Wetherby services
A1(M) J46
(also accessible to traffic on the B6164)
Signposted from the road.
LS22 5GT
map and directions
Single site located at a junction.
A service area on the new section of the A1(M) motorway, bridging a large gap between services. It claims to be the greenest motorway service area in Britain.
Facilities
Catering: Breakfast @ Arlo's (mornings only), Burger King, Chow, Costa, Greggs, West Cornwall Pasty Co, Costa Express, Krispy Kreme, Costa Drive Thru Shops: M&S Simply Food, WHSmith Main Amenities: Ecotricity electric vehicle charging point, Full Hou$e, Lucky Coin, Showers Motel: Days Innbook Forecourt: BP (with: BP Autogas LPG), M&S Simply Food, Greggs, Costa Express, Krispy Kreme, Air1 AdBlue
Parking Prices
First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £15 and HGVs, caravans and motorhomes £29.50. HGVs can pay £31 to include a £10 food voucher.
Prices are paid using PayByPhone - more details. The location code is 2476.
The fees are strictly enforced by CP Plus.
Contact Details
Address:
Moto Services
Kirk Deighton
Wetherby
North Yorkshire
LS22 5GT
- Grid reference: SE415502
- what3words: ///retiring.icebergs.home
Trivia and History
Wetherby was controversially given planning permission in 2007 under the name 'Kirk Deighton'. It was built by North Midland Building Ltd. on the instruction of Moto, and it claimed to be the most environmentally-friendly service station around, with features including a large funnel to act as air conditioning and a giant 'wing' for a canopy. Wetherby has quickly become one of Moto's busiest and most profitable services, benefiting from the lack of facilities on the new A1(M).
There are 67 HGV spaces, 20 coach spaces, 395 car parking spaces and a 309-space overflow car park. The petrol station opened on 5 July 2008, with the rest of the services opening on 23 August.
In the design stage, Wetherby picked up the slogan "your environmentally friendly motorway service area". For some reason they didn't introduce this to the general public.
It has a 126-bedroom hotel (the first to be built at a Moto which wasn't a Travelodge), this was originally going to have three-storeys but that plan was rejected for being unsightly. The current hotel is operated by Starboard Hotelswebsite and was opened in Spring 2009, with a largely glass frontage rarely seen at a motorway hotel.
In 2012 a KFC was planned to be added here, but it was postponed until 2019. In the intervening time a Greggs was built outside, and another was added to the filling station in February 2019.
Alternatives
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| Ferrybridge (20 miles) Bilbrough Top (A64 east, 15 miles) | Services on the A1(M) |
Scotch Corner (38 miles) Leeming Bar (27 miles) |
| Ferrybridge (20 miles) | Moto services | Leeming Bar (27 miles) |
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