M1 J23A (northbound) and J24 (southbound)
(also accessible to traffic on the A42 and the A453)
Signposted from the road.
DE74 2TN
map and directions
Single site located at a junction.
Is it an airport? Is it a town? It's one large service area that caters for many roads at once.
Many visitors are surprised to discover that, if you are arriving from the north or leaving to head north, this service area is more than two miles away from the motorway. It doesn't add much time to your journey, but it will leave you triple-checking you're going the right way as you navigate the ever-increasing number of traffic lights.
Facilities
Catering: Burger King, Costa Coffee, Greggs, KFC, Pret A Manger, West Cornwall Pasty Co., Costa Drive Thru, Costa Express, f'real Milkshakes, Krispy Kreme, M&S Coffee to Go, Tango Ice Blast Shops: M&S Simply Food, Phone Tech, WHSmith Amenities: Travelodge, Changing Places, Full Hou$e, Lucky Coin, Revolution Laundry, Showers, Truck Wash Outdoor Space: Large field and lakeside walk behind building; public footpath connections Charging Points: GRIDSERVE Electric Highway HPC 150kW CCS, 50kW CHAdeMO & 22kW Type 2 Forecourt: BP, Shop, Greggs, Costa Express
Parking Prices
First 2 hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £15 and HGVs, caravans and motorhomes £31. HGVs can pay £34 to include a £10 food voucher.
Prices are paid in the shop, or by using JustPark. The location code is 625125.
HGVs can also pay by using SNAP. The location code is 13456.
The fees are strictly enforced by GroupNexus.
This information is provided to us by third parties. You should always check with staff on site.
Contact Details
🏢 Address:
Moto Services
Junction 23a M1
Castle Donington
Derby
Derbyshire
DE74 2TN
- Amenity building and forecourt operated by Moto
- Hotel operated by Travelodge
- Foursquare Page
- 📞 Telephone number: 01509 672220
- 📌 what3words: ///disco.tickling.braked
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Trivia and Design
See also: History:Donington
Donington was originally named Donington Park, and it is still better known by that name - even by Moto. It is commonly misspelt "Donnington".
It's one of the only service stations where a hotel is thoroughly built-in to the main building. Other service areas, like Stafford, had the hotel joined on to the main building, but Donington has the hotel built on top of it, which saved space and made the planning process easier. While it's an interesting design, it did make some of the hotel rooms nosier.
The other design feature is the large windows at each end: at the front they mark the entrance, while at the back they welcome sunlight and allow customers to see the garden, where there are picnic tables and a balancing pond. This area also has viewing platforms and information boards, as this service area was appointed as a gateway to The National Forest.
In July 2020, Donington joined the "fuel price drop", where Moto pledged to compete with local petrol stations. In October 2020, Moto introduced attended service to the petrol station - the first time it had been available on the motorway for many years. Donington later opted out of the fuel price trial, perhaps because it didn't have the motorway signs to advertise it.
A Costa Drive Thru opened at the back of the car park in 2021, after Moto proposed a number of different positions for it.
An internal refurbishment was carried out in summer 2021, which saw the toilets and showers extended into the former Moto Meetings space and the Costa unit moving to the former Harvester unit, making way for a new KFC unit that opened in September 2021. A Pret A Manger opened in the former Ladbrokes unit in March 2022. With its newly refurbished facilities, the site became the second site to gain Moto's new corporate branding in January 2022.
Planning permission is also held for an additional 20 HGV parking spaces to be built within the existing HGV parking area, by removing two storage tanks.
A new electric vehicle charging hub was added to the car park in December 2023, adding six new high-powered charging bays. Moto now hold planning permission to install additional infrastructure to expand the EV charging hub, with a further three additional chargers and six charging bays planned. These will be powered by a solar farm that they are seeking to build on the land to the south of the building.
Alternatives
| Previous: | Next: | |
| Leicester Forest East (16 miles) | Services on the M1 | Trowell (11 miles) |
| Appleby Magna (15 miles) | Services on the A42 | end of road |
| Tamworth (M42, 21 miles) Rugby (M6, 32 miles) | Moto services | Trowell (11 miles) |
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