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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 ...
in Staffordshire, 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 "Wulfrunians ...
.


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 status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...
in the direction of
Coventry Coventry ( or ) is a city in the 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 city status until the Middle Ages. The city is governed b ...
, 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.


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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 {{Staffordshire-struct-stub