Oliver Hyam
Little Chef - Alwalton
The Little Chef at Alwalton in 2014.
Opened in the 1960s alongside BP's Night Owl filling station, Alwalton is currently the oldest surviving Little Chef restaurant in the UK. During its lifetime, the restaurant has received many upgrades and changes. For starters, it was rebuilt by Forte in the 1980s with the new building sporting the pitched roof, double front design pictured here (this was the typical Little Chef house design of the mid 80s to early 90s). Throughout the 1980s/90s, the site lost its filling station but recieved a Little Chef Lodge (now Travelodge), a Coffee Stop and a Burger King outlet. The Burger King closed for some time but re-opened in 2013.
When I visited the site, the Little Chef looked to be reasonably busy. However, I think that it could do with a bit of a refurbishment!
Little Chef - Alwalton
The Little Chef at Alwalton in 2014.
Opened in the 1960s alongside BP's Night Owl filling station, Alwalton is currently the oldest surviving Little Chef restaurant in the UK. During its lifetime, the restaurant has received many upgrades and changes. For starters, it was rebuilt by Forte in the 1980s with the new building sporting the pitched roof, double front design pictured here (this was the typical Little Chef house design of the mid 80s to early 90s). Throughout the 1980s/90s, the site lost its filling station but recieved a Little Chef Lodge (now Travelodge), a Coffee Stop and a Burger King outlet. The Burger King closed for some time but re-opened in 2013.
When I visited the site, the Little Chef looked to be reasonably busy. However, I think that it could do with a bit of a refurbishment!