Leicester Markfield Services (M1 J22)
Leicester Markfield is a signed motorway service area at Junction 22, between Coalville and Leicester. It is largely closed, and if you are planning a stop here you should plan a different one.
What is actually open, and what is not
The main amenity building closed in 2014. The petrol station, and the HGV and coach parking, closed in July 2020. What remains open is the Travelodge, which sells snacks and soft drinks at reception around the clock and offers a breakfast to take away. There is no fuel, no EV charging, no restaurant and no public parking. The site is owned by EG On The Move, which has described it as being in a very tired, derelict state and has proposed demolishing the abandoned building and rebuilding with a forecourt, two drive-thru units and twelve EV charging points. We have not been able to find a planning record or a news report confirming that scheme, so treat it as reported rather than agreed.
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Latest accident or incident on the M1
The most recent accident or incident on the M1 that we are aware of.
Latest active roadworks on the M1
Roadworks live on the M1 right now.
M1 northbound Jct 10 to Jct 11 hard shoulder closure (MP 49/4 to 49/6)
05:45 (5:45am)15 Oct 2026reported 16 min ago
- Location
- M1 northbound within J10
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Construction work
- Schedule
- 02:35 (2:35am) Thu 23 July 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Sat 24 Oct 2026
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Latest planned roadworks on the M1
The next planned roadworks scheduled on the M1.
M1 Jct 25 exit slip road lane closure southbound
05:45 (5:45am)15 Oct 2026reported 16 min ago
- Location
- M1 southbound between J26 and J25
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Slip road closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 20:00 (8pm) Thu 15 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Fri 16 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
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Road closed — on the overhead signs now
National Highways’ overhead signs are showing a road closure, as at 06:02 (6:02am) Thu 15 Oct 2026.
M1 J25-J26 CLOSED
Time now: Thursday, 15 October 2026, 06:02 (6:02am)04:33 (4:33am)15 Oct 2026set 1 hr ago✓ Checked by us 06:02 (6:02am)
M1 J25-J26
CLOSEDOverhead Message
WhereM42 northbound, at J9 · on 1 signAlso onAlso showing on M42 signsSinceSet 04:33 (4:33am) Thu 15 Oct 2026We check these overhead signs at least every five minutes, but we can't guarantee a sign is still current if an incident or issue has been cleared and the sign has not been updated yet. Signs and news can each carry something the other does not - check both before you travel.
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Updated 06:02 (6:02am) Thu 15 Oct 2026
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What is at Leicester Markfield Services
- Open: Travelodge Leicester Markfield, with limited free guest parking
- Closed: the amenity building (2014), the petrol station (2020), HGV and coach parking (2020)
- Nearest working services: Leicester Forest East, one junction south between J21A and J21, or Donington Park, at J23A northbound
Three of the standard published lists of M1 service areas leave Markfield out altogether — which is part of why it is worth a page of its own.
Service area details are compiled from the operators’ own published information and were last checked on 14 September 2026. Facilities change — if something here is out of date, please tell us and we will correct it.
The traffic around Leicester Markfield Services
The services sit on the stretch between Junction 22 and Junction 23, which the Department for Transport counts at 110,322 vehicles a day — the 26th busiest of the 42 measured stretches of M1 mainline. Of those, 15,038 are lorries, 13.6% of the traffic. The stretch north of the junction, between Junction 22 and Junction 23, carries that much; south of it, between Junction 21A and Junction 22, the count is 101,454 a day.
Traffic figures are Department for Transport road traffic statistics, annual average daily flow for 2025, both directions combined.