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Knutsford Services
M6 J18–19 · Moto
📍 Location & 13 Nearby Attractions
📊 How busy is the M6?
The M6 carries up to 187,521 vehicles a day
at its busiest stretch (J20–J21),
including 23,492 HGVs —
the 2nd busiest motorway in Britain.
Official Department for Transport counts, 2025.
187,521
🚗 vehicles a day · J20–J21
12.5%
HGVs
share of traffic on the busiest stretch
Busiest stretch of each motorway — vehicles a day
M25
212,636
M6
187,521
M56
179,634
M1
162,446
M8
158,065
M4
156,491
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Road Busiest stretch Vehicles/day HGVs/day HGV share M25
near J14
212,636
14,853
7% M6 ◀
J20–J21
187,521
23,492
12.5% M56
J3–J4
179,634
7,547
4.2% M1
near J9
162,446
19,151
11.8% M8
J16–J17
158,065
7,214
4.6% M4
near J4
156,491
6,249
4%
🍔 Food & Shopping
Food & Drink
Costa Burger King Greggs KFC Pret A Manger West Cornwall Pasty Co Krispy Kreme
Shops
WHSmith M&S Simply Food
⛽ Fuel & Accommodation
⛽ BP 🏨 Travelodge
🚻 Facilities
🚻 Toilets
🍼 Baby Change
♿ Accessible
♿ Changing Places
📶 Free WiFi
🏧 ATM
🚿 Showers
🏨 Hotel
🐕 Dog Area
📍 What's Near Knutsford Services (13 places)
All (13)
🏰 Landmarks & Stately Homes (1)
⚽ Football & Rugby Union (3)
🏏 Cricket (1)
🏟️ Concert & Event Venues (1)
🛍️ Shopping (1)
🎭 Culture & Museums (1)
🏙️ Towns & Cities (1)
✈️ Airports & Ports (1)
🏇 Racecourses & Motorsport (1)
🏥 Major Hospitals (1)
🌳 Nature & Countryside (1)
🏙️
Knutsford
2 mi ↑ E · tap for map
🏰
Tatton Park
3 mi ↑ E · tap for map
🎭
Jodrell Bank
5 mi ↑ SE · tap for map
🌳
Alderley Edge
5 mi ↑ SE · tap for map
⚽ Football & Rugby Union
⚽
Sale Sharks (AJ Bell Stadium)
10mi ↑ NE
▾
Premiership rugby. Shared stadium with Salford Red Devils rugby league in Eccles.
⚽
Manchester United FC (Old Trafford)
12mi ↑ NE
▾
75,000 capacity "Theatre of Dreams." The most famous football ground in England.
⚽
Manchester City FC (Etihad Stadium)
15mi ↑ NE
▾
Premier League ground. 53,000 capacity. Etihad Campus sports complex.
🏏 Cricket
🏏
Old Trafford Cricket Ground
12mi ↑ NE
▾
Lancashire CCC and international cricket. Ashes Tests, ODIs, T20s. Major events.
🏇 Racecourses & Motorsport
🏇
Chester Racecourse (Roodee)
20mi ↑ SW
▾
Oldest racecourse in England, racing since 1539. May Festival is a major social event.
🎭 Culture & Museums
🎭
Jodrell Bank
5mi ↑ SE
▾
UNESCO World Heritage radio telescope. Discovery Centre with planetarium and gardens.
🏰 Landmarks & Stately Homes
🏰
Tatton Park
3mi ↑ E
▾
National Trust estate with mansion, gardens, deer park, farm, and RHS Flower Show venue.
🌳 Nature & Countryside
🌳
Alderley Edge
5mi ↑ SE
▾
National Trust woodland and sandstone escarpment. Legend of the Wizard. Popular walks.
🏟️ Concert & Event Venues
🏟️
AO Arena Manchester
15mi ↑ NE
▾
21,000-capacity arena for major concerts, sport, comedy. UK's busiest arena.
🛍️ Shopping
🛍️
Trafford Centre
10mi ↑ NE
▾
Massive shopping and leisure complex with 280 shops, Legoland Discovery, Sea Life.
🏙️ Towns & Cities
🏙️
Knutsford
2mi ↑ E
▾
Elegant Cheshire town that inspired Elizabeth Gaskell's "Cranford."
✈️ Airports & Ports
✈️
Manchester Airport
8mi ↑ E
▾
UK's third busiest airport with flights worldwide.
🏥 Major Hospitals
🏥
Macclesfield District Hospital
8mi ↑ SE
▾
NHS hospital serving East Cheshire.
ℹ️ Service Information
📍 J18–19
📮 WA16 0TL 📅 Opened 1963 🅿️ 550 car spaces 🧭 53.3067, -2.3843
📋 About Knutsford Services
One of Moto's flagship sites in Cheshire. Very busy location between Manchester and the M56 junction.
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