M56 Junction 6: Hale, Wilmslow, Macclesfield
M56 J6. This is the hotels and service area that supports Manchester Airport south of Junction 5. Holiday Inn Express, Delta Hotels, Hertz Rental, the Amazon depot and DHL have a presence here.
THG Studios, an end-to-end production company, has a sizeable presence at Junction 6 in multiple buildings covering more than 200,000 sq ft and employs approximately 1,000 people based in and around the J6 campus.
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Collisions near junction 6: the police recorded 3 injury collisions on the M56 within about 2.5 km of this junction in 2024 and 2025 (3 slight); 1 on a wet or icy surface; 1 in darkness. Figures: Department for Transport, STATS19 police collision records.
- Junction M56 J6
- Signed for A538 · Hale, Wilmslow, Macclesfield
- Next junction westbound J7, 3.0 miles
- Next junction eastbound J5, 0.7 miles
Live traffic at M56 junction 6
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Around M56 Junction 6: Towns and Places on the Map
| Place | What it is | From the junction |
|---|---|---|
| Runway Visitor Park | Attraction | About 1 mile south-east |
| Manchester Airport | Airport | About 1 mile south-east |
| Wythenshawe Hospital | Hospital | About 2 miles north |
| Hale | Railway station | About 2.5 miles north-west |
| Quarry Bank Mill | Attraction | About 2.5 miles south-east |
| Mobberley | Railway station | About 2.5 miles south-west |
| Brookway Retail Park | Shopping | About 3 miles north |
| Navigation Road | Railway station | About 3 miles north-west |
Junctions either side
Live traffic news at M56 Junction 6
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 5 and Junction 7 that we are aware of.
M56 Eastbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 22/0 to 20/1)
01:36 (1:36am)22 Oct 2026reported 41 min ago
- Location
- M56 eastbound between J9 and J7
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Roadworks
- Schedule
- 20:33 (8:33pm) Wed 21 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Thu 22 Oct 2026
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Updated 02:17 (2:17am) Thu 22 Oct 2026