Trowell services
| Trowell Services | |
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M1 heading southbound | |
  Trowell services (Nottinghamshire) | |
| Information | |
| County: | Nottinghamshire |
| Road: | M1 |
| Coordinates: | 52°57′48″N 1°15′58″W / 52.963198°N 1.265988°WCoordinates: 52°57′48″N 1°15′58″W / 52.963198°N 1.265988°W |
| Operator: | Moto Hospitality |
| Date opened: | 1967[1] |
| Website: | Moto |
Trowell services is a motorway service station off the M1 motorway in Nuthall, Nottinghamshire, England, situated north of Junction 25. Opened in 1967 by Mecca Leisure, it is currently owned by Moto. The services are situated near Nottingham.
Trowell services appeared in an episode of the second series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, where the actors discuss who they would be in The Magnificent Seven. It was also the location for part of the 2009 British film Hush.. The services are also a Visual Reference and Reporting Point for general aviation traffic entering East Midlands Airport controlled airspace from the north.
References
- ↑ Chronology, http://www.msatrivia.co.uk/ Motorway Services Trivia], UK. Accessed 21 January 2009.
External links
- Trowell Services — Motorway Services Online
- Motorway Services Trivia website — Trowell
- On the road in middle England: Midnight in Nowheresville – article in The Economist about 24 hours at Trowell services
| Next southbound: Donington Park |
Motorway service stations on the M1 motorway |
Next northbound: Tibshelf |
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