Haigh
Haigh is an area of Wigan in the county of Greater Manchester.
There are great places to visit near Haigh including some great towns, hills, ancient sites, round cairns, hiking areas, old mines, ruins, historic sites, lakes, historic monuments, rivers and streams, woodlands, geological features, nature reserves, villages, historic buildings, country parks, waterfalls, events, bluebell woods, sssis, parks, shopping centres, gardens, canals, cities, museums, disused railway lines, moated sites and airports.
Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Little Lever, Salford Quays, Rochdale, and Littleborough are great places to visit near Haigh if you like towns.
The area around Haigh boasts some of the best hills including Winter Hill, Winter Hill Summit, Adam Hill, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, The Great Knoll, and Burnt Edge.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Haigh area like Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, Noon Hill, Two Lads, Hanging Stone, Rivington Cup Marked Stone, and Rainsough Hill Camp.
Winter Hill Tumulus, White Brow Cairn, and Noon Hill are great places to visit near Haigh if you like round cairns.
The area around Haigh features a number of interesting hiking areas including Winter Hill Summit, Hole Bottom, Hole Bottom Mining Area, Crooked Edge Hill, Whimberry Hill, Burnt Edge, and Turton Moor.
There are a number of old mines near Haigh including Winter Hill Mines, Winter Hill Tunnel, Rivington Moor Colliery (ruin), Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin), Hole Bottom Mining Area, Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin), and Prospect (ruin).
Haigh has some unmissable ruins nearby like Rivington Moor Brickworks (ruin), Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, Ouzel Hall (site of), Wildersmoor Pit Kilns (ruin), Prospect (ruin), Rivington Moor Bell Pits (ruin), and Burnt Edge Colliery (ruin).
There are a number of historic sites near Haigh including Hole Bottom, Winter Hill Brick and Tile Works, and Hole Bottom Mining Area.
There are a number of lakes near Haigh including Reservoir Of Dean Mills, The Turton Reservoirs, Turton and Entwistle Reservoir, Jumbles Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir, Rivington Lakes And Reservoirs, and Yarrow Reservoir.
Don't miss Two Lads, Holy Well Spring, Bury Castle, Worsley Green Monument, and Hyde War Memorial's historic monuments if visiting the area around Haigh.
Don't miss Rushtons Brook, Holden's Brook, Stones Bank Brook, Cadshaw Brook, Roscow Clough, Dean Brook, and Raveden Brook's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Haigh.
The area around Haigh boasts some of the best woodlands including Fox Hill Plantation, Ousel Nest Quarry, Walker Fold Woods, Raveden Clough, Roscow's Tenement Clough, Dean Wood - Rivington, and Rivington Hall Wood.
Jumbles Fossil Tree, Fairy Battery, The Margery Flags at Rivington Pike, Tigers Clough, and Jepsons Clough are great places to visit near Haigh if you like geological features.
There are a several good nature reserves in the Haigh area like Ousel Nest Quarry, Doffcocker Lodge, Nob End SSSI, Leverhulme Park, Aspull Sough, Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve, and Pennington Flash.
Villages to visit near Haigh include Cadshaw, Rivington, Barrow Bridge, Bromley Cross, Chapeltown, Whelley, and Standish.
Don't miss Turton Tower, Prospect Tower, Archway at Turton Tower, Medieval Style Railway Bridge at Turton Tower, Smithills Hall, Sheephouse Farm, and Dean Gate's historic buildings if visiting the area around Haigh.
Don't miss Smithills Country Park, Moses Gate Country Park, Cutacre Country Park, Hollingworth Country Park, Haigh Country Park, Pennington Flash, and Burrs Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Haigh.
The area around Haigh boasts some of the best waterfalls including Roscow Clough Waterfall, Smithills Hall Park Waterfall, Langshaw Ford Weir, Raveden Clough Waterfall, Raveden Plantation Waterfall, Yarrow Reservoir Overflow Cascade, and Upper Rivington Reservoir Yarrow Outflow.
Haigh is near some unmissable events like Rivington Pike Easter,
Dean Wood - Rivington, Rivington Hall Wood, Horrocks Wood, Old House Ground Plantation, and Etherow Country Park are some of Haigh best bluebell woods to visit near Haigh.
There are a several good sssis in the area around Haigh like Nob End SSSI.
The area around Haigh features a number of interesting parks including Queens Park, Hall Lee Bank Park, Moss Bank Park, Wythenshawe Park and Gardens, Gorton Park, Debdale Park, and Heaton Park.
The area around Haigh boasts some of the best shopping centres including Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, Manchester Christmas Markets, The Trafford Centre, and Manchester Arndale.
There are a several good gardens in the Haigh area like The Rock Garden, The Walled Garden at Moss Bank, and RHS Garden Bridgewater.
There are a number of canals near Haigh including Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal at Prestolee, The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Haigh, Top Lock at Wigan, Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Crooke, The Leeds and Liverpool Canal near Shevington, Rochdale Canal Western Section, and Bridgewater Canal.
Don't miss Salford, and Manchester's cities if visiting the area around Haigh.
Salford Museum and Art Gallery, and The Imperial War Museum Salford are some of Haigh best museums to visit near Haigh.
The area around Haigh features a number of interesting disused railway lines including The Old Whelley Line, Lancashire Union Joint Line, Ringley Road Station (ruin), Clifton - Accrington and Colne Line (disused), and Linnyshaw Loopline.
The area close to Haigh boasts some of the best moated sites including Wigan Golf Club.
The area around Haigh's best airports can be found at Manchester Airport.
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Shopping in Wigan
Spinning Gate - Leigh Market Hall Gas Street, Hope Carr
Spinning Gate - Leigh Market Hall mall
The Grand Arcade Stairgate, Longshoot
The Grand Arcade mall
Smithy Green Precinct Stopford Street, Scholes
Smithy Green Precinct mall
Marus Bridge Retail Park Marus Bridge, Wigan
Marus Bridge Retail Park retail park
Wharf Mill Retail Park Wallgate, Wigan
Wharf Mill Retail Park retail park
Robin Retail Park Newtown, Wigan
Robin Retail Park retail park
Wheatlea Park Marus Bridge, Wigan
Wheatlea Park retail park
Robin Park Newtown, Wigan
Robin Park retail park
Poolstock Shopping Precinct Poolstock, Wigan
Poolstock Shopping Precinct retail park
Parsonage Retail Park Westleigh, Leigh
Parsonage Retail Park retail park
ALDI 70, King Street
ALDI supermarket
Tesco Extra Central Park Way, Longshoot
Tesco Extra supermarket
Lidl 2, Derby Street
Lidl supermarket
Asda Soho Street, Robin Park
Asda supermarket
ALDI Leighbrook Way, Westleigh
ALDI supermarket
Lidl Darlington Street, Longshoot
Lidl supermarket
Tesco Tyldesley Road, Atherton
Tesco supermarket
Sainsbury's Leighbrook Way, Westleigh
Sainsbury's supermarket
Co-op Food 134, Haigh Road
Co-op Food supermarket
Asda Bolton Road, Atherton
Asda supermarket
Asda Atherleigh Way, Westleigh
Asda supermarket
Spar 3, Scot Lane
Spar supermarket
The Food Warehouse Leighbrook Way, Westleigh
The Food Warehouse supermarket
Co-op Food Car Street, Spring View
Co-op Food supermarket
M&S Foodhall Robin Park Road, Newtown
M&S Foodhall supermarket
Top Nosh Scholefield Lane, Scholes
Top Nosh supermarket
Tesco Extra Derby Street, Leigh
Tesco Extra supermarket
Asda Market Place, Leigh
Asda supermarket
Lidl Woodhouse Lane, Crooke
Lidl supermarket
The Food Warehouse Highfield Grange Avenue, Goose Green
The Food Warehouse supermarket