How to find us
Keep Britain Tidy Central Services is based at The Pier, Wigan. It is easy to get to by train, car, bus, cycling or on foot if you live locally.
By train
Long distance trains
Keep Britain Tidy is within 10 minutes walk of Wigan North Western which is served by hourly services to London and Birmingham. It takes under two hours to get to Wigan by train from London and 1 hour and 20 minutes from Birmingham.
Virgin trains have sockets for you to plug your laptop in. Why not work on the way and let the train take the strain?
Local trains
Keep Britain Tidy is within 10 minutes walk of Wigan Wallgate station which is served by regular local trains from Manchester, Salford and Bolton. If you are travelling from Manchester, there are four trains an hour from Manchester Victoria and one from Manchester Piccadilly – the journey will take about 40 minutes.
By car
We have limited car parking spaces at our office so please request a car parking space by calling 01942 612621 in advance, to avoid disappointment.
By bus
The nearest bus stops to Keep Britain Tidy are on Pottery Road. Ask the driver for Wigan Pier. Keep Britain Tidy is served by the following bus routes:
206 Wigan – Upholland – Wrightongton Hospital
352 Wigan – Billinge – St Helens
375 Wigan – Orrell Post – Ormskirk – Southport
385 Higher Ince – Wigan – Ormskirk – Southport
600 Leigh – Ashton-in-Makerfield – Bryn – Wigan
610 Wigan – Worsley Mesnes – Hawkley Hall Circular
621 Wigan – Pemberton – Kitt Green Circular
622 Wigan – Worsley – Pemberton – Kitt Green Circular
624 Bottling Wood – Wigan – Worsley Hall easylink
628 Wigan – Kitt Green – Norley Hall Circular
630 Platt Bridge – Wigan – Billinge easylink
631 Wigan – Highfield Grange – Pemberton Circular
632 Wigan – Highfield Grange – Marus Bridge Circular
638 Wigan – Standish – Wrightington Hosp Circular
639 Wigan – Wrightington Hosp – Standish Circular
640 Wigan – Standish – Shevington Circular
641 Wigan – Standish – Bradley Mills Circular
674 Belle Green – Wigan – Beech Hill – Bottling Wood
938 Wrightington Hospital – Gathurst – Wigan
Download bus timetables from GMPTE
Walking and cycling
Keep Britain Tidy is about a 12 minute walk from Wigan Bus Station or 10 minutes walk from the train station. Walking this distance will help you achieve a third of your daily recommended exercise! To plan your walking route to Keep Britain Tidy use www.walkit.com The postcode for Keep Britain Tidy is WN3 4EX.
Keep Britain Tidy welcomes cyclists and there are cycle parking racks underneath our building for your use. Our office is situated close to the following cycle routes:
- A traffic free route along the canal towpath to Appley Bridge and Ince
- An on road route with cycling facilities along Warrington Road to Ashton-in-makerfield