Welcome to Visit Whelley Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Whelley


Visit Whelley PlacesVisit Whelley places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Whelley places to visit. A unique way to experience Whelley’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Whelley as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.

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Whelley is an area of northeast Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it is mainly a residential area, between New Springs and Scholes. It is consistently a Labour supporting area, with a Labour club and a primary school. When you visit Whelley, Walkfo brings Whelley places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Whelley Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Whelley


Visit Whelley – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit

With 53 audio plaques & Whelley places for you to explore in the Whelley area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Whelley places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

Why visit Whelley with Walkfo Travel Guide App?


Visit Whelley PlacesYou can visit Whelley places with Walkfo Whelley to hear history at Whelley’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Whelley has 53 places to visit in our interactive Whelley map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Whelley, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Whelley places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Whelley & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 53 audio facts unique to Whelley places in an interactive Whelley map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Whelley Places Map
53 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

  Whelley historic spots

  Whelley tourist destinations

  Whelley plaques

  Whelley geographic features

Walkfo Whelley tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Whelley

  

Best Whelley places to visit


Whelley has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Whelley’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Whelley’s information audio spots:

Whelley photo St Mary’s Church, Lower Ince
St Mary’s Church is in Warrington Road, Lower Ince, Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the diocese of Liverpool.
Whelley photo Old Town Hall, Wigan
The Old Town Hall was a former municipal facility at the corner of King Street and Rodney Street in Wigan, England. The building, which was designated a Grade II listed building in 1990, was demolished in September 2013.
Whelley photo Wigan Town Hall
The new Town Hall is a former technical college in Library Street, Wigan, England which was converted into a municipal facility in 1990. It is a Grade II listed building.
Whelley photo Mesnes Park, Wigan
Mesnes Park is a Victorian public park dating from 1878 in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The elongated 12 hectares (30 acres) park lies to the north-west of Wigan town centre. It comprises formal flower beds in grass lawns, a pool, children’s playgrounds, mini golf, sports grounds and a café.
Whelley photo St John’s Church, Wigan
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. Construction on both churches, was done in a spirit of competition so they both were finished in the same year, 1819.
Whelley photo St Mary’s Church, Wigan
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.
Whelley photo Mab’s Cross
Mab’s Cross, in Wigan, Greater Manchester, is a stone cross probably dating from the 13th century. It is one of four stone crosses originally used as waymarkers along the medieval route from Wigan to Chorley. The cross was moved across the road in 1922 as part of a road widening scheme.
Whelley photo Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
The Royal Albert Edward Infirmary is located in Wigan Lane, Wigan, Greater Manchester. It is managed by the Wrightington and Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.
Whelley photo St Jude’s Church, Wigan
St Jude’s Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the Worsley Mesnes area of Wigan, Greater Manchester. It was completed in 1965 and is a Grade II listed building in the Modernist style.

Visit Whelley plaques


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Whelley has 4 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Whelley plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Whelley using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Whelley plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.