It was opened in 1968 by Trust House Forte but was renamed Welcome Break after the takeover of the company.

Woodall was also one of the few service stations to have a Burger King, KFC and a McDonald's.

The services are very close to the Derbyshire border but it actually lies in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham.

[citation needed] The MSA is accessible from both the Northbound and Southbound carriageways.

The MSA has murals by David Fisher in the 1990s, designed to reflect the local area and history.