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  • Pennington Flash

    Greater Manchester

    1. Photograph: Jeremy Atkinson at English Wikimedia

Pennington Flash

Circular walk

A circular dog friendly walk around Pennington Flash Country Park. Situated in Leigh, around 6-miles south-east of Wigan, Pennington Flash is a popular country park and nature reserve. At its centre is a 70-hectacre lake (the 'Flash'), formed as a result of mining subsidence and flooding. Downloadable map available here.

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Useful Information

How to get there: Sign posted from the A580 East Lancs Road. Follow the signs and turn onto the A579 Atherleigh Way then left onto the A572 St Helens Road. The main entrance is situated on St Helens Road opposite Leigh Fire Station.

Grid Reference: SJ 643 990
Nearest Postcode: WN7 3PA
Parking: Pennington Flash Country Park car park.
Facilities: Toilets.

Distance

3.2 miles

Difficulty

Easy

Time

2hrs

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The Walk

A circular walk around part of an impressive country park.

Map with thanks to Ordnance Survey.

Walk

1 From the car park, with the lake on your left head out along the path. Follow the path as it heads north and continue on it with the lake always relatively close to your left side. Follow this all the way round to point 2 on the map.

2 When you reach this point, at Byrom Lane, follow this (keeping to the pavement), then turn right to follow the road bend. Carefully cross the road and go down Green Lane, on your left. Follow this lane and it turns into a path. Follow the path and the lake will be on your left. The path leads back to the car park, just keep the lake to your left for the duration.

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