The middle of May saw The Services King head to Duxford in Cambridgeshire for the relaunch of MFG Aerodrome.
Situated on the busy A505 between Royston and Cambridge, this bp filling station has been located opposite RAF Duxford and the Imperial War Museum for decades and originally began life under the Mobil brand. MRH operated the site in the 2010s before MFG inherited the site into their estate in 2018.
In November 2025, MFG began a full knock-down rebuild project at Aerodrome with the demolition of the existing sales building and neighbouring bungalow. The site relaunched on 14 May 2026 and features a six-pump bp filling station along with a brand new Londis store. MFG utilised spare land behind the former bungalow to reconfigure the site and introduce a larger sales building as well as a four-bay MFG EV Power electric vehicle charging hub.
Inside the new Londis store, franchises from Greggs and Pret A Manger are available along with a large range of shop goods and additional food to go offers from Costa Express, Slush Puppie from Celtic Frozen Drinks, Rollover hot food and a full bakery range from Country Choice. The bakery range includes freshly baked breads and rolls daily along with other bakery products.
An official ribbon cutting ceremony took place on the day with Retail Area Manager Sarah Ralph and Regional Manager Scott Harris present. I also took time to catch-up with Paul Etherton from Broham Forecourt Developments who were the principle contractor for the civils and groundworks on site, with MBH Design delivering the sales building.
The Services King is set to feature in a one-off documentary titled ‘Britain’s Best Service Station’ airing this Sunday, 24 May, at 7pm on Channel 5.
Is it me , or are all these places just the same ?