Roadchef Annandale Water Motorway Services

Plenty of parking spaces. Just watch out for the large white geese when driving. They are very friendly and not afraid of cars. Drive slow. Ask them to move away from your car with slow flat hands ✋ they will move so you can. Don't feed them human food. It's very bad for them. Most people were very good with the birds and talked to them. They are very good for removing stress. Their presence adds a relaxing feel and help you forget about the driving while you take a break. The staff in Costa & McDonalds where good with a quick service. Restrooms are very spacious. Wish geese food was sold there. The birds had to drink out of muddy puddles. How about a pond or small main made stream in the car park for them? Will entertain children and adults alike. Very nice place to stop, easy roads in and out and easy parking.

Stopped here often. Always feel this is a pleasant services. Good tip is to get your food and drink and go right to the back of the services (behind the Costas) and take a seat overlooking the lake.

Typical motorway service area. Couple of nice touches - a lake to walk round and a "quiet area parking" so you can get your head down during a long journey - but only for two hours. Warning - the 2 hour maximum stay is enforced - got caught for a 1 hour overstay, cost me £60!

Parking spaces quite cramped, would prefer less stands in the corridor to give more room to walk around. Toilets clean and has a costa for coffee. Has a couple of places for quick hot food.

Clean, with adequate parking in the winter. Nice place to sit outside (when there's no one smoking). Also lots of geese!

For a service station it's not too bad. Clean, a lovely dog-walking area, ample parking and a nice outdoor eating area. But only a McDonald's or a Costa.

Great to get the dog out of the car for a walk, bit muddy in winter though. Burger bar and coffee shop. Reasonable loos. Nice sit out on good days, nice views.

Expensive services on your way in or out of Scotland. Has a McDonald's. Shop. Bakery. Toilets. The fuel is expensive above average for a service station. The quirky thing about this one are the geese.. Wandering around the car park mugging you for food. They are tame but can be a little aggressive over food. Mind your children.

As motorway services go, this is quite good. We usually stop off here for breakfast when heading north, and it's actually very pleasant at 8am in a Saturday morning, with an impressive view from the seating area behind Costa. It can get quite crowded at other times of the day, however, and they seem to struggle to cope. The main criticism is the road back to the motorway, which is very badly laid out and has poor signage.

Nice place to stop but hard to park with caravan. Caravan spaces not obvious and so cars use them due to lack of other spaces. Nice area for dogs to walk and to stop and eat outside. The usual services facilities otherwise.

My most favourite services on motorway. Whenever I travel to or from Scotland I try to make a stop here. Lovely place

Great little stop off on route into Scotland. Gets very busy, food options good and has restrooms.

Great spot for the dogs and good clean services. Exit route could do with netter signage though!

A cut above most services. All the shops you would normally expect with the added bonus of great views. A great, relaxing stop in your travels.