Woodall services
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Woodall services is a motorway service station on the M1 motorway
near Sheffield
. It lies between junctions 30 and 31. It was opened in 1968 by Trust House Forte but was renamed Welcome Break
after the takeover of the company.
Woodall is also one of the few service stations to have a Burger King
, KFC
and a McDonalds.
Access to Woodall services can be obtained using both the Northbound and Southbound carriageways.
The service station had in all 211 employees in 2008.
The service station is one of fourteen for which large murals were commissioned from artist David Fisher
in the 1990s, designed to reflect the local area and history.
M1 motorway
The M1 is a north–south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the...
near Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
. It lies between junctions 30 and 31. It was opened in 1968 by Trust House Forte but was renamed Welcome Break
Welcome Break
Welcome Break is a company which operates thirty-five motorway service stations in the UK. It is the second largest motorway service area operator behind Moto.-History:...
after the takeover of the company.
Woodall is also one of the few service stations to have a Burger King
Burger King
Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
, KFC
KFC
KFC, founded and also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. KFC has been a brand and operating segment, termed a concept of Yum! Brands since 1997 when that company was spun off from PepsiCo as Tricon Global...
and a McDonalds.
Access to Woodall services can be obtained using both the Northbound and Southbound carriageways.
The service station had in all 211 employees in 2008.
The service station is one of fourteen for which large murals were commissioned from artist David Fisher
David Fisher (artist)
David Fisher is an award-winning English artist and designer based in Midsomer Norton, Somerset. He was a prolific designer and painter of pub signs before securing a unique commission to create vast murals to improve UK service stations. He has won many awards including the Holburne Museum of...
in the 1990s, designed to reflect the local area and history.