'I visited notorious M5 services and was left gobsmacked when I saw car park'

'I visited notorious M5 services and was left gobsmacked when I saw car park' View 4 Images

Motorway services are a necessary evil. Few of us actually relish them, but those lengthy drives to visit relatives at Christmas, for instance, would be challenging without the chance to pause for a sandwich and a coffee halfway.

Travel podcaster David Burnip embarked on a tour of some of the most well-known pit stops across the country for his Wandering Turnip YouTube channel. During the southern leg of his journey, he stumbled upon one that left him feeling as though he was "in a zombie movie".

Bridgwater Services, on the M5 in Somerset , provides the usual amenities you'd find in services scattered along many of the nation's major traffic routes.

There's a Burger King and a Costa, n