Draft:Donington Park motorway services
| Donington Park Services | |
|---|---|
 North end of the main building | |
Location in Leicestershire, England | |
| Information | |
| County | Leicestershire |
| Road | M1, A42, A453 |
| Coordinates: | 52°49′18″N 1°18′29″W / 52.8218°N 1.3081°W |
| Operator | Moto Hospitality |
| Previous operator(s) | Granada |
| Date opened | 1999 |
| Fuel | BP |
| Website | moto-way |
Donington Park is a motorway service station owned by Moto, near Kegworth village in the English East Midlands. It is accessed from the M1 by junctions 23a (from the south) and 24 (from the north), and is part of the complex of junctions involving the A42, A453, A50 and A6 roads. The service station is adjacent to East Midlands Airport and the East Midlands Gateway freight terminal, and is some 3 miles (4.8 km) from the Donington Park motorsport circuit, from which it takes its name.[1][2]
The service area comprises a main building, with car parking to the north, a separate refuelling station to the east and a conservation area and lake to the south. The main building has a central three-story high atrium containing a food court, with flanking three-story wings to west and east containing retail outlets and other facilities on the ground floor, and the rooms of a Travelodge hotel in the upper floors. The main entrance to the building is from the car park to the north, whilst at the south end is an outdoor terrace overlooking the lake.
From a local government perspective, the service station is in the civil parish of Long Whatton and Diseworth, the district of North West Leicestershire and the county of Leicestershire.[1]
Donington Park motorway services opened on 8 July 1999, being originally owned by Granada, which became Moto in 2001.[3][4] It was one of the first to offer a whole set of non-food shops, similar to an airport, which now has been adopted as standard. The neighbouring airport has far fewer landside facilities for those awaiting arrivals (before check-in).[citation needed]
Gallery
Interior of main building viewed from upper floor
South end of main building, with terrace overlooking lake
Refuelling area to east of main building
References
- ^ a b Election Maps (Map). Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Donington Park Services". Moto Hospitality Ltd. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ The Times. 10 July 1999. Page 49. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ Slingsby, Helen (2001-05-23). "Granada gives way to Moto". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2020-10-02.