Matchday parking at The Brick Community Stadium
Set your sat-nav to WN5 0UN for Stadium Way and the official supporter car parks. Do not use the main-reception postcode WN5 0UZ if your destination is Car Park 1, as this leads to Loire Drive instead.
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Your route into The Brick Community Stadium
Head for the Calisen North Stand, the visiting-supporter end behind the goal. From Wigan North Western or Wallgate, follow the signed route west from the town centre towards Robin Park Road and then the stadium, allowing around half an hour to reach the away entrance. If arriving by car, use Stadium Way, WN5 0UN, and follow signs for Car Park 1. The away ticket office, when operating, is at the north-west corner near the visiting section. The away bar beneath the North Stand is not guaranteed to open for every fixture. Check the visiting-club notice before making it part of your plan.
Away Fans’ Guide | Wigan Athletic ↗Parking & park-and-ride
For most visiting drivers, use the official £7 Away Car Park 1 at The Brick Community Stadium. You can pre-book through the club's linked parking service or pay on the day if space remains. It is beside the Calisen North Stand, so this is the simplest choice for families or anyone wanting a short walk. If you would rather save the money, use Trencherfield Mill Car Park, WN3 4EH, near Wigan Pier. Wigan Council confirms free parking there on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays, with £3 all-day parking on weekdays. Allow roughly 20–30 minutes to reach the visiting entrance and use the public roads and signed walking routes towards Robin Park. We could not confirm any specific unrestricted section of Miry Lane, Martland Mill or the nearby residential streets. Fans report parking around these areas, but reports do not establish legal permission. Wigan's controlled zones, yellow lines and on-street signs still apply. As a fallback, Water Street multi-storey is another council car park free at weekends. Its weekday charges are £4.80 for four hours or £6.40 for five hours; it means a longer walk than the official away car park. Check its opening arrangements before an evening fixture. Arrive around 90 minutes before kick-off if you have not booked, and allow four to five hours for a complete visit. The adjacent Robin Park retail car parks are not authorised football parking: a normal shopping time limit will not cover the match and both walks. After full-time, expect possible queues leaving Stadium Way. The longer walk back to Trencherfield Mill can avoid waiting inside the stadium car parks, but neither journey guarantees a clear drive home.
Car park and permit charges ↗Choose your base before your hotel
Stay around Wallgate and central Wigan if you are arriving by rail or want food and drinks after the match. Both stations are here, and the ground is a manageable walk or short local bus journey away.
Hotel to compare: Holiday Inn Express - Wigan by IHG · Martland Mill / northwest of Brick Community Stadium
Compare the stay areas →Driving & road restrictions
Set your sat-nav to WN5 0UN for Stadium Way and the official supporter car parks. Do not use the main-reception postcode WN5 0UZ if your destination is Car Park 1, as this leads to Loire Drive instead.
Wigan Athletic advises drivers approaching from the south to leave the M6 at junction 25, or from the north at junction 27. From the east, its directions use M61 junction 6. Follow matchday signs rather than taking a shortcut through adjacent residential or retail areas.
Temporary pedestrian bridge restrictions have been announced for individual fixtures, including Walmsley Bridge on 1 January 2026. No equivalent closure can be assumed for a future match: check the matchday notice for the actual date.
- Official parking sat-nav
- WN5 0UN — Stadium Way
- Stadium main reception sat-nav
- WN5 0UZ — Loire Drive
- Motorway approach
- M6 junction 25 from south, junction 27 from north, M61 junction 6 from east
- Temporary closures
- Fixture-specific bridge access changes are possible; no general live closure verified
Parking & park-and-ride
For most visiting drivers, use the official £7 Away Car Park 1 at The Brick Community Stadium. You can pre-book through the club's linked parking service or pay on the day if space remains. It is beside the Calisen North Stand, so this is the simplest choice for families or anyone wanting a short walk.
If you would rather save the money, use Trencherfield Mill Car Park, WN3 4EH, near Wigan Pier. Wigan Council confirms free parking there on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays, with £3 all-day parking on weekdays. Allow roughly 20–30 minutes to reach the visiting entrance and use the public roads and signed walking routes towards Robin Park.
We could not confirm any specific unrestricted section of Miry Lane, Martland Mill or the nearby residential streets. Fans report parking around these areas, but reports do not establish legal permission. Wigan's controlled zones, yellow lines and on-street signs still apply.
As a fallback, Water Street multi-storey is another council car park free at weekends. Its weekday charges are £4.80 for four hours or £6.40 for five hours; it means a longer walk than the official away car park. Check its opening arrangements before an evening fixture.
Arrive around 90 minutes before kick-off if you have not booked, and allow four to five hours for a complete visit. The adjacent Robin Park retail car parks are not authorised football parking: a normal shopping time limit will not cover the match and both walks.
After full-time, expect possible queues leaving Stadium Way. The longer walk back to Trencherfield Mill can avoid waiting inside the stadium car parks, but neither journey guarantees a clear drive home.
- Parking verdict
- Free council car-park parking is realistic on weekends, with £7 official parking a practical closer alternative; no specific residential free street is verified
- Free option — Trencherfield Mill
- Council car park at Wigan Pier, WN3 4EH; free Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays; £3 all day Monday–Friday
- Legal restrictions — Trencherfield Mill
- Weekend free concession is for the council car park, not surrounding roads or reserved residential bays
- Walk — Trencherfield Mill
- Approx 20 minutes to stadium area according to independent walking guide; allow 20–30 minutes to the visiting North Stand
- Matchday availability — Trencherfield Mill
- No confirmed reserved space or matchday capacity; first-come parking and event demand can affect availability
- Matchday availability — Miry Lane / Martland Mill
- Older fans report some free industrial-area parking, but no legal section or dependable matchday availability established
- Paid fallback — official Car Park 1
- £7 for a car via Stadium Way, WN5 0UN; close to the Calisen North Stand; online pre-booking exists
- Paid fallback — Water Street multi-storey
- Free Saturday/Sunday; weekday up to four hours £4.80, five hours £6.40; confirm opening for late fixtures
- Booking recommendation
- Booking Car Park 1 is convenient for close parking; Trencherfield Mill does not offer a reserved bay
- Arrive by — no reservation
- Practical editorial allowance: aim to park about 90 minutes before kick-off; not an official space guarantee
- Supermarket permission/time limit
- Wigan Athletic advises against parking on the adjacent retail park; football parking permission and a valid four-to-five-hour stay not established
- Total dwell time
- Allow about 4–5 hours, covering arrival, both walks, match, interval, stoppages and departure; longer if visiting pubs or if a cup tie has extra time
- Legal restrictions — local streets
- Council lists three town-centre CPZ areas and explains yellow-line/permit enforcement. No individual unrestricted stadium-area road section was established
- After the match
- Stadium car-park exit congestion is supporter-reported; Trencherfield trades a longer walk for avoiding the immediate car-park queues
Driving and staying overnight?
Plan a base for the match. Check parking arrangements with the hotel before booking.
Where to stay
Stay around Wallgate and central Wigan if you are arriving by rail or want food and drinks after the match. Both stations are here, and the ground is a manageable walk or short local bus journey away. If proximity to the stadium matters more than the town-centre evening, Holiday Inn Express Wigan at Martland Mill is an alternative. The hotel describes the Brick Community Stadium as around a 20-minute walk and provides on-site parking for guests. A hotel is unnecessary for most day trips. For evening games or long-distance rail journeys, compare your actual last train with the walk back before deciding to stay.
Wigan North Western Station ↗For the simplest football overnight, stay west of the ground at Holiday Inn Express Wigan: it is a genuine walk-to-the-stadium option and has the strongest current quality evidence. If arriving by train or wanting pubs, food and a later evening, base yourself around Wallgate/town centre and accept a roughly 20-25 minute walk or short taxi back from the stadium.
For the evening
King Street and the streets around Wallgate/Market Place are the clearest evening base. Visit Wigan and Wigan Council both identify King Street's established entertainment and night-time role; this is where a supporter staying over has the broadest choice after full time.
For the train
Wigan North Western and Wigan Wallgate sit almost opposite one another on Wallgate. Staying here is especially convenient for West Coast Main Line and regional rail arrivals and puts the town-centre pubs and restaurants on the doorstep.
Hotels to compare
Holiday Inn Express - Wigan by IHGMartland Mill / northwest of Brick Community StadiumAll-round choice · For the shortest ground journey
IHG describes the Brick Community Stadium as about a 20-minute walk; Booking.com gives roughly 22 minutes.
Bear in mind: The immediate Martland Mill/business-park setting has limited pub and restaurant choice compared with central Wigan.
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Booking.com coverage is verified and the property was showing 8.8/10 from roughly 1,788 reviews during the research check.
Recent review evidence repeatedly praises cleanliness, friendly staff, comfortable rooms and value.
Free parking and the standard Holiday Inn Express breakfast reduce the total cost of a one-night football trip.
It avoids relying on post-match town-centre transport if the priority is simply getting back to the room after full time.
Rail arrivals are less convenient than at Wallgate; the two main Wigan stations are better treated as a taxi or onward-journey connection.
The hotel's local site advertises a shorter stadium walk, but IHG and Booking.com give 20-22 minutes; MatchdayHotels uses the more conservative figure.
Swan & Railway Hotel WiganWallgate / Wigan town centreFor the evening
Immediately opposite Wigan North Western and around 100 yards from Wigan Wallgate according to the hotel.
Bear in mind: Rail noise is a genuine structural risk for light sleepers because of the station-side location.
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A pub/hotel rather than a sterile edge-of-town sleep stop, with cask beer, food and live sport on site.
Town-centre location puts King Street, restaurants and other pubs within a short walk.
Booking.com coverage is verified.
Booking.com places the stadium at about 1.9 km, making a roughly 20-25 minute walk or short taxi realistic.
Recent guest feedback is more mixed than Holiday Inn Express, including complaints about service, room maintenance, cold water and housekeeping.
A pub/station setting is inherently busier and less predictable for quiet than a purpose-built business hotel.
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Sources, limitations and matchday changes
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