Hilton Park services is a
motorway service station
Motorway service areas in the United Kingdom and Ireland, also known as services or service stations, are rest areas where drivers can leave a motorway to refuel/recharge, rest, eat and drink, shop or stay in an on-site overnight hotel. The vas ...
, between
junctions 10a and 11 of the
M6 motorway
The M6 motorway is the longest motorway in the United Kingdom. It is located entirely within England, running for just over from the Midlands to the border with Scotland. It begins at Junction 19 of the M1 and the western end of the A14 at t ...
in
Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...
, England. The nearest city is
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunian ...
.
History
Hilton Park opened in 1970 operated by Toprank, and is now operated by
Moto. In 1998 it was reported to be the busiest service station on the UK motorway network. Since the opening of the
M6 Toll
The M6 Toll, referred to on signs as the Midland Expressway (originally named the Birmingham Northern Relief Road or BNRR), and stylised as M6toll, connects M6 Junction 3a at the Coleshill Interchange to M6 Junction 11A at Wolverhampton with ...
in 2003, which bypasses Hilton Park and diverts traffic north of
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...
in the direction of
Coventry
Coventry ( or ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its ...
, the amount of trade has dropped and its size has been reduced.
In 1999 the station was refurbished at a cost of £2.1 million. It was the first service station in the country to include a
cybercafe, and the last to have a separate
truckers' cafe.
There is also a
National Highways traffic officer
National Highways traffic officers, previously Highways Agency traffic officer (HATO), are a part of National Highways.
In April 2004, Highways Agency traffic officers began working alongside police on motorways in the West Midlands. The n ...
outstation at the entrance of the southbound site, for which planning permission was granted in January 2004.
References
External links
Motorway Services Online — Hilton Park
1970 establishments in England
M6 motorway service stations
Moto motorway service stations
Buildings and structures in Staffordshire
Transport in Staffordshire
Transport in Wolverhampton
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