: Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:37 pm  

wigan pie man wrote:

if people from castleford end up in hindley green they deserve to be stuck in a traffic jam

read the initial advice for folk leaving the M61

its quicker turning right on the A6 towards Blackrod then left at the Poacher... but thats just my opinion.

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:55 pm  

ancientnloyal wrote:

its quicker turning right on the A6 towards Blackrod then left at the Poacher... but thats just my opinion.

i think thats a matter of opinion..........always seems longer to us that way.
probably cos we dont go that way very often.

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:05 pm  

I can never fathom why Yorkie folk dont just go M62 to the M6 then north a couple of junctions and off at Landgate, then its 5 mins tops to the JJB.

Messing about coming through Aspull / Hindley / wherever is a waste of time and soooo annoying.

Still, the more that go that way, the quieter it is for me

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 7:56 pm  

wigan pie man wrote:

if people from castleford end up in hindley green they deserve to be stuck in a traffic jam

read the initial advice for folk leaving the M61

ive always got off the m61 at the reebok and traveled into wigan coming down the hill from where central park was on the right,after that ive always found it a bit of a nightmare getting to the jjb,i once travelled by coach and it turned right at the tesco`s and seemed to take an age to get to the stadium following some kind of ring road is that quicker or is it better to head for wigan pier.

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:05 pm  

pie eater and proud of it wrote:

I can never fathom why Yorkie folk dont just go M62 to the M6 then north a couple of junctions and off at Landgate, then its 5 mins tops to the JJB.

Messing about coming through Aspull / Hindley / wherever is a waste of time and soooo annoying.

Still, the more that go that way, the quieter it is for me

What he said.

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:08 pm  

pie eater and proud of it wrote:

I can never fathom why Yorkie folk dont just go M62 to the M6 then north a couple of junctions and off at Landgate, then its 5 mins tops to the JJB.

Messing about coming through Aspull / Hindley / wherever is a waste of time and soooo annoying.

Still, the more that go that way, the quieter it is for me

If i was coming from yorkshire i would do the following:
M62 come off at Jnc 14 (A580) follow a580 to Haydock Island on M6 (preston) get off at next Jnc (jnc25) down warrington road straight down to asda.

but if you know the area then turn left at Goose Green labour club then turn right at the lights first left onto billinge road to ormskirk road, the through the next estate (cuts out being stuck in queues)

[DaveO]

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:47 pm  

So given we will be starting from Hindley Green having picked my Dad up what is the recommended route?

Back through Leigh/Lowton and on the M6 at Haydock??

Dave

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:03 pm  

pie eater and proud of it wrote:

I can never fathom why Yorkie folk dont just go M62 to the M6 then north a couple of junctions and off at Landgate, then its 5 mins tops to the JJB.

Messing about coming through Aspull / Hindley / wherever is a waste of time and soooo annoying.

Still, the more that go that way, the quieter it is for me

Nah it's not, the traffic down the A49 from the M6 is a pain in the booty at any time, never mind matchdays!

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:06 pm  

DaveO wrote:

So given we will be starting from Hindley Green having picked my Dad up what is the recommended route?

Back through Leigh/Lowton and on the M6 at Haydock??

Dave

I would.

The traffic is usually fine heading from Orrell to Robin Park...Especially if you skip the saddle by cutting through Norley/Worsley Hall (Well, that's if your wheels are still intact).

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:07 pm  

From North Manchester I always come M61, J6 way, through Aspull. Just google mapped the other suggestions:

M61 J6: 21.9 miles, 40 mins.
M62/M6: 29.3 miles, 40 mins.
M62/East Lancs/M6: 25.4 miles, 43 mins.
Hardly worth worrying about!

Regardless, somehow I always seem to set off 30 mins before kick-off and still make it.