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Wigan is also situated on the Leeds to Liverpool Canal so you may well arrive in Wigan by narow boat! Whilst it doesn't have the spectacular Bingley Five Rise lock staircase section (much further upstream) it does have its fair share of locks to navigate. Starting by Trencherfield Mill, 23 locks raise the canal 298 feet above sea level in the space of 3 miles.
Updated Jun 26, 2005
Wigan straddles the North Western border between Greater Manchester and Lancashire, its between junctions 24 and 27 of the M6 and junctions 5 and 6 of the M61. By rail it lies between Warrington and Preston on the West Coast line (North/South) and between Manchester and Liverpool/Southport on the East/West line - our mode of transport, arriving at Wigan North Western station in the centre of town.
The other station Wigan Wallgate is just a couple of minutes walk away in the direction of the town centre.
Updated Jun 26, 2005
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Wigan was a former coal mining and cotton mill town. We came here to take a look at the famously riddiculed Wigan Pier and the museum of Victorian life here - but found it closed:-S Never the less we...
Uncle Joes mint balls an a Pier
Wigan is Famous for it's Uncle Joes Mint Balls and for having a Pier even though it is nowhere near the sea.
Ah, Wigan. Not top of the tourist's list, but it's were my family come from. Or the better half anyway.... I've never lived here, but I spend many many days over here visiting family and watching...
There has been a lot said about Wigan over the years, a lot of it little more than making the town the butt of musical hall jokes and ridicule, but for all the fun made of my home town it still...
Wigan is a proud town in the North West of England, between Manchester and Liverpool. It has heritage which means a lot to the locals, but it has to be said, this isn't a holiday destination. It is......
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