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EASY FIXES TO HELP YOU STAY GREEN ON THE MOVE

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As the nights get just that little bit colder ther

As the nights get just that little bit colder there's only one thing we're craving - comfort food! 🥧

And there's nothing more comforting than a pie. So this September why not make @to_pie_for top of your pit stop list?

Found just off the M6, these award winning pies are crafted with top-shelf fillings and can be served hot to eat on site or cold to go. 😋

Find it in our guide - 🔗 in bio 👆

#awardwinningpies
#awardwinningpieshop #pieshop
#foodiesuk #theextramile
#roadtrip #foodonthemove #foodnearme #onthemove

Get 50% off Travelling Light by Alastair Sawday us

Get 50% off Travelling Light by Alastair Sawday using code 'summersale' at checkout for a limited tike only. 🔗 in bio 👆

#travel #travelbook #travellingbook
#travelbooks #travellingbooks #theextramile #sawdaystravel #alastairsawday

Get off the beaten track and meet new friends at @

Get off the beaten track and meet new friends at @johnsonsofoldhurst farm including deer, crocodiles, turtles, snakes and even iguanas! 🐍

Found on the A14 minutes from Huntingdon Junction, it's also home to a tea-room, farm shop and steak house. 😋

We'll be introducing you to some of our favourite stops to get closer to the animal kingdom in our new #animaloftheweek feature for September.

Find out more & get the guide - 🔗 in bio ☝️

#foodies #farmshop #farmsuk #wheretoeat #dayout #childrensdayout

This Sourdough September get seriously satisfied w

This Sourdough September get seriously satisfied with some floury sustenance and scrumptious sandwiches 🥪 😍

Find all these and more in our guide of the best places to eat just off main roads and motorways in the UK. 🥖

@breadandbuttertruro @canalsidefarm @littlevalleybakery
@riversmeetcraft @thealmondthief
@thecowsheddorset @thedevonshirebakery
@the_hay_barn_cafe

#sourdoughseptember
#sourdoughbreads #breadporn🍞 #sandwichoftheday #foodiesuk #breadbreadbread #sandwichlove #theextramile

Fancy delving into a delicious burger on your next

Fancy delving into a delicious burger on your next road trip? 🍔

You won't find these in motorway services, but they're not far if you just take a few minutes to get off the beaten track. Find them at:

1. @foragefarmshop - M4, Junction 35
2. @theberwick.inn - A27, Junction Drusillas Roundabout
3. @thecrowninnelton - A1, Junction 17
4. @thecrownatbray - M4, Junction A208M

Get more stops and buy the guide - 🔗 in bio☝️

#burgers #burgersuk #nationalburgerday #foodies #foodiesuk #theextramile #wheretoeat #bestburgersuk

Charging your EV vehicle on the motorway needn't b

Charging your EV vehicle on the motorway needn't be boring! 🚗

Why not go the extra mile to find places like @thehundredhouse just off the M54 - with an award winning restaurant, secret garden, running streams, and 70+ varieties of herbs, fruits and vegetables used by Chef Stuart in the cosy farmhouse kitchen.

Named one of the 'top 20 cool places for food and gardens' by The Times - factor in a longer stop to enjoy your meal before exploring the famed Ironbridge Gorge nearby. 😎

Find out more and get the guide - 🔗 in bio ☝️

#adventure #haveanadventure #evcharging #theextramile #bestfooduk #shropshire #foodiesuk #roadtrip

Your (UK) foodie adventure begins here! Find a sto

Your (UK) foodie adventure begins here! Find a stop or get the guide - 🔗 in bio

Find:

🐄 Farm shops
🍰 Cafes
🌱 Garden Centres
🍨 Ice cream parlours
🍽 Restaurants
🍻 Pubs
😴 Hotels

And more... all near the motorway ✌

#foodie #foodieuk #adventurestartshere #lettheadventurebegin #roadtrippinguk #theextramile #foodnearme

Heading off on an early morning road trip this wee

Heading off on an early morning road trip this weekend?🍳

Go the extra mile and try one of these delicious breakfast spots...

Three Hares Cafe offers bakery breakfast at its finest: crumpets, muesli and fresh fruit with good coffee

@haystackcafe has full cooked breakfasts made fresh in the kitchen according to family tradition

@csons_food cook up locally-sourced breakfasts with chorizo and chipotle sauce

The Old Calf Shed serves breakfast from 9am including Cinnamon French Toast, Field Mushrooms, poached eggs & Kedgeree

At @angel_harlequin_bistro you just have to try the eggs benedict

Find a stop on your next route - 🔗 in bio 😋

#breakfast #bestbreakfast #breakfastuk #breakfasttime #fullenglish #eggsbenedict #foodiesuk

How much do you love cake? 🍰 Search 'cake' in

How much do you love cake? 🍰

Search 'cake' in our local stop finder and you'll find 242 venues to choose from - all within minutes of motorway and main road junctions across the UK.

Including this one - Hamptons @ The Barn.

Get the guide or find a stop and support local independent businesses - 🔗 in bio☝️

#cake #lovecake #foodiesuk #wheretoeat #supportlocaluk #supportindependentbusinesses

This International Beer Day we're celebrating The

This International Beer Day we're celebrating The Pub. 🍻

But whether you love a pint, you're tee-total, or you just want to enjoy an interesting pit-stop on you next road trip - there's more to pubs than beer!

From dog-friendly havens and farms with pigs and horses, to beautiful gardens and amazing old buildings. Plus street food, wood-burners, and gourmet style grub.

Whatever the weather decides to do this summer, pubs have got you covered. Get the guide or search online to find all these stops and more just off the motorway - 🔗 in bio 🤓

@helenbrowningsroyaloak @threegreyhounds @royaloakmarlow @the.potting.shed.langley @thelobsterpotblackness @theforgeinn @thebikeshedcafe @theberwick.inn @georgeanddragonclifton

#greatbritishpub #internationalbeerday #roadtrip #beergarden #dogfriendlypubs

Find the best places to eat and drink just off the

Find the best places to eat and drink just off the motorway. 😋

🙌 Support local and independent
✌ Search based on what you need
👌 Have an adventure

Get The Extra Mile Guide or find a stop - 🔗 in bio.

#roadtripuk #adventuretime #foodieheaven😍
#takeabreak #supportlocalbusinessuk #supportindependentbusinesses #dogfriendly #glutenfreefoodie #travelguideuk #theextramile

Our final ice cream stop of the week is @abbottlod

Our final ice cream stop of the week is @abbottlodgejerseyice 🍦

A family-run dairy farm at the edge of the Eden Valley and Lake District with 40 flavours to choose from, a cafe in a former horse-powered engine room, plus a huge playground to stretch those little legs.

Not only that, you can also watch the milking on cow cam which shows the threerobots that work 24-hours a day. 🐮

Find it near: M6, Junction 40

Find a stop or get the guide: https://buff.ly/3eWV2Vb

#icecreammonth #icecream #lakedistrict #edenvalley #stopoftheweek #theextramile #icecreamuk #farm #cafesforkids

Whether you put the jam or cream on the scone firs

Whether you put the jam or cream on the scone first, there's no disputing the joys of a scrumptious cream tea. 🍵

Get off the motorway and treat yourself at:

1. @almshouseaxbridge - M5, Junction 22
2. @theteacosyhurstbournetarrant - A303, Junction A343
3. @hockeysfarmshop - A31, Junction A338
4. @barnrestaurant - M1, Junction 16
5. @kiplin_hall - A1, Junction Catterick
6. @thepitneyfarmcafe - A303, Junction Podimore
7. @pantryyattendon - M4, Junction 12

Find all these and more in our UK-wide guide to lovely local stops - 🔗 in bio☝️

#creamtea #devonshirecreamtea #devon #cornwall #cornishcreamtea #foodiesdevon #creamteauk #wheretoeatuk #foodiesuk #theextramile #scones

@thaymar_ice_cream is our ice cream stop of the we

@thaymar_ice_cream is our ice cream stop of the week! 🍦

Thaymar supplies farm shops and discerning eateries with over 35 delectable ice-cream and sorbet flavours. The elderflower and gooseberry blend and Gaelic coffee options are just rudely good!

Plus the gabled tea-room gives onto lovely countryside, square benches and plenty of greenery for the kiddliwinks to run around on. 🏃

Find it 2 minutes off the A1, Junction West Drayton - 🔗 in bio ☝️

#icecreammonth #icecream #roadtrip #stopoftheweek #thaymarsicecream #roadtripuk #foodiesuk #northernengland

WIN two tickets to the @three_counties_food_festiv

WIN two tickets to the @three_counties_food_festival 🥳

This event in Malvern is packed with local and artisanal food, award-winning chef demos, and fantastic stalls to browse. To enter:

👉 Like this post, follow us and tag your best foodie friend. Winner picked at random and announced on Monday 24 July. You must be able to attend the event on either 29 or 30 July.

Read more about the festival - 🔗 in bio ☝️

#competition #foodanddrink #foodies #win #threecountiesfestival #foodanddrinkfestival #foodanddrinkuk #foodiesuk #malvern #foodiescompetition #wintickets

@creamosicecream is our ice cream spot of the week

@creamosicecream is our ice cream spot of the week! 🍦

Owners Matai and Rachael are living their very own ice-cream dream in one of Devon's prime foodie towns, Ashburton, where they are carrying on the traditions of Matai's grandfather, Mr Creamo.

Opt for a cone full of honeycomb and chilli, marmalade on toast or spiced kumquat ice cream or go for a blackcurrant and liquorice lolly instead. The sorbet smorgasbord includes pear and Riesling or exotic cardamom and blackberry varieties.

One visit to their instagram feed and we guarantee you'll be on the road before you can say raspberry ripple.

Find out more about Creamos - 🔗 in bio ☝️

#icecreammonth #icecream #creamosicecream #foodiesuk #devonicecream #justoffthemotorway #wheretoeat #roadtripuk #southwest

It's @Wimbledon, which means one thing - strawberr

It's @Wimbledon, which means one thing - strawberries! 🍓

Strawberries used to only be available for a few weeks every year - at the same time as the popular tennis tournament.

Whether you're heading to Wimbledon (lucky you!) or looking for some refreshing strawberries on the move - you can find interesting, local, and independent places to stop in our guide.

Try searching for your next stop now, or buy the guide and carry it everywhere you go - 🔗 in bio

#strawberries #strawberriesandcream #wimbledon #wimbledon2023 #wimbledonvillage #wimbledontennis #wimbledontennischampionships #strawberry #strawberries🍓

The winner of our picnic basket competition with @

The winner of our picnic basket competition with @Loch_Levens_Larder is... 🥁

Josie Goodall!

Josie gets all these goodies and more to enjoy. 😋

Looking for a picnic spot near you? Find a stop or buy the guide - 🔗 in bio

#picnic #picnicweek #picnicuk #picnicspot #bestpicnicspot #alfrescodining #haveapicnic #picnicbasket

Put a smile on their faces - stop off on your next

Put a smile on their faces - stop off on your next journey for some refreshing ice cream! 😀

And where better than at Brockholes Nature Reserve - @visitbrockholes. A nature lover’s paradise with a unique visitor village that floats on water, here you'll find an ice-cream cabin, impressive playground (with its diggers and zip-wires) and family-friendly paths to explore around the 250-acre site.

Find out more about Brockholes - 🔗 in bio ☝️

We're celebrating our top stops for ice cream throughout July - what's yours?

#icecreammonth #icecream #icecreamuk #brockholes #brockholesnaturereserve #nearthemotorway #theextramile #foodiesuk #wheretoeatuk #wheretostop #roadtripuk

It’s coming up to World Chocolate Day, not that

It’s coming up to World Chocolate Day, not that we need an excuse to indulge our sweet tooth! Treat yourselves at one of these stops - all close to UK motorways and main roads: 🍫

Iain burnett highland chocolatier: Iain has won awards for his chocolates. Peer into the workshop to watch the team blend Perthshire cream with cocoa imported from São Tomé.

@thecourtyardsunninghillsl5: On sunny days, lounge in the courtyard garden - where there's plenty of seating and dogs are welcome – and enjoy in their gluten free Belgian chocolate and walnut brownies. 😋

@the_coffee_crate: The mini-complex is festooned with fairy lights, clad with wood and decorated with potted trees, and you’ll find coffee in the corner unit, but it’s the hot chocolate that we simply couldn’t resist.

The Almhouse Tea Shop: Cakes are freshly-baked daily and include all the favourites - coffee and walnut, carrot, lemon drizzle, and of course, the mighty chocolate.

Find all this and more at theextramile.guide – link in bio.

#worldchocolateday #chocolate #sweetlikechocolate #chocolateday #chocolateday🍫 #chocolatecake #treatyourself #chocolateuk

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