because those folk are too thick to realise there are alternate routes

And people coming from Castleford will know these alternatives?

if people from castleford end up in hindley green they deserve to be stuck in a traffic jam



read the initial advice for folk leaving the M61

its quicker turning right on the A6 towards Blackrod then left at the Poacher... but thats just my opinion.

i think thats a matter of opinion..........always seems longer to us that way.
probably cos we dont go that way very often.

I can never fathom why Yorkie folk dont just go M62 to the M6 then north a couple of junctions and off at Landgate, then its 5 mins tops to the JJB.

Messing about coming through Aspull / Hindley / wherever is a waste of time and soooo annoying.

Still, the more that go that way, the quieter it is for me

ive always got off the m61 at the reebok and traveled into wigan coming down the hill from where central park was on the right,after that ive always found it a bit of a nightmare getting to the jjb,i once travelled by coach and it turned right at the tesco`s and seemed to take an age to get to the stadium following some kind of ring road is that quicker or is it better to head for wigan pier.

What he said.

If i was coming from yorkshire i would do the following:
M62 come off at Jnc 14 (A580) follow a580 to Haydock Island on M6 (preston) get off at next Jnc (jnc25) down warrington road straight down to asda.

but if you know the area then turn left at Goose Green labour club then turn right at the lights first left onto billinge road to ormskirk road, the through the next estate (cuts out being stuck in queues)

So given we will be starting from Hindley Green having picked my Dad up what is the recommended route?

Back through Leigh/Lowton and on the M6 at Haydock??

Dave

Nah it's not, the traffic down the A49 from the M6 is a pain in the at any time, never mind matchdays!

I would.

The traffic is usually fine heading from Orrell to Robin Park...Especially if you skip the saddle by cutting through Norley/Worsley Hall (Well, that's if your wheels are still intact).

From North Manchester I always come M61, J6 way, through Aspull. Just google mapped the other suggestions:

M61 J6: 21.9 miles, 40 mins.
M62/M6: 29.3 miles, 40 mins.
M62/East Lancs/M6: 25.4 miles, 43 mins.
Hardly worth worrying about!

Regardless, somehow I always seem to set off 30 mins before kick-off and still make it.

Or you could go down Bickershaw lane to Plat Waz, at the lights with the tan shop on the right, turn right towards ashton.

once you get near ashton turn right at the petrol station (think it Tesco express) follow road to top. (watch out for speed camera in dip as you pass 3 sisters) at lights turn right, follow road to round about and you then on warrington road (M6 Junct 25 entrance & Exit) follow road straight down to asda etc

Turn right at Hindley Green Bethel (Leigh Road) towards Leigh.
About a mile on your right you will see Bickershaw Lane, turn down that road and stay on it until you hit Abram, turn right at the junction towards Platt Bridge, cary straight on towards Wigan Town Centre.

15-20 minutes tops!

Typed all mine out and didn't look at your post.

Great minds though!

Why would anyone coming from Yorkshire need to touch Hindley?

I would not recommend going to Hindley, it has local shops for local people, who are generally bummers.

no, you're mad... to hindley, ince then towards scotsmans flash, turn right at church... saves the queue where carpet world used to be. I go from atherton and takes 20 minutes if i set out at 6pm

i work in oldham and always come home down the 62 and east lancs then on the m6, much easier seeing as i live quite close to j25 , and id say its the better way of gettin to the match from yorkshire, dont have to mess about goin either through hindley or past the reebok, and j25 brings you into wigan much closer to the stadium anyway.

As if the trip isn't bad enough for people East of Leeds....better leave work now. Can't you just share with Bolton?

So you know the correct way to oldham then?

Along the East Lancs.
Get on the M6 at Haydock.

Come off at junction 26 and head for Wigan.

Turn left at the traffic lights at White Swan Pub into Fleet St. (merges into City Road)

In 400 yds turn right into Montrose Ave.

Straight on for 1.5 miles to the JJB.

Spot on. My route of preference when travelling from the dark side