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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Platt Bridge


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

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Platt Bridge is 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Wigan town centre along the spine of the A573 road. Historically part of Hindley Urban District, in Lancashire, the area is now a residential suburb. The name comes from “plat” meaning a foot-bridge. Two railways pass through the area; one, the West Coast Main Line, the other a disused industrial line. When you visit Platt Bridge, Walkfo brings Platt Bridge places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Platt Bridge Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Platt Bridge


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With 57 audio plaques & Platt Bridge places for you to explore in the Platt Bridge area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Platt Bridge places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.

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Visit Platt Bridge PlacesYou can visit Platt Bridge places with Walkfo Platt Bridge to hear history at Platt Bridge’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Platt Bridge has 57 places to visit in our interactive Platt Bridge 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 Platt Bridge, 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 Platt Bridge places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Platt Bridge & the surrounding areas.

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57 tourist, history, culture & geography spots


 

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

  

Best Platt Bridge places to visit


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

Platt Bridge 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.
Platt Bridge 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.
Platt Bridge 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.
Platt Bridge 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.
Platt Bridge 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.
Platt Bridge photo HM Prison Hindley
HM Prison Hindley is a male prison located in the village of Bickershaw (near Wigan) in Greater Manchester. It is operated by Her Majesty’s Prison Service.
Platt Bridge 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.
Platt Bridge 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.

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Platt Bridge has 4 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Platt Bridge 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 Platt Bridge using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Platt Bridge plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.