Woodall

Welcome Break services, M1 between J30 and J31

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Road: M1
Junction: Between J30 and J31
Operator: Welcome Break
Location: South Yorkshire S26 7XR
Telephone: 01142 486434
Signed from the motorway? Yes
Previous operators: none
Previous names: none
Services type: Two sites located between junctions, connected by a pedestrian footbridge.

Official website: Visit Woodall/Welcome Break's official website

Complete with a wide variety of fast food (with different facilities on each side, the two buildings are connected by a rather nasty bridge), Woodall is quite a large service station with many facilities, located on the outskirts of Sheffield. It's quite old but it has since been brightened up by Welcome Break.

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Photo taken by Steve Fareham, it's used under this Creative Commons

licence.

Facilities:

Key: northbound only | southbound only

General: Cash Machine, Pay Phones, BT Openzone, Gamezone, HA Traffic Information, Showers
Food/Drink: Burger King, Coffee Primo, EAT IN, KFC, McDonalds
Shopping: WH Smith, Fonebitz
Fuel: Shell (pump types unknown)
Motel: Days Inn

Photos:

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	The front of the services. Photo taken whilst travelling northbound in 2007 by Steve Fareham. It's used under this Creative Commons licence.
	The seating area, complete with a weatherman in the background. Photo taken whilst travelling northbound in 2005 by 'Two Chevrons Apart'.
	The northbound building. Photo taken whilst travelling southbound in 2007 by 'Two Chevrons Apart'.
	The bridge between the two is old and falling apart in places. Photo taken whilst travelling southbound in 2005 by 'Two Chevrons Apart'.
	Inside the bridge, and you can see just how dirty it is. It leaks rainwater and in true horror movie style, there is a slamming door behind you. Photo taken whilst travelling northbound in 2006.
	The front of the services a few years ago. Compare this with the first photo and you'll see how much things really have improved. Photo taken whilst travelling northbound in 2005 by 'Two Chevrons Apart'.
	In the 60s Forte celebrated Britain's new-found love of motorways and service stations by, along with the other operators, selling postcards to advertise them. This one shows the front of Woodall northbound and, on the face of it, things haven't changed at all!

Trivia:

The southbound side was refurbished quite extensively, but the northbound side wasn't and it's a lot smaller. The bridge is very much something temporary made permanent, and before the refurbishment it used to connect directly to the southbound services, like it does to the northbound side. This is now no longer the case and after using the bridge you have to wind round to the main entrance.

Survey results:

In 2007, Woodall won a five star loo award. The petrol forecourt won four stars.

In 2006, the southbound petrol station won a five star loo award and the main building won four stars. The northbound site wasn't rated.

Also in 2006, Holiday Which? rated the services at 3/5.

Parking Prices:

Vehicle:	For up to 2 hours:	For 2 hours to 24 hours:
Cars:	FREE	£8*
HGVs & Carvans:	FREE	£15**
Coaches:	FREE	£15**
* Price includes a £2 meal voucher, ** Price includes a £6 meal voucher The above prices are intended to be a guide only. Tickets must be renewed after 24 hours, and can be obtained from the 'Pay & Display' meters located in each car park.

Alternatives:

Woolley Edge Moto services on the M1, 27 miles to the north.
Hartshead Moor Welcome Break services on the M62, 46 miles to the north.
Doncaster (North) Moto services on the M18, 26 miles to the north.
Leicester Forest East Welcome Break services on the M1, 53 miles to the south.
Shardlow Welcome Break services on the A50, 38 miles to the south.
Tibshelf RoadChef services on the M1, 15 miles to the south.

Comments and Reviews:

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Anonymous

Very good services. The Hotel is a great stay and fantasic value to hit the peaks and sheffield.

Only McDonnalds on the M1 so worth a stop for a Big Mac!

Has two WHSmiths now

*NOTE* - THE NORTHBOUND DOES BETTER DEALS THAN THE SOUTH *lol*

Posted: 23 Sep 2008, 19:34

Johnny

The bridge is a temporary design but will permanently be there. It's due to the high winds in the area.

My latest thoughts are that the northbound site is tidier, but still cramped. Southbound is great.

Posted: 28 Dec 2006, 19:44

webtat

yeah i've stopped at woodall its very good.

also i herd the bridge is only temperary.

Posted: 21 Dec 2006, 14:03

Johnny

The site has been refurbished recently, and it is a lot better. It did used to be horrible, but that's why the list of comments (if you view them from the Services List) goes newest first.

Posted: 25 Nov 2006, 18:46

Anonymous

Its hardly cramped to be fair, its infact bigger than most msa's plus havbing two sides gives you plenty of room if you want it! The bridge has been repaired i believe but still a little creepy! The North and South have both had a hell of a lot of work done on them and look great.....one of the best sites around!!!!

Posted: 25 Nov 2006, 17:17

Johnny

Small and cramped. The bridge is awful.

Posted: 26 Mar 2006, 16:07

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Posted: 08 Jan 2006, 11:37

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Latest Update: 15th November 2008

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