Borsdane Wood, Wigan

Name: Borsdane Wood
Address: Wigan, United Kingdom

#19 among attractions in Wigan

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Borsdane Wood is an Ancient Semi Natural Woodland in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is believed to have been continuous woodland cover since before 1600 AD and is composed of native tree species that have not obviously been planted. Borsdane Wood was designated a Local Nature Reserve in 1986. ()

Coordinates: 53°32'60"N, 2°34'12"W

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Borsdane Wood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grand Arcade, Haigh Hall, Wigan Town Hall, St David's Church.

2.4 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Grand Arcade, Wigan
62 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 miNW
Manor house, Park
Haigh Hall, Wigan
57 min walk • Haigh Hall is a historic country house in Haigh, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Built between 1827 and 1840 for James Lindsay, 7th Earl of Balcarres, it replaced an ancient manor house and was a Lindsay family home until 1947, when it was sold to Wigan Corporation.
2.5 miW
City hall, Library
Wigan Town Hall, Wigan
64 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.
2.1 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St David's Church, Wigan
54 min walk • St David's Church is in Copperas Lane, Haigh, 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.
1.1 miS
Area
Hindley, Wigan
27 min walk • Hindley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. Lying three miles east of Wigan it covers an area of 2,580 acres.
2 miE
City hall
Westhoughton Town Hall, Bolton
52 min walk • Westhoughton Mill or Rowe and Dunscough's Mill, in Mill Street in Westhoughton, near Bolton in the historic county of Lancashire, was the site of a Luddite arson attack in 1812.
2.4 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St John's Church, Wigan
61 min walk • 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.
1.9 miW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Catharine's Church, Wigan
50 min walk • 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. Its benefice is united with that of Christ Church, Ince-in-Makerfield.
2.4 miW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Mary's Church, Wigan
61 min walk • St Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the Standishgate area of Wigan, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1818 and is a Grade II* listed building. It is in the Wigan deanery of the Archdiocese of Liverpool. It is within 200 feet of another Catholic church, St John's Church.
1.2 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Peter's Church, Wigan
32 min walk • St Peter's Church is located on the junction of Atherton Road and Liverpool Road, Hindley, 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.
1.9 miW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Stephen's Church, Wigan
50 min walk • St Stephen's Church is in Balcarres Avenue, Whelley, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Wigan and West Lancashire, and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is united with that of St John, New Springs.