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Wigan with kids: days out, clubs and events
A quick way into Wigan with children: the free days out, places for a rainy day, clubs that meet every week and what’s coming up, all from the map.
On the map within about 7 km:
📅 What’s on in Wigan this weekend
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Free to get into
- Museum of Wigan Life Museum & attraction · Wigan · Free
- Bickershaw Country Park Park & nature walk · Westleigh · Free
- Pennington Flash Country Park Park & nature walk · Pennington · Free
- Mesnes Park Park & nature walk · Swinley · Free
- Marylebone Park Park & nature walk · Marylebone · Free
- Laithwaite Park Park & nature walk · Newtown · Free
For a rainy day
- Hollywood Bowl Wigan Museum & attraction · Wigan
- Orrell Water Park Swimming & leisure · Higher End
- Hollywood Bowl, Middlebrook Museum & attraction · Middlebrook
- Wigan Life Centre Swimming & leisure · Wigan
- Run and Jump Soft play · Wigan
- Children's Play Centre, Ince-in-Makerfield Soft play · Ince-in-Makerfield
Out in the fresh air
- Alexandra Park, Spring Bank Park & nature walk · Spring Bank · Free
- Walmesley Park Park & nature walk · Ince-in-Makerfield · Free
- Kipling Park Park & nature walk · Worsley Mesnes · Free
- Highfield Park Playground Play park · Highfield · Free
- Haigh Woodland Park (2) Park & nature walk · Haigh · Free
Clubs that meet every week
- Mesnes Park junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Wigan · Every Sunday at 9am
- Wigan RUFC Under-9s Sports club · Wigan · Training Wednesdays 6.30-7.30pm; matches Sunday mornings (about 11am)
- 2nd Wigan Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Wigan · Anchors (5–8) Mondays 7.00 pm–8.00 pm; Juniors (8–11) Mondays 7.00 pm–8.30 pm; Company (11–15) MONDAYs 7.00 pm–9.00 pm; Seniors (15–18) Mondays 7.00pm–9.00 pm
- 8th Wigan Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Hindley · Anchors (5–8) Thursdays 5.45pm–6.45pm; Juniors (8–11) Thursdays 6.45pm–7.45pm; Company (11–15) Thursdays 7.45pm–9.30pm; Seniors (15–18) Thursdays 7.45pm–9.30pm
- 1st Bryn Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Wigan · Anchors (5–8) Tuesdays 18.00–19.30; Juniors (8–11) Tuesdays 18.00–19.30; Company (11–15) Tuesdays 19.30–21.30
- Strawberry ARTS Dance & gymnastics · Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan
- 12th Wigan Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Wigan · Anchors (5–8) Wednesdays 6.30pm–7.30pm; Juniors (8–11) Tuesdays 7.00pm–8.15pm; Company (11–15) Fridays 7.00pm–9.30pm; Seniors (15–18) Fridays 7.00pm–9.30pm
- Leigh junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Leigh · Every Sunday at 9am