M1 north from London to Nottingham - are there any places you can pop off to a shop?

[spaghettijunction98]

We’re on the way to a wedding (!) - I’ve lost my evening bag (bastard menopause brain) and want to grab something on the way. Is there anywhere which is very close to the motorway we can nip off and get one? Preferably somewhere we can grab a coffee too. I feel the might of mumsnet will be able to answer such a pressing question! DH is obviously violently against any diversion even though at the moment we are scheduled to arrive 1 1/4 hours early for the big event!!

Thanks!

Fosse Park at J21

The Centre MK.
About 3-miles from J14.

Get off at junction 26 and follow the signs for IKEA - big retail park with Next, M&S, TK Maxx etc

@PuppyMonkey - thanks! how long does that take from the motorway?

@trimma - how far from the motorway is that? Thanks!

About 10 minutes from junction 16 is Heart of the Shires. There are no big name shops but it is lovely. https://www.heartoftheshires.co.uk/

Fosse park

1 mile

Fosse park at Leicester. Literally just off the M1. Next, huge M&S, Asda etc.

Giltbrook retail park off jct26, about 5 minutes. There’s a Next and loads of others next to a big IKEA store. Come off the junction and left at the roundabout into the A610. You’ll spot the IKEA store and it’s well signposted.

You can just about see if from the motorway, I'd pick that over the IKEA one

J26 Giltbrook ridiculously close to M1 and small so likely to be a nice quick stop off, which I imagine is what you're after.

Thank you everyone, bag and tea purchased at Fosse and safely back on the road in plenty of time for the Wedding. Brilliant Mumsnet job!