Wigan

Worth seeing in and around Wigan

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Q494388

   The Brick Community Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Robin Park in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is used by Wigan Warriors rugby league club and Wigan Athletic football club.

   1.5 km · stadium in Greater Manchester, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Church of St Wilfrid, Standish

   The Church of St Wilfrid is in Market Place, Standish, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn.

   5.1 km · church building in Standish, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Wigan and Leigh College

   Wigan & Leigh College is a state further and higher education college based at five locations in the towns of Wigan and Leigh in Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Currently, there are 500 staff members employed, and more than 8,000 students enrolled in full-time or part-time courses.

   600 m · college in Wigan, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Springfield Park, Wigan

   Springfield Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Wigan, Greater Manchester. It was the home ground of Wigan Athletic F.C. until the club moved to the new JJB Stadium after the 1998–99 season.

   1.7 km · stadium in Wigan, Greater Manchester, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of St Thomas the Martyr, Up Holland

   The Church of St Thomas the Martyr is in School Lane, Up Holland, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ormskirk, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool.

   5.9 km · church in Up Holland, Lancashire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St John Rigby College

   St. John Rigby College is a sixth form college in the Orrell district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester: and situated in a 30-acre estate.

   4.5 km · college in Wigan, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St Luke's Church, Orrell

   St Luke's Church is in Lodge Road, Orrell, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool.

   5.5 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St John's Church, Wigan

   St John's Church is a Roman Catholic Church in Standishgate, Wigan, Greater Manchester. It is within 200 feet of another Catholic church, St Mary's.

   600 m · church in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Christ Church, Ince-in-Makerfield

   Christ Church is in Ince Green Lane, Lower Ince, Ince-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool.

   1.5 km · church in Ince-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St Catharine's Church, Scholes

    St Catharine's Church is in Lorne Street, Scholes, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the diocese of Liverpool.

    1 km · grade II listed church in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Wigan Pier

   The famous pier is simply an old canal wharf, and the area has been redeveloped with apartments.

2. 02
   Museum of Wigan Life

   Council-run museum depicts life in Wigan from the Roman settlement of Cocchium to its present status as an urban borough within Greater Manchester.

From Wikivoyage: Wigan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Football:

1. 01
   Wigan Athletic

   "The Latics" were relegated in 2023 so they now play soccer in League One, England's third tier.

2. 02
   Leigh Sports Village
3. 03
   Three Sisters Circuit

From Wikivoyage: Wigan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Meat pies: lots of outlets, though they may have been trucked in from miles away. The World Pie-Eating Championships are held annually, usually in Nov / Dec in Harry's Bar in Wallgate.

From Wikivoyage: Wigan, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Wigan

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 27 km · Manchester (MAN), 32 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 73 km

Stations

Wigan North Western railway station, 200 m · Wigan Wallgate railway station, 100 m · Gathurst railway station, 4.4 km · Orrell railway station, 5.4 km · Bryn railway station, 5.1 km

• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Wigan

  77 km · quickest by road, 1h 44m · £8–11
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Wigan

  119 km · quickest by road, 2h 36m · £15–20
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Wigan

  128 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · £13–18
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