Blyth Services, A1(M) Junction 34
Blyth is the first service area on the A1(M) heading north after a long stretch of ordinary A1, and the last before it heading south. Where exactly is it?
Where it is
The services are at Junction 34 of the A1(M), near the village of Blyth in the far north of Nottinghamshire. Junction 34 connects with the A614 for Bawtry and, southbound, the A631 for Gainsborough, and is signed for Doncaster and Sheffield. It is where the Doncaster Bypass section of the A1(M) begins. Because the site is off the junction, it serves both directions.
Who runs it
Blyth is operated by Moto.
What is there
We have not yet confirmed Blyth’s facilities from Moto or another reliable source, so we do not list them here.
Traffic around Junction 34
The Department for Transport counted 55,811 vehicles a day between Junctions 34 and 35 in 2025. That stretch is recorded at two count points either side of a council boundary with the same figure. Lorries are 17.9% of traffic — about one vehicle in six. North of Junction 35, where the M18 joins, the count rises to 86,982.
An old road
The Doncaster Bypass opened in 1961, one of the first motorway sections in Britain, and still has two lanes in each direction.
The next stop
- Heading north: the next A1(M) service area is Ferrybridge at Junction 40, after the A1 between Skellow and Darrington.
- Heading south: the road is the A1 from here to Peterborough. The next A1(M) service area is Peterborough at Junction 17; see A1 traffic news for the road in between.
For this section, see A1(M) Junctions 34 to 38. For every stop, see A1(M) services.
Traffic count figures on this page are from the Department for Transport road traffic statistics, 2025.