Worthington Lakes, Wigan

Name: Worthington Lakes
Address: Wigan, United Kingdom

#8 among attractions in Wigan

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Worthington Lakes is a series of three reservoirs in Lancashire close to nearby Standish, off the A5106 Wigan to Chorley road in the north-west of England. They were constructed in the early 1860s to provide the clean water required by the rapidly growing town of Wigan. ()

Elevation: 233 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°35'23"N, 2°37'60"W

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Worthington Lakes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grand Arcade, The Galleries, Duxbury Woods, Wigan Parish Church.

3 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Grand Arcade, Wigan
77 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.
2.9 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Galleries, Wigan
75 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.
2.8 miN
Golf
Duxbury Woods, Chorley
73 min walk • Duxbury Woods is an area of woodland and parkland situated in Chorley, Lancashire, at the foot of the West Pennine Moors. The area originally existed as a township with the council meeting at the Yarrow Bridge pub; this was absorbed into Chorley Rural District in the early 20th century.
3 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Wigan Parish Church, Wigan
77 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.
2.6 miS
Park
Mesnes Park, Wigan
66 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.
1.6 miSE
Manor house, Park
Haigh Hall, Wigan
41 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.
1.2 miW
Church
Church of St Wilfrid
30 min walk • 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. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
1.8 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St David's Church, Wigan
46 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.
2.3 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Paul's Church, Chorley
59 min walk • St Paul's Church is in Railway Road, Adlington, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chorley, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
2.8 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture
St John's Church, Wigan
72 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.
2.7 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Mary's Church, Wigan
70 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.