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Woolley Edge

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Moto services, M1 between J38 and J39

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Road: M1
Junction: Between J38 and J39
Operator: Moto
Location: County Durham
Telephone: 01914 103436
Signed from the motorway? Yes
Previous operators: Taverna, Granada
Previous names: none
Services type: Two sites located between junctions, with no public connection between them.

Official website: Visit Woolley Edge/Moto's official website

The last services on the M1 heading northwards, the southbound building has recently been refurbished and it comes with a fair amount of outdoor room unlike the northbound side, which is slightly short of space.

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

Facilities:

General: Cash Machine, Pay Phones, Local Information, Picnic Tables, Children's Play Area
Food/Drink: Eat & Drink Company, Caffè Ritazza, Burger King
Shopping: WH Smith, Marks and Spencer Simply Food
Fuel: Esso with pumps for Unleaded, Super Unleaded and Diesel)
Motel: Travelodge

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Photos:

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	The services. Photo taken whilst travelling northbound in 2007 by Steve Fareham. It's used under this Creative Commons licence.
	The on-site motel. Photo taken whilst travelling northbound in 2008 by Patrick Johnson. It's used under this Creative Commons licence.

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Trivia:

The north-facing sliproads at the services are very long due to the gradients associated with the area. There is a railway tunnel running under the services.

As well as being the last services on the M1, Woolley Edge is the last service area alphabetically, and the service area before Woolley Edge, Woodall, is also the service area before Woolley Edge when driving up the M1. Can you tell that I've ran out of things to say about these services?

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Survey results:

In 2006 the services won a five star loo award.

Also in 2006, Holiday Which? rated the services as 4/5.

The services were inspected by the AA on the 3rd and 5th of April 2004. These are their results:

The services were said to have some good facilities, but they were very dirty.

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Parking Prices:

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Alternatives:

• Ferrybridge Moto services on the M62, 21 miles to the north.
• Hartshead Moor Welcome Break services on the M62, 20 miles to the north.
• Wetherby Moto services on the A1(M), 30 miles to the north.
• Trowell Moto services on the M1, 54 miles to the south.
• Woodall Welcome Break services on the M1, 27 miles to the south.

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Comments and Reviews:	Showing the most recent responses only: for the full thread and the ability to edit your own posts, you need to view the topic in the forums.
Author: Message: sarahj I used to stop here not long after the M1 had been extended to the A1(M) and the place was a dump. Vending machines were all that was available from 22.00. My guess was a not very busy services were getting more custom since the M1 extention. My latest stop (Oct 07) found a rebuilt services with nice food a M&S and a WH Smith. Very impressed and a much needed improvement. I used to stop here not long after the M1 had been extended to the A1(M) and the place was a dump. Vending machines were all that was available from 22.00. My guess was a not very busy services were getting more custom since the M1 extention. My latest stop (Oct 07) found a rebuilt services with nice food a M&S and a WH Smith. Very impressed and a much needed improvement. Posted: 20 Oct 2007, 06:32 Admin Post your comments and reviews for Woolley Edge here, or click here to return to the Services List. Post your comments and reviews for Woolley Edge here, or click [url=http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/services/woolley/]here[/url] to return to the Services List. Posted: 08 Jan 2006, 11:38
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AA survey results from the Automobile Association, you can view the full report and what they were looking for in this PDF document.

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