Woodall Services (M1 J30–J31)
Woodall sits on the M1 between Junction 30 and Junction 31 near Sheffield, in the Rotherham borough. It is run by Welcome Break and opened in 1968.
Three charging networks on one site
Woodall has the largest electric-vehicle provision on this part of the M1: Applegreen Electric, GRIDSERVE and a 16-stall Tesla Supercharger on the southbound side. The two sides are joined by a footbridge, though it is a free-standing structure not attached to either building, which makes the crossing a bleak one in bad weather.
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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.
laneClosures
07:11 (7:11am)29 Oct 2026reported just now
- Location
- M1 northbound between J16 and J17
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Road or carriageway or lane management
- Schedule
- 07:00 (7am) Thu 29 Oct 2026 → 07:15 (7:15am) Thu 29 Oct 2026
Latest active roadworks on the M1
Roadworks live on the M1 right now.
Hard shoulder closure southbound
07:06 (7:06am)29 Oct 2026reported 5 min ago
- Location
- M1 southbound between J22 and J21A
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 09:00 (9am) Sun 30 Nov 2025 → 09:00 (9am) Mon 30 Nov 2026
Latest planned roadworks on the M1
The next planned roadworks scheduled on the M1.
M1 southbound Approach to Jct 9 lane 1 closure (MP 46/5 to 45/7)
07:06 (7:06am)29 Oct 2026reported 5 min ago
- Location
- M1 southbound between J10 and J9
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Construction work
- Schedule
- 21:00 (9pm) Thu 29 Oct 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Fri 30 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 07:12 (7:12am) Thu 29 Oct 2026.
A610 WEST CLOSED AT M1 J26
Time now: Thursday, 29 October 2026, 07:12 (7:12am)06:00 (6am)29 Oct 2026set 1 hr ago✓ Checked by us 07:12 (7:12am)
A610 WEST
CLOSED
AT M1 J26Overhead Message
WhereM1 northbound and southbound, J29 to J24A · on 11 signsAlso onM1 signs onlySinceSet 06:00 (6am) Thu 29 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 07:12 (7:12am) Thu 29 Oct 2026
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What is at Woodall Services
- Food and drink, both sides: Burger King, KFC, Subway, Chopstix, Starbucks, The Good Breakfast, Krispy Kreme
- Northbound also: a Starbucks Drive Thru
- Southbound also: Waitrose & Partners, The Phat Pasty Co. and a laundry
- Shops: WHSmith on both sides, and a games arcade
- Fuel and charging: a Welcome Break forecourt; Applegreen Electric up to 360kW, GRIDSERVE, and Tesla Supercharger southbound
- Hotel: Days Inn, southbound side
- Also: free showers
Two hours free, then £15 for up to 24 hours for a car and £35 for an HGV, or £37 with a £12 meal voucher.
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 Woodall Services
The services sit on the stretch between Junction 30 and Junction 31, which the Department for Transport counts at 122,208 vehicles a day — the 20th busiest of the 42 measured stretches of M1 mainline. Of those, 18,862 are lorries, 15.4% of the traffic. For a while Woodall ran a Burger King, a KFC and a McDonald’s side by side, which almost no other service area managed. That window shut in March 2020 when the McDonald’s went. The murals inside were commissioned in the 1990s from the artist David Fisher to reflect local history.
Traffic figures are Department for Transport road traffic statistics, annual average daily flow for 2025, both directions combined.