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Revision as of 15:50, 13 January 2022

Location:

M1 J23A (northbound) and J24 (southbound)
(also accessible to traffic on the A42 and the A453)

Signposted from the road.

Postcode:

DE74 2TN

map and directions

Access/Layout:

Single site located at a junction..

Rating: See the reviews


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, West Cornwall Pasty Co., Costa Drive Thru, Costa Express, Krispy Kreme Shops: M&S Simply Food, Phone Tech, WHSmith Amenities: Changing Places, Full Hou$e, Lucky Coin, Revolution Self Service Launderette, Showers, Truck Wash, Brexit Document Advice Point, Template:Covid Test, Randox Health Covid-19 Test Dropbox : Travelodge Template:Charging points Forecourt: BP, Shop, Greggs, Costa Express, Air1 AdBlue

Parking Prices

First 2 hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £15 and HGVs, caravans and motorhomes £27.50. HGVs can pay £29.50 to include a £10 food voucher.

Prices are paid using PayByPhone. The location code is 2435.

The fees are strictly enforced by CP Plus.

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


Trivia and Design

The Lake sign.
The lake at the back of the services.

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".

The service area was appointed as a gateway to The National Forest. At the back by the lake there are information boards and viewing platforms.

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.

Since July 2020, Donington has been taking part in the "fuel price drop", where Moto have 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.

A Costa Drive Thru opened at the back of the car park in 2021, after Moto proposed a number of different positions for it.

In summer 2021, a major internal refurbishment was undertaken which saw the toilets and showers extended into the former Moto Meetings space along with the Costa unit moving to the former Harvester unit to make way for a new KFC unit which opened in September 2021. A Pret A Manger is also expected to open here in the former Ladbrokes unit in early 2022. Following its opening, the site will also be the next to gain the new Moto 'smile' branding and will be the first site to gain this after Rugby opened in May 2021.

Planning permission is also held for an additional 20 HGV parking spaces to be built within the existing HGV parking area by removing 2 storage tanks. These works are expected to be undertaken in early 2022.

Alternatives

Previous:Next:
Leicester Forest East (16 miles)Services on the M1Trowell (11 miles)
Appleby Magna (15 miles)Services on the A42end of road
Tamworth (M42, 21 miles)Moto servicesTrowell (11 miles)

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