| BP | |
|---|---|
| The BP Connect/M&S at Family Farm | |
| The BP Connect/M&S at Family Farm | |
| Predecessors | Total, Murco, Esso |
| Successors | none |
| Associated Names | Spar, Londis, Hursts, Subway |
| Brands used | BP Connect, M&S Simply Food, Wild Bean Cafe |
| Coffee Machine brand | Wild Bean Cafe Express |
BP have around 1,100 petrol stations throughout the UK, and about 200 of these feature their flagship combination of M&S Simply Food and Wild Bean Cafe. They are the brand which are most associated with having a vast variety of operators, some of which include MRH, Euro Garages, Sewell, MFG, HKS and Rontec, as well as many independent operators.
Last year, BP refurbished some of its Wild Bean Cafe outlets in its network. Most of them are now a bit bigger and feature a brick design to the rear, making them look a lot more appealing.
In recent years, Sewell have phased out their Total/Londis Express forecourts in the Hull area in favour of a new BP and Sewell on the Go scheme. They all feature Costa Express and some have been completely refurbished, ending up being increasingly popular with customers.
Euro Garages use BP at their recently built flagship Rivington services on the M61, and also at many other forecourts they operate, however they mostly use Esso.
Motor Fuel have phased out Murco at all of their sites and have replaced them with BP, Jet, Texaco and Shell. They all feature a Costcutter store.
BP Connect[]
| BP Connect and Wild Bean Cafe | |
|---|---|
| File:Wild Bean Cafe Kempton Park.jpg | |
| Predecessors | Spar, BP Shop, BP Express Shopping, Budgens |
| Successors | Nisa, Costcutter, M&S Simply Food, Costa Express, Spar, Mace, Shop 'n Drive, Subway |
BP Connects are usually company-run forecourts which feature the own brand Wild Bean Cafe. They are mostly quite big and are new built, resulting in a similar design throughout their network. They are the modern version of BP Express Shopping (which has retained its name as the operator of its company owned sites), a lot of which were former Safeway partnership stores. BP Connect is slowly dying out in favour of M&S Simply Food.
Partnership with M&S[]
There are around 200 BP forecourts which are now branded M&S Simply Food and also feature the Wild Bean Cafe. The majority of these are former BP Connects, and are still branded as BP Connect with M&S too. They have proven very popular with customers due to being a well known brand and as they sell a lot of different M&S branded products. Many people do their weekly shopping here.
Locations[]
BP Connect with Wild Bean Cafe[]
Chequers (A4)
Cromwell Road (eastbound only) (A4)
Flyover (A4)
Hatton Cross (A30)
Hornbill (A322)
Kilsmore (A10)
Peckham (A202)
Ravenscroft (A4)
M&S Simply Food[]
Ashford (A308)
Bagshot (A30)
Benson (A4074)
Brands Hill (A4)
Cromwell Road (westbound only) (A4)
Didcot (A34)
East Harnham (A338)
Egham (A30)
Ely (A10)
Family Farm (A34) (northbound only)
Farnham (A31)
Four Acres (A30)
Four Marks (A31)
Gordon (A322)
Harrow (A404)
Hounslow (eastbound only) (A4)
Ingliston (A8)
Kempton Park (A308)
Lightwater (A322)
Little Chalfont (A404)
Newington (A201)
Old Windsor (A308)
Parade (A4155)
Petersfield (A3)
Popham (westbound only) (A303)
Pippin (A4)
Ripley (dual-sided) (A3)
Rush Green (A10)
Sonning Cutting (A4)
St Leonards (A31)
Swanbridge (A4)
The Buck (A303)
Triangle (A329)
Twyford (A4)
Weldale (A329)
Independent Operators[]
Adam and Eve (A10) with BP Shop and Costa Express. Operated by MRH
Anson (A32) with BP Shop.
Alexandra Parade (A8) with Costcutter and Costa Express.
Beacon (A316) with Shop.
Blackheath (A2) with Mace and Costa Express. Operated by Snax 24
Boscombe (A35) with Costcutter.
Bride Valley (A35) with Mace.
Browns Blue (part of a dual-sided site) with Spar. Operated by Euro Garages
Buntingford (A10) with Shop. Operated by MRH
Calcot (A4) with Londis and Costa Express.
Cambridge (A1134) with Spar and Costa Express. Operated by MRH
Cambridge Research Park (A10) with Spar and Costa Express. Operated by MRH
Clapham Common (A3) with unbranded shop. Operated by MRH
Clewer (A308) with Shop and Costa Express. Operated by MRH
Conniburrow (dual-sided) (A509) with Shop 'n Drive, Subway eastbound only and Costa Express. Operated by Rontec
Cornwall Services (A30) with Spar, Costa Express and Rollover. Operated by MRH
Daybrook (A60) with Shop 'n Drive and Costa Express. Operated by Rontec
Eashing (A3) with Spar.
East Berks (A329) with Hursts, Subway and Costa Express. Operated by MRH
Ferriby (westbound only) (A63) with Sewell on the Go, Costa Express and Rollover. Operated by Sewell
Fillybrooks (A34) with Mace.
Flying Horse (dual sided with Browns Blue) with Costcutter, Subway and Simply Coffee. Operated by HKS
Forest Hill (A205) with Shop and Costa Express. Operated by MRH
Forton (A32) with Costcutter.
Garden Village (southbound only) (A1033) with Shop.
Great Barr (A34) with Costcutter and Costa Express.
Hanford (A34) with Spar, Subway and Costa Express. Operated by Euro Garages
Harston (A10) with Hursts and Costa Express. Operated by MRH
Hedon Road westbound (A1033) with Shop 'n Drive, Subway and Costa Express. Operated by Rontec
Hedon Road eastbound (A1033) with eXpress. Operated by Triangle
Hopfield (A2) with Costcutter. Operated by MFG
Howden (A63) with Spar and Douwe Egberts.
Imperial (A8) with Shop and Costa Express. Operated by MRH
Landford (A36) with Londis.
Little Marlow (A4155) with Hursts and Costa Express. Operated by MRH
Loddon Bridge (A329) with Budgens and Costa Express. Operated by Regal Garages
Long's Corner (A63) with Spar and Costa Express.
Markfield (A511/M1) with Spar and Starbucks on the Go. Operated by Euro Garages
Meon Hut (A32) with Budgens.
Newbridge (A8) with Spar and Costa Express. Operated by MRH
Reading (A4) with Costcutter and Costa Express. Operated by MFG
Reading Richfield Avenue (A4074) with Shop 'n Drive and Costa Express. Operated by Rontec.
Reading South (A33) with Shop and Costa Express. Operated by MRH
Red Post (A31) with Londis.
Shacklewell (A10) with Costcutter and Costa Express. Operated by MRH
Sherborne (A30) with Budgens and Costa Express.
Shieldhall (A8) with Costcutter and Costa Express.
Southwark (A2) with Londis and Costa Express.
South Cave (A63) with Sewell on the Go, Costa Express and Rollover. Operated by Sewell
Stafford (A34) with Hursts. Operated by MRH
Stoke Newington (A10) with Costcutter and Costa Express. Operated by MFG
Stone Cross (A10) with Hursts and Costa Express. Operated by MRH
Strood (A2) with Park and Shop. Operated by Park and Shop
Summit (A329) with Mace and Post Office.
Swallowfield (A33) with Hursts and Costa Express. Operated by MRH
Three Counties (A509)
Three Mile Cross (A33) with Spar and Costa Express. Operated by Frasers
Tinkerbell (A30) with Spar.
Tollgate (A2) with Spar, Subway and Costa Express.
Turgis Green (A33) with Londis, Costa Express and Rollover. Operated by Krisco
Vauxhall Bridge (A202) with Shop and Costa Express. Operated by MRH
Victoria (A30) with Costcutter, Costa Express and Rollover. Operated by MFG
Warminster (A36) with Shop and Costa Express. Operated by Moto
West Cave (A63) with Shop, Costa Express and Rollover. Operated by MRH
Whitehouse (A30) with Budgens and Costa Express.
Whitepost (A30) with Budgens and Costa Express.
Windmill (A35) with Windmill.
Windsor Road (A308) with Costcutter.
Wisbech Road with Spar and Costa Express.
Woolhampton with Mace and Costa Express. Operated by Snax 24