M5
Carriageway: Southbound
Junction: J13–14
Area: Stroud
Postcode: GL11 6DD
Operator: Welcome Break

Use the signed services slip road from your carriageway.

Separate carriageway sites with a pedestrian link. Follow the signed driving entrance for your direction.

Main site listed as open 24 hours. Individual outlets have their own hours.

Get directions ↗

Location map

Show service site Show verified entrance Open larger map ↗

Next stop on the M5

Southbound · Gordano Services · about 18.3 mi by road

Estimated driving distance via the M5 and access roads. The HGV truckstop at J24 is listed separately. · OpenStreetMap

Facilities

FuelEV chargingAccessible toiletBaby changingToiletsHGV accessShowersWi-Fi

Opening hours

Fuel forecourt hours · 24 hours

Burger King · 6am - 10am
KFC · 11am - midnight
Starbucks · Mon to Thu: 5am - 9pm Fri: 5am - 10pm Sat: 5am - 9pm Sun: 6am - 10pm
The Good Breakfast · 6am - 1.30pm

Parking

2 h free parking

Published charges after the free period, for stays up to 24 hours.

Cars: £15
Caravans and motorhomes: £34

Payment · PayByPhone / ParkingEye

EV charging

Gridserve · 2 × CHAdeMO · 50 kW · 2 × Type 2 · 22 kW
Applegreen Electric · 12 charge points listed · 12 × CCS · 180kW
Tesla · 19 charge points listed · 19 × CCS · 250 kW

Check live status on the charging network map ↗

Fuel price snapshot

Super unleaded (E5)215.9p/LReported 2026-11-05

Unleaded (E10)194.9p/LReported 2026-11-05

Diesel (B7)219.9p/LReported 2026-11-03

Premium diesel (B7)240.9p/LReported 2026-11-03

Source snapshot 2026-11-08. This local file does not refresh prices.

Report incorrect fuel prices to Fuel Finder

Shops

Waitrose & Partners

Nearby stops on the same road

Distances are straight-line estimates. Check the carriageway before choosing.

Michaelwood Services Northbound · 0.2 mi straight line
Gloucester Services Northbound · 14.1 mi straight line
Westmorland Gloucester Services (Southbound) Southbound · 14.1 mi straight line

History of Welcome Break Michaelwood Services

Opened: 3 December 1971

Mobil opened the stop as Michael Wood in 1971. The two sides began with temporary buildings because demand had been expected to be low. Welcome Break took over in 1983, and the one-word spelling became standard on road signs in 2014.

Visitor feedback

Rate this stop or report a change

Sources

Road access checked 2026-11-08.

OpenStreetMap record · Operator website · Wikipedia · Michaelwood services · Welcome Break parking · Welcome Break caravan tariffs · Michaelwood historical account · Welcome Break outlet hours · GRIDSERVE live site page · Published road and carriageway list · Welcome Break Michaelwood · Mapped entrance road · Forecourt hours