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Haydock Park Racecourse, Newton-Le-Willows WA12 0HQ. Tel: 01942
402624. Haydock Park is the North West's premier dual purpose
racecourse located half way between Liverpool and Manchester,
just off junction 23 of the M6 motorway. With around 30 events
a year, we offer an excellent choice of top-class fixtures over
the jumps and flat. www.haydock-park.co.uk. About 5 miles northeast
of St Helens.
The World of Glass, Chalon
Way East, St Helens, Merseyside. WA10 1BX. Tel: 08700 114466.
LIVE glassblowing and over 30 stunning displays and shows. www.worldofglass.com.
In the centre of St Helens.
PENNINGTON FLASH COUNTRY PARK, Off St Helens Road, Leigh, Greater
Manchester, WN7 3PA. Tel: 01942 605253. 200 hectare Country Park,
centred on a 70 hectare lake. Well maintained paths cater for
walkers, cyclists and horse riders. Bird watching hides (with
wheelchair access), overlooking the Nature Reserve and it's 230
species of birds. Information Centre. 9 hole golf course. Children’s
play area, picnic and recreation areas, fishing. Pay and display
parking. About 8 miles northeast of St Helens.
THREE SISTERS RECREATION
AREA, Three Sisters Road, Bryn, Ashton-in-Makerfield, WN4 8DD.
Tel: 01942 720453. Reclaimed colliery spoil heaps now providing
a large recreation area. Motor sports in the Arena run by Aintree
Racing Drivers School. (More information below). Coarse fishing.
Canoeing. Model boats. Footpaths for walkers, cyclists and horse
riders. Toilets and Free Parking. About 4 miles northeast of
St Helens.
Three Sisters Race Circuit, Three Sisters Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield,
Lancashire, WN4 8DD. Tel: 0800 234 6034. The Racing School is
Europe's longest established race school and has been delivering
exceptional driving gifts and experiences since 1978. We operate
our experiences at Rockingham Motor Speedway in Northamptonshire
and Three Sisters Race Circuit in Lancashire. www.racing-school.co.uk.
About 4 miles northeast of St Helens.
Wigan Pier, Wallgate,
Wigan, WN3 4EU. Tel: 01942 323666. Situated on the banks of the
Leeds-Liverpool Canal, Wigan Pier is one of the north west’s
favourite visitor attractions. At the heart of The Wigan Pier
Experience is The Way We Were, an authentic recreation of life
in the 1900s for the people of Wigan and surrounding Lancashire.
The Trencherfield Mill Steam Engine, considered to be one of
‘the world's marvels of engineering’, has now been
given a new lease of life, roaring back into action in September
2004. About 7 miles northeast of St Helens.
Knowsley Safari Park, Prescot, Merseyside, L34 4AN. Tel: 0151
430 9009. Knowsley Safari Park is one of Merseyside's premier
leisure attractions with around 30 species of mammal roaming
200 hectares of land, plus a few birds, reptiles and invertebrates.
www.knowsley.com. About 2 miles west of St Helens.
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