The 17 best things to do with kids in Wigan

Was disappointed to find the miniature train was all blocked off for maintenance, had all year but choose the first week of the summer holidays to do it, so, thought we'd go and look at the hall...nope, not possible as that was enveloped in a huge white screen, ok, so we went to the cafe and was charged £10 for a baked potato!! Parking is not free and you are not allowed to use a blue badge... had a little play area for kids and mini golf and Go Ape, " ornamental " pond was more like black slime and full of lily pads, totally neglected, lots of space for kids but lots of dogs off lead, so be careful, take a picnic too to save yourself some money

I've been coming to this park for several years now and honestly, I feel like it is going a bit downhill. We arrived today and the two main play frames were sectioned off for repair. The funfair had stopped even though all the kids aren't back in school until at least Thursday. The go ape climbing was shut. The little train track is NEVER running when we go. It looks like it's undergoing maintenance but never seen anyone working on it. The duck pond has blue algae in it and doesn't seem like it is being treated. The main gardens with the lovely trees have been shut now for about 2 years. No idea why! The toilets are really smelly and the soap box hasn't been fixed in at least 12 months and you could really do with putting some toilets down near the smaller wooden park as I've been caught out twice there now with my toddler who needed a number 2! Luckily had bags on me for her to do it in! On a positive note, the cafes / shops are great. There's some woodland you can walk through which is good to explore. There's a range of play equipment suitable for all ages and 2 places you can play mini golf. Plenty of sit down spaces and picnic tables. Parking is cheap and you can spend hours there on a good day. The new flower garden is really lovely. There's a great little bird watching area and the shop on the way in is selling wild bird food for you to put on the tables. Wigan council need to do a lot better! This is a well used park and would be so much better with access to all areas!

We had a lovely day here. The park caters for all ages. There are 2 crazy golf's, my nearly 4 yr old grandson loved his first time playing this. The staff in the crazy golf were really friendly guy's and at only £1 per person, it's well worth visiting. We went to the cafe for lunch and the staff there are also very helpful and friendly. Only 2 highchairs available that we could see but we managed to beg one off a lady who's child had finished eating and also passed ours on after we finished with it. We also visited the small funfair. Tokens only and each token cost £2.50. Only thing I don't agree with is that the parent on the rides with small children have to pay a token too. We will definitely be going back there.

Great place for a walk, plenty to do come along and try out the Low and High Ropes course. A few places to get food and drinks.. a couple of ice cream vans and a shop. Kids park and fairground rides at weekends and school holidays. Parkrun every Saturday good route on trails which can be muddy at times it’s down hill a loop then back up the hill.

My two children, 11 and 8, and I, had a brilliant time here yesterday. It was a little disappointing to find there's quite extensive renovation works going on at both the hall and along the miniature railway, and this is the reason for the 4☆ review - not that we minded the work at all, it's clear this is in the best interest of the hall and the miniature railway, but that there's no mention on the website or Facebook page (which I checked prior to our visit) and also that we didn't know the path passing the swan pond to complete the 1 mile circuit was closed as there was no signage until we got there. It didn't make our day any less enjoyable, as we followed the path around past the victorian kennels ruins (a huge hit), then followed the canal back to the car park, but those paths weren't suitable for pushchairs or scooters so families with younger children would've had to turn back. Our 1 mile walk turned in to a lovely 3 mile trail, which we finished off with a picnic, a few fairground rides (all very quiet, I expect due to the rides costing £2.50 each), and an ice cream from the van (£10 for 3). We did head over to the playground, but we found the equipment a bit too busy for us so we went back to find their favourite tree and had a bit of a climb before we left. £3.50 for the car park all day is a bargain when compared to other similar locations, particularly as there is so much going on here for children. We spent 4.5 hours here in total, but could easily have stayed all day, and we look forward to returning when the miniature railway re-opens as the kids would've loved this. It would just be nice to know before you travel what closures are in place, so you can plan your day accordingly.

Haigh Hall and the surrounding plantations, AKA Haigh Woodland Park are a great place for a bit of R&R. The main path through the plantations is wide and and is surfaced with tarmac making it accessible for all. It's both dog and cycle friendly with several entrances that include access from Swinley, Whelley and Haigh. As of March 2025 the main hall, a listed stately home, is currently undergoing restoration however there are many other facilities in the immediate vicinity. These include a sprawling playground for the kids, high rope adventure, mini golf, a great little bar and numerous cafes and shops. There is also a large carpark close to the facilities for those who wish to arrive by car.

Great place to take your family. CONS 1. The car park is pricey 2. The drinks at the outlet we stopped at were very pricey (£6 for a hot chocolate) PROS 1. Attractive extensive walks 2. Lots for children 3. Well laid out My advice ...bring a picnic.

Really god surface and family environment to enjoy a skating session. Lots of youngsters there so you do need to take care but that is no problem

I had an excellent experience here today. My son thoroughly enjoyed his first roller skating lesson, and the entire team was welcoming and professional. In particular, Loraine deserves special recognition for her outstanding coaching and for taking the time to assist me with my skates as well. The pricing was very reasonable, both for the skating session and the food, which exceeded our expectations in terms of value. We look forward to returning next week. Thank you for providing such a well-organized and enjoyable experience. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I was really nervous about attending on my own but the instructors in the skate lesson were fantastic, warm, welcoming & incredibly helpful. Ended up buying a new pair of skates, better suited for what i need at a fantastic sale price and I even stayed for the 2 hour roller disco after and had an amazing evening skating. Can't wait for my next lesson 😊

The most fun thing you can do on wheels. This place is like stepping back in time to a bygone era... Wigan Roller Rink is one of (if not the largest) indoor skating rinks in the UK. Located within an old mill workers dining hall the rink provides a party style atmosphere where you can skate and dance to club classics and party songs. The staff are so friendly and helpful assisting both adults and kids with their techniques so you can always get round the rink safely. The rink includes skate hire, a cafe, bar, and a shop so you have everything you need right there. This place just makes you feel good. Kids love the novelty of skating and adults like being kids again for a few hours.

We'll what a gem this place turned out to be... Despite the stoney and bumpy entrance to this place on part of an industrial unit it's a diamond in the rough. We went as part of a part package and or kids haven't skated before so this was going to be interesting. I'll be honest it first impression want great, but it's clean. That said the staff are amazing and attentive. The prices more than reasonable. The atmosphere is fantastic. I watched staff serve food and beers, others skated around with those rolling and falling, to which they we're always present when needed. They were just great. I couldn't fall to be impressed. It is what it is, it's great fun at great prices and I doubt you'll be anything less than impressed for the price! We'll done Wigan roller link

Building a little dated and the floor in the rink is a tad rough in places but not a bad place to go for some roller skating fun with the family. Really good size and staff are friendly and helpful if you need tips on how to skate

great price for a few hours of skating, skate hire is only like £1 on top of the regular price! great atmosphere and music, all levels of skaters (including complete beginners like myself) are welcome. plenty of parking. can’t speak to the quality of the food but people are there eating it so it mustn’t be bad 🤷🏼‍♀️ trying to go to the toilet in skates is a whole new kind of sport 😂 loads of parking so that’s not an issue either. can’t believe my mum didn’t even know this place existed!

Did not mean to go here. Was looking for the forest fairy glen. however was only a short walk to Haigh hall. Trek finding my car again though haha

Had a lovely walk here with friends such a peaceful and scenic spot. I was able to capture some great drone footage too. Check out the video

Great escape place with family or alone. Autumn 🍁 walks with copper 🌿.

Great walk no matter what the time of year.

Really grateful for the walk!!

A nice little forest with multiple tiered paths throughout the walk. Easy enough for the little ones and elderly and higher, more challenging paths for those more inclined to those. There's the option to extend your walk to the multiple routes in the area either through the fields or along the canal path. Very nice place for relatively short walks but the area can get muddy if the weather has been bad.

This is not fairy Glen! it's called Haigh Wood. There is no magical pond here.

Excellent experience from start to finish. The only let down was the prices for photo packages as always I believe if they were more reasonable people would buy them but 54 pounds for 2 videos and photos they had a buy one photo for 19.99 but that's not encouraging seemed extreme if all of those customers brought them there photographers daily rate was more than a lawyer 😉 😀 but it didn't effect our day whatsoever son had the best time and we will 100% be back

Came here for first time yesterday as was looking for something to do a little different . Came across a drifting day event so went over ...entry was £5 each and was a good day . Facilities are toilets bar and cafe ...food all looked good and reasonbly priced...would come again for sure . Only advice is bring your own camp chair or blanket ...people brought there own food and drink aswell if you are on a budget

Took my son to three sisters race circuit, you have to pay £2 parking on your way in, there is a bar for drinks and food, my son had 6 laps in the bat mobile but for some reason only had 3, so I went and spoke to the lovely lady who signed us in and she sorted and he got to do 3 laps in a subaru which he absolutely loved driving. Was very busy there. You get to get pictures and videos of your driving, not cheap but worth it, to keep as memories. Highly recommend.

Cracking track for the little 125s and well looked after . Nice little bar, pits n paddock area was a little cramped due to so many competitors for our event , too many none race vehicles wanting to park next to friends who were racing . We were hemmed in on all sides , could only just get the bike through to the track, there is actually plenty of parking for none race vehicles, it just needed some sort of control who parked where. Apart from that one niggle it was spot on .

Felt a bit ripped off here, paid for 2 experiences for my daughter, and my 10 year old grandson. Done them before, but always had an option to buy the colision waiver, not here! You HAVE to buy it, or provide a credit card with a £5k limit on it. So adding to the cost of the 2 vouchers was a further £70+, then a further £10 for training. So bargain experiences, became an expensive one. They both enjoyed the well organised day and I'm glad I took my camera, to avoid the high cost of a momento. (Make sure you give the lanyards and memory card back, or there's a further £80 charge)

I still love this place the Tuesday bike track evening are brilliant. Just turn up hoof round and smile. There are always a couple of good photographers around to make you look cool.

My son had the BEST time in n the police interceptor car. I'm really glad we got there earlier, because we were only number 3 in the queue, any later and we would have been there for much longer. It was chucking it down with rain and there is limited shelter to view the person driving, so I stood in the rain. We booked using a Virgin Experiences voucher, but on the day ended up spending at extra £71!! Make sure you save up before the day in expectation of this. Overall, he had a great time, but for 3 laps of a track, over £100 including our travel and ending up really soggy, I don't think it's worth it.

Had a wonderful experience celebrating our daughter's 18 birthday party with extended family and friends at the Old Courts this weekend. Jo, Michelle and the team were all so obliging in helping us plan all the details in advance and make the event as special as we had hoped. Nothing was too much trouble. Guests kept commenting on how gorgeous the venue was and helpful and friendly the staff were. Especially enjoyed the additional quiet space of the judge's chambers and the lovely bar. Even the loos are nicely finished. Beautiful atmosphere- an unforgettable evening.

I recently hosted my 30th birthday party at The Old Courts in Wigan and couldn’t be happier with the experience! The venue is spacious, full of character, and has a lovely quirky charm that all my guests adored. The booking process was simple and stress-free, and the pricing was very reasonable. A special shoutout to Jo and Michelle—both were absolutely amazing and made everything run smoothly. Highly recommend for any special occasion!

Held my 40th Birthday Party at the old courts last week. Everyone commented on how beautiful the venue was. It has real atmosphere. Michelle the host was super attentive and helped me sort out a bar tab for first drinks and a cocktail for the night. It was all very laid back and easy to deal with them - no drama. I was particularly pleased when they cut the cake into pieces for me - not a job I was looking forward to. The whole team were fab, friendly and helpful. It is so cheap to hire too! I’d definitely recommend.

The most wonderful wedding venue, which offers a tailored and personalised wedding. Strongly recommended. The best choice for the wedding venue. The brilliant staff involved on the day of the wedding, Kristie, Nicola and Emily and Nikola did an extraordinary job. Additionally, a special personal thank you to Nikola and Michelle for their ongoing support, management, patience and professional help with any issues before the ceremony. Thank you so much for making this day special and memorable.

Visited the old courts for an engagement party. Absolutely stunning building! Such a lovely venue. The staff, all of them were amazing. So friendly and welcoming and helpful, especially Michelle and the bouncer lady that was on the door and the lady that was cleaning up at the end, but I didn’t get their names. Service was efficient and the buffet area was great too. The lighting and the sound system was good. it has made me think that the next time I have a party that requires a function I will definitely book it myself! Great place , an asset to Wigan x

Absolute ball! Michelle R was amazing and so helpful. She spent the night making sure everything was going smoothly and blew our really difficult balloons up with no problem! I honestly can’t rate this place enough it was an amazing experience. Thank you again Michelle R and all the staff that also helped.

We had an amazing wedding day thanks to Michelle, Jo and the team at The Old Courts. Michelle made the build up to our wedding more manageable and less stressful by going above and beyond. Thank you to Dani from Rock and Soul events for making the venue look magical and thank you to the amazing Zha Olu for singing and getting the vibe going. We would definitely recommend The Old Courts to anyone looking for a venue for their wedding!

a great shopping center, I recommend it. prepared very well for Christmas. on the first floor, who loves books, there is a huge bookstore, on the second floor there is a good cafe with delicious coffee and delicious food. it is now my favorite shopping center in Wigan

Looks a bit tired. Car park gloomy and doors to shopping centre closed. You have to walk around the outside and down a dark entry. Didn't feel safe down there. Doors need to be opened again!!!

As the High Street continues its long, slow death, several large units formerly occupied by anchor tenants no longer trading lie empty. Maybe a great place to fill with cinemas and restaurants.

Modern and bright with a variety of shops.

Site of the old Wigan Casino and home to a very good George Formby statue. Really nice Shopping Centre with free toilets and it was kept very clean.

Big shopping centre with all amenities in great shops arcades and toilets and cafes. Good size parking with reasonable prices for a town centre.

Quite sad these days with markses, H&m, Next, TopShop, Debenhams all gone. Still has new look, Clarks, Superdrug, Waterstones. For now! Even the Costa has shut. Still, it's the nearest Waterstones and the muffin break is good for a cuppa. I park here if I am going to the primark, also our nearest. Frankly if the shops mentioned opened in robin park I'd never go into wigan centre at all.

Excellent Italian locally produced Ice Cream. Lovely setting in the park, great views from the Ist floor gallery.

A well kept public park with a fountain, café, bandstand, play area, pond, waterfall, and some sports facilities.

it’s a really big, clean park. Has playground and a super cool statue, a lake where you can feed the ducks, nice cafe shop to grab a coffee, tea or ice cream. You can do your work out, running, or riding bicycle, do a picnic as well. A relax day taking the sun

A lovely place with plenty of benches, beautiful greenery, and well kept flowers. The park is peaceful, with ducks and pigeons by the lake and lots of spots to sit and relax. There’s also a coffee house serving nice treats like ice cream, sandwiches, and biscuits. The area is wheelchair accessible, and I absolutely loved my visit.

A great park. Really well maintained. Been coming here since the 70s

I love this park been coming here since I was little not a lot has changed but it's always a tidy welcoming park. You can still grab a snack or ice cream just keep heading up towards the old mill/college building till you see the little building on a very small hill.

A park where you can spend time with your family, friendly to animals.

Beware. Only 180 mins allowed for parking. They have cameras monitoring and you get £100 fine if you go over 180 mins. Ridiculous considering there are numerous shops and restaurants etc. Why on earth would you limit parking to 180 minutes when people are likely going to be longer when shopping/having food etc. Most expensive few hours out I've had in Wigan!

Good selection of shops and food outlets . Just watch it can get busy and there are less spaces then you think. Lots of junctions so may need to be patient parking etc.

Shops are good but the parking is awful and complicated getting around the car park. Whoever designed the parking needs more training

Ok place if you are really bored. Not a lot of good shops. No bakery with nice cakes or desserts, no Zara shop, no H&M etc. Literally few shops ans nothing interesting.

Good selection of shops but the car parking and road lay out is shocking. Think whoever designed it was drunk or they copied it from a 3 year old

Fairly large retail park with Asda, Boots, Pets at Home, TK Maxx, Superdrug etc. Proximity to rugby / football ground means traffic can be a nightmare on match days.

KFC online just eat ,try and speak to a manager let alone request a refund for my £10 order I DIDNT receive for myself and partner. * NO FOOD ,NO REFUND ,NO CUSTOMER SERVICE,NOT RESOLVED will never use again Then they did it again to someone else who's vulnerable .can't give 0 stars

Lovely professional, friendly staff esp young Jake. Shame about the food- ran out of fries so my daughter couldn’t have a children’s meal & ordered a salt and pepper chicken wrap- to be told as soon as I’d paid- there will be no peppers on it. Could have informed me before I paid- would have chosen something else.

We recently had my daughter’s birthday party at Velocity Wigan Trampoline Park. We originally booked the Clip & Climb and Trampolining package, but around 3–4 weeks before the party I received a call explaining that the Clip & Climb section was closed due to a part issue. The staff were polite and apologetic on the phone, but nothing was offered as a goodwill gesture, even something small like a free slushie for the kids would have been appreciated. Had I known about the closure earlier, I would have booked a trampoline park closer to home, but by that point it was too late to make other arrangements. On the day, our party host was absolutely lovely, very friendly, helpful, and organised. She made sure the party room was beautifully set up, handled the cake, and even served it to the children. However, when we spoke, she mentioned that the Clip & Climb area had actually been closed all summer due to an accident, which made me question why I was able to book the Clip & Climb package at the end of summer in the first place if it had already been out of use for so long. That was quite disappointing to hear and felt misleading. The party room itself was great, decorated nicely, and the food was fantastic, plenty of pizza, chicken nuggets, chips, donuts, ice lollies, and drinks. There was more than enough to go around, and the kids really enjoyed it. However, I did find the main trampoline area extremely overcrowded, which made supervision difficult. While I was walking around keeping an eye on the children from our party, a few incidents occurred, one child from another group punched a girl from our party in the stomach (very well raised boys of course), and another boy repeatedly jumped on the same trampoline as my daughter, which ended up hurting her foot (all from the same party as well). None of this was seen by staff (understandably, as it was very busy), but we did report it and the staff spoke to the boys involved and of course their parents were no where in sight. Unfortunately, that didn’t seem to make much difference, and the rough play continued so then I had to try keep the children at my party all together to keep them safe and continue to tell off these boys. Despite these issues, my daughter and her friends still had a great time overall. The venue itself is fun and well-equipped, but the overcrowding, lack of proper supervision, and the misleading information about the Clip & Climb closure definitely took away from the experience. It’s a shame, because with a little more attention to safety and honesty with customers, it could have been a brilliant party.

My daughter had her 3rd birthday party here. Can’t say thank you enough to Ian who made the whole experience completely stress free! She loved it, and all her friends did too! I do have to say though the manager did upset 2 of the parents of the children, just being a complete jobs worth. Apart from her, everything was perfect! Thank you Ian and to the lovely girls who set up her room, you did it perfectly, sorry I didn’t catch your names.

We had such an amazing time at Velocity in Wigan for our kids' party! 🎉 Ben, our party host, was absolutely brilliant – super friendly, helpful, and just really understood what we needed to make the day go smoothly. All the kids (and parents!) loved it. Also want to give a big shout-out to the bartender upstairs ( Sunday 13th of July) – I didn’t catch his name, but he was fantastic! So lovely, really went the extra mile, and made everyone feel looked after. The place was spotlessly clean, and loads of guests commented on how nice everything was. We’re already planning to come back for the mega party next year! And a huge thank you to the whole team for being so supportive and helpful with some unexpected circumstances we had. Your kindness and flexibility meant a lot to us – we really, really appreciate it! 💛

Great place for the kids. My 3 year old loved toddler session. She didn’t want to leave. Excellent value for money.

Came here today my child (adhd ) nearly got out of the fire escape as I couldn’t get to her in time I was running to catch her. the staff was sat around chatting to each other not even moving not watching these kids if my child would have escaped and injured I would have taken legal action absolutely appalling. Won’t be returning if it’s the last trampoline park open in the country matches other reviews I’ve seen even when you call to book the staff are rude

Fantastic place for the whole family to enjoy. Burns the calories too! Nice modern facilities, clean and well maintained.

Great stadium to visit but was half empty of home supporters when I visited. Toilet facilities were horrendous with each toilet in the cubicles full of toxic waste and the pies were inedible and cold. Berr was expensive with not much choice. Stewards got a bit full on a 16yr boy who climbed 8ft into an old tv stand in high spirits with the stewards grabbing him by the neck and one twisting his wrist too hard, could have hurt the kid but luckily he was OK and the police let him bk in again...common sense prevailed. All in all a nice stadium and a 2-0 win sent us away fans happy, one to tick off the list but don't expect any atmosphere from the home fans.

The home of two teams the Wigan warriors giants in super league even though they did a Man City but money does attract the best players so some time breaking the salary cap was ok for the big guns but still in awe of the Andy Farrell s the Brian nobles. The Stuart fieldens .

As an adopted Wiganer, I've been following the TICs for approx. 10 years and I always really enjoy a day out at the DW stadium (especially when we win, of course!) . The club is very active in the local community and there is always a great pre-match family atmosphere in and around the stadium. . The club is conveniently located on a purpose built site close to Wigan town centre and next to Wigan's main retail park, Robin park. The stadium is really accessible and there are over 2000 carparking spaces on site costing only £5 on match days, which is exceptionally good value for money. . The onsite match catering is by far one of the best around and the Clayton Park pies are worth £4. Really good quality and an essential at halftime. The facilities are very clean and there are plenty of WC facilities available in each stand. . The stadium shop is specifically for Latics merch and prices are very reasonable. . Home or Away fans are guaranteed a welcoming visit to the TICs and the best pie in town.

Visited Wigan Athletic Fc with Fulham in the 4th round of the FA Cup. On arrival, we visited the Marquee bar.. a bar for away fans. We found the staff friendly and the drinks very cheap compared to London. Lots of seating. The ground itself is nice, although it's looking a bit tired now. Half time was a free for all with no queuing system.. which was a pain. The prices in the ground were significantly higher. All the staff were friendly and efficient. Good day out.

Away trip with Exeter, it's a nice stadium not too bad prices for food and drink. I had a steak pie and it was amazing I believe they are from a local bakery. Good location for food and pubs around the ground. Staff and home supporters where friendly.

Attended the comicon was a good day.

Easy to get to. Easy parking. Easy access to the stadium. Club shop finally has badges to add to the away collections

Great place to walk the dog. Easy access and parking. Usually not too busy depending on the time of day. Lots of grass land that is maintained throughout the year. Plenty benches too. Only thing that is missing are any bins for doggie bags 👍

I love walking with my dogs and grandchildren around this place. I like picking blackberries to make Bramble jelly 😋 There are plenty along the walk also there are 2 apple trees (I won't say where as its part of the fun finding them) but they are not situated together which are just ready to pick in September.

Nice walk, would be better if people picked up after their dogs.

We came for the fast food joints (pictured). We sampled every restaurant and were generally satisfied with the service, save for an unpleasant experience in Subway in which an angry crow had to be escorted from the premises. Some sort of disagreement surrounding corvid 19 restrictions, I think.

Always come here every week peaceful and quiet noone pestering you enjoying the fresh air more so now when we go for our daily exercise during lockdown

Lived in front of Viridir Wood until recently. Plenty of different variations/routes according to ability. Only two small inclines if you do the full circuit. Mostly flatish. If you're lucky you might see the resident deer. One part has a picnic table. Path is small stones so ideal if it's been wet.

Great place for dog walking or a trail run

Nice walk around the pond! Great for dog walks and nature watching! It's got a relatively dry footpath around however after heavy rain it can get a little muddy! (Don't wear your best shoes)

Great place to ride for cyclists

Beautiful place to walk summer or winter love taking the dogs around here

Beautiful place for a walk

A lovely place for a walk, with or without a dog

Nice for a good walk and there is a lake as well.

Great place to tier the kids out

Parking and leaving takes ages

Parking spot is reasonable. Lovely and quiet place to go for a walk. Some nice little features along the way. It is very local if a quick walk is all you want, about and hour. Great for dog walkers, nature walks

Lived near here all my life and love it, great place for dog walking or just going for a peaceful walk in the summer is nice too. It would be great if the paths were more wheelchair accessible as my dad likes to come here but in the muddy conditions it causes some issues. Puddles can get quite bad too near the carpark.

Lovely open space, great for dog walking.

Another great location for a fun dog walk.

Great for walking

Good for Dog walks

Great footpaths and trails for cycling or walking ...

Mega place for young kids, parking is limited and it's a shame it's stamped as a purely locals area, get it but, it's so so good for kids, lots of glitter in tree trunks, coins bashed in trees, at least one fairy door if you look hard enough(very tempted to discreetly add a couple more). Go with respect and leave no trace and this is a pleasant walk with a babbling stream and a few waterfalls. Lots or really nice interactions with other walkers, yake some wellies for kids and let them be a little mucky and wet it's well worth it

I visited the area with family a few weekends ago with the plan of a nice family walk and talk get-together. This is a lovely walk. Not suitable for tots or buggies. I normally prefer a loop walk but this was lovely. There is plenty of shade and cover from the elements of needed to keep you cool and dry. A few post fences to step over, includes forest, open fields and river sections with a turning point in a quaint spot for some refreshments and a comfort break. Whole walk takes about 2 hours at a steady comfortable pace.

Beautiful woodland walk around a shallow stream with hobbit style bridges and little waterfalls. There's a couple of benches to take a rest on but not advisable for either wheelchairs or people with mobility issues as there are several sets of steps and the ground can become quite boggy. We walked the dog and it's best on a weekday and in term time.

Visited fairy glen today. It was OK. But slightly disappointed especially hearing about it by others over the last few years how great it is. I've been to better places. It's just a woodland area situated in Parbold wigan with a few small waterfalls. Surrounded by residental area, fields and a busy A road. I parked on Stoneygate lane to gain access to fairy glen. Be careful as you park. I had a local resident leave a polite note on my car that I was to parked over on the Footpath. I disagree. But hey ho! Life is life. I won't be going again. It's a nice shaded place to take dogs on walks and also for little children to explore and have a splash in the running waters there. Lots of steep steps to walk up and down and uneven ground. So if not good on your feet be careful. There are a few memory benches situated around the Glenn that visitors can sit off on.

Twas good. Trees and stuff. Whimsical woodland paths with wooden bridges and some small waterfalls and streams running through with some interesting features and fairy dust. No specific parking we could find apart from in a nearby lay by next to the coffee and cake van. Probably wouldn't be great if you have accessibility needs due to steps throughout. Pathways have access to fields throughout and has a few entrance points so still maybe worth a try even if you do have accessibility needs. No public toilets or other facilities as far as I could tell. Our dog had a good time

Located on a busy road and the walk needs a bit of tlc. Great for kids to explore. Needs better signing and a bit of a revamp. The waterfall is great to see and the different furrows to explore.

Had a lovely walk through Fairy Glen, walked along the canal and into Parbold.