Brilliant town hall tour and it's free! Dr McGrath was our tour guide, he was extremely knowledgeable and brought the history to life with stories, facts and artefacts. We were taken to the beautiful main room on the first floor then down to the strong room which was fascinating. We even got to see 'The Historie and Lives of the Kings of England" book from 1615. The tour is on the last Wednesday of each month at 11am (lasts an hour) and you can book free spaces in advance through the Wigan Council / Eventbrite website. There's a car park outside, £1 for an hour (but go for £1.60 for 2 hours as our tour overran) card, contactless or pay by phone payment.
Zee N
1 month ago
Beautiful building with beautiful decor well worth the ten minutes it takes too look around
David Wane
10 months ago
Went for one of the tours they have here. Staff was very lovely, caring and knowledgeable. Definitely recommend visiting.
A Young
1 year ago
Enjoyed the quiet place and the sunshine
William Tin
1 year ago
Very professional & helpful staff, always on hand to help customers
Teresa Regan
1 year ago
It was very interesting and learned some History and had a nice walk round .nice experience.
Lisa Topping
1 year ago
Really good went to sign book of condolence for the Queen 👍
Michael Bannister
1 year ago
Looking great for the ladies international women's football 🙂
Vinny Farrimond
2 years ago
Me and my 3 children loved the archives and will definitely be back when the little on is in a better mood. There was a cute little cafe, we are hoping to use next time x
Miss K
2 years ago
Professionally, lovingly restored building; superbly constructed archive area; fantastic exhibition space. I particularly loved the large scale map wall of our area, carefully pieced together from separate OS maps, and showing the plethora of mineral lines that crisscrossed these parts. Amazing!!
Mark Brown
2 years ago
A superb building to visit, especially via an Archives Tour. Great new cafe now open in the Town Hall foyer.
Arthur Martland
2 years ago
I once sharted here
Jane Doe
2 years ago
Easy parking, note 2mtr barrier. Easy access to building. Toilets on left when you go in.
Bob Sanders
2 years ago
What an amazing place.
Pete Farley
2 years ago
Has free parking on weekends
Shawn Johnson
2 years ago
Great time at the archives, various stuff on display and amazing books too.
Cerebral Abulkasem
2 years ago
Great trp thro the Archives by professional friendly staff
Ian Cunliffe
2 years ago
Very interesting Archives Exhibition go and take a look spinning jenny mural is stunning close up.
Lynda Bailey
3 years ago
The reception was welcoming and helpful , unfortunately I was not aware that the library building was only due to open between 10am and 2pm . I didn't check before I paid a visit so had a 20 Min. Wait
Thomas Whittle
3 years ago
Nice place to skate when there are not a lot of options
EVERYDAY Gaming
3 years ago
Trying to talk to a real person is impossible, all numbers are just for paying council tax. Waste of time
Lisa Smith
4 years ago
good town hal
Nick Crompton
6 years ago
Would be nice if Leigh had it's own council again a lovely building not being used for it's purpose make Leigh great again we need our own council not wigans
resident eagle
6 years ago
