Heading north.

We need somewhere close to the M1 to break up a late journey. Can you Recommend any ok value hotels or b&b? Trying to avoid obvious, but soulless, option of Premier Inn Notts West.

Don’t mind a B&B.

Lots of options around Sherwood Forest and it’s hardly even a diversion, as you then come straight onto the nice new bits of the A1M to continue North.

If you’re willing to head a bit further north than Nottingham & a bit further off the M1 then:
http://www.peakedgehotel.co.uk/food/

Come off M1 at J24 and a couple of mile down the A50 to Chellaston (outskirts of Derby)
Just off the A50 is the Lawns Hotel, my local, it’s a small hotel/bar/restaurant
You can then go straight down the A6 onto the A52 and rejoin M1 at J25 so not so much out of the way
http://www.thelawnshotel.net/index.html

If you’re willing to divert into Nottingham, this place is lovely.

Thorpe House

Marriot at Leicester is a good hotel, nip down Narborough road for a smashing curry

Budget?