H. J. Heinz, Wigan

Name: H. J. Heinz
Address: Kitt Green, Wigan, WN5 0JL, United Kingdom

#33 among attractions in Wigan

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The H. J. Heinz, Wigan factory is a food manufacturing plant owned by H. J. Heinz Company, based in Kitt Green, Orrell, Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It is one of the largest food processing plants in Europe and the largest H. J. Heinz facility in the world. It produces over one billion cans of food annually and employs around 850 people. ()

Built: 21 May 1959 (65 years ago)Coordinates: 53°33'6"N, 2°41'5"W

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Kitt GreenWigan WN5 0JL United Kingdom

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H. J. Heinz – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: DW Stadium, Museum of Wigan Life, Grand Arcade, The Galleries.

1.3 miE
Sport venue, Sport complex, Football
DW Stadium, Wigan
33 min walk • The DW Stadium is a stadium in Robin Park, in Wigan, within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The ground is owned and managed by Wigan Football Company Limited, which is 85% owned by Wigan Athletic and 15% owned by Wigan local authority.
2.3 miE
Art museum, History museum, Museum
Museum of Wigan Life, Wigan
60 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Wigan, the Museum of Wigan Life offers a captivating journey through the local history and heritage of this vibrant town in the United Kingdom. Established in a stately building that once served as the town's library, this museum is a treasure...
2.3 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Grand Arcade, Wigan
59 min walk • The Grand Arcade is a shopping centre in the town centre of Wigan, England. Built in 2007, it consists of 39 retailers with a total annual footfall of 6.3 million people. It currently extends to 439,000 sq ft, with units varying in size. The centre is owned and operated by RDI REIT, a property investment business.
2.2 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Galleries, Wigan
56 min walk • The Galleries is a shopping complex in the town centre of Wigan, Greater Manchester owned by Wigan Council. It is divided into three sections formed from three formally independent schemes: The Galeries Shopping Centre, Marketgate Shopping Centre and The Makinson Arcade.
2.1 miE
Historical place, Museum
Trencherfield Mill, Wigan
53 min walk • Trencherfield Mill is a cotton spinning mill standing next to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It was built in 1907. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964.
2.2 miE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Wigan Parish Church, Wigan
56 min walk • All Saints' Church in Wallgate, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, is an Anglican parish church. It is in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the Diocese of Liverpool.
1.9 miE
Park
Mesnes Park, Wigan
50 min walk • Mesnes Park park lies to the north-west of Wigan town centre with its main entrance at the junction of Bridgeman Terrace and Mesnes Park Terrace.
1.7 miSE
Bridge
Adam Viaduct, Wigan
44 min walk • The Adam Viaduct is a grade II listed concrete underbridge in Wallgate, Wigan. The bridge, constructed in 1946, is the earliest prestressed concrete railway bridge in the United Kingdom, with only some examples in Switzerland being earlier.
1 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St John the Divine's Church, Wigan
26 min walk • St John the Divine's Church is in Church Street, Lamberhead Green, Pemberton, 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.
1.7 miSW
Church
Church of St Thomas the Martyr
43 min walk • 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. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
2.3 miE
City hall, Library
Wigan Town Hall, Wigan
59 min walk • The new Town Hall is a former technical college in Library Street, Wigan, England which was converted into a municipal facility in 1990. It is a Grade II listed building.

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How to get to H. J. Heinz by public transport?

The nearest stations to H. J. Heinz:

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Gathurst (17 min walk)