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Rheged (Penrith) Services
M6 J40 · Westmorland
📍 Location & 8 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
View as table
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
Westmorland Kitchen Rheged Centre Café
Shops
Westmorland Farm Shop Rheged Gift Shop
⛽ Fuel & Accommodation
⛽ Independent
🚻 Facilities
🚻 Toilets
🍼 Baby Change
♿ Accessible
📶 Free WiFi
🏧 ATM
🐕 Dog Area
🎮 Play Area
📍 What's Near Rheged (Penrith) Services (8 places)
All (8)
🏙️ Towns & Cities (1)
🛍️ Shopping (1)
🌳 Nature & Countryside (2)
🏰 Landmarks & Stately Homes (2)
🏥 Major Hospitals (1)
🐕 Dog Walks & Country Parks (1)
🛍️
Rheged Centre
0 mi ↑ W · tap for map
🐕
Wetheriggs Country Park
1 mi ↑ SE · tap for map
🏙️
Penrith
2 mi ↑ E · tap for map
🏰
Penrith Castle
2 mi ↑ E · tap for map
🏰 Landmarks & Stately Homes
🏰
Penrith Castle
2mi ↑ E
▾
English Heritage ruins of a 14th-century castle, once used by Richard Duke of Gloucester (Richard III).
🏰
Lowther Castle
3mi ↑ S
▾
Romantic castle ruins with stunning restored gardens. Adventure playground and hawk walks.
🌳 Nature & Countryside
🌳
Ullswater
5mi ↑ S
▾
Second-largest lake in the Lake District. Ullswater Steamers, Aira Force waterfall, Helvellyn access.
🌳
Lake District National Park
5mi ↑ S
▾
UNESCO World Heritage. Windermere, Ambleside, Keswick, Helvellyn all within easy reach.
🐕 Dog Walks & Country Parks
🐕
Wetheriggs Country Park
1mi ↑ SE
▾
Country park with pottery, animal centre, and woodland walks just south of Penrith.
🛍️ Shopping
🛍️
Rheged Centre
0mi ↑ W
▾
Visitor centre built into a hillside with cinema, exhibitions, art gallery, shops, and food hall.
🏙️ Towns & Cities
🏙️
Penrith
2mi ↑ E
▾
Traditional Cumbrian market town. Penrith Castle, clock tower, independent shops, and cafés.
🏥 Major Hospitals
🏥
Penrith & District Hospital
2mi ↑ E
▾
NHS community hospital serving Eden Valley.
ℹ️ Service Information
📍 J40
📮 CA11 0DQ 📅 Opened 2000 🅿️ 300 car spaces 🧭 54.6328, -2.7893
📋 About Rheged (Penrith) Services
Unique combination of services and visitor attraction near Penrith. Farm shop, exhibitions, cinema and events integrated with motorway services.
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