Leeds Skelton Lake MSA adds M&S Food | News

M&S Food is the latest retail outlet to open in one of the UK’s newest motorway service areas (MSAs). The luxury food chain joins brands such as Greggs, Leon, Pizza Express, McDonald’s, KFC, Starbucks, Nandos and Chopstix at Extra’s Leeds Skelton Lake.

The M&S Food store, the sixth for Extra’s MSA network, is operated by Moto Hospitality, one of Extra’s MSA rivals.

Services, at junction 43 of the M1, got off to an inauspicious start, launching in March 2020 at the start of the Covid pandemic, with all non-essential operations closed. However, since restrictions were eased, Extra says it has made a “significant investment in its food and drink offering”.

Leeds Skelton Lake, which provides Texaco fuel and has six Ionity electric vehicle fast charging stations, is one of eight MSAs in England operated by Extra. The others are at Baldock and Peterborough on the A1(M), Beaconsfield (M40), Blackburn with Darwen (M65), Cambridge (A14/M11), Cobham (M25) and Cullompton (M5).