Leicester Forest East services
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Leicester Forest East services is a motorway service station situated between junctions 21 and 21a of the M1 motorway
, near Leicester
, England
.
design used on the Autostrade. This design is very rare in Britain
. Another interesting feature was the bridge between the two bases crossing the motorway, containing all of the service station's restaurants.
At the time of opening it was operated by the Ross Group
featured a Terence Conran
designed restaurant with a waitress silver service
restaurant
.
and fast food
outlets straddling the motorway.
There is no legal vehicular access to the motorway service station from nearby Leicester Forest East
, although there is nothing physically stopping cars from exiting to the A47
.
/M69
junction is developed to increase capacity to accommodate predicted traffic growth.;
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 Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, England
England
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History
It was designed for the opening of the second phase of the M1 in 1966 (seven years after the first phase was completed), based on an ItalianItaly
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design used on the Autostrade. This design is very rare in Britain
United Kingdom
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. Another interesting feature was the bridge between the two bases crossing the motorway, containing all of the service station's restaurants.
At the time of opening it was operated by the Ross Group
Ross Group
The Ross Group was a British food company founded in Grimsby, England in 1920.The Ross brand remains common in the retail frozen fish market...
featured a Terence Conran
Terence Conran
Sir Terence Orby Conran, FCSD, is an English designer, restaurateur, retailer and writer.-Early life and education:Terence Conran was born in Kingston upon Thames, the son of Christina Mabel and South African-born Gerard Rupert Conran, a businessman who owned a rubber importation company in East...
designed restaurant with a waitress silver service
Silver Service
The Silver Service is a brand currently applied by Amtrak to two of its East Coast long-distance passenger trains operating between New York City and Miami:*Silver Meteor*Silver Star...
restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
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Description
It contains a number of shopsRetailing
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
and fast food
Fast food
Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a...
outlets straddling the motorway.
There is no legal vehicular access to the motorway service station from nearby Leicester Forest East
Leicester Forest East
Leicester Forest East or LFE is a settlement in Leicestershire, England, west of Leicester, straddling the M1 motorway. It is part of the Blaby district.LFE is a popular location among commuters and young families...
, although there is nothing physically stopping cars from exiting to the A47
A47 road
The A47 is a trunk road in England originally linking Birmingham to Great Yarmouth. Most of the section between Birmingham and Nuneaton is now classified as the B4114.-Route:...
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Proposed closure
Leicester Forest East services may permanently close in 2017 if the M1M1 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...
/M69
M69 motorway
The M69 is a lightly used dual three lane dual carriageway motorway in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, England connecting Leicester and Coventry. It opened in 1977.-History:...
junction is developed to increase capacity to accommodate predicted traffic growth.;