Explore Three Sisters
Three Sisters is a visitors attraction where the Carbon Landscape story is told in an inspiring way.
New wheelchair-friendly trails with heritage audios, wildlife rubbings and an enchanted tree trail were installed in 2020. This beautiful place has a much celebrated lakeside circular route, bird feeding station, pond dipping and bird hide over the wider wetlands to allow you to get a closer view of the magnificent wildlife where you may get the chance to view Goosanders, Mute Swans, Grey Heron and Kingfisher. This diverse place is home to a national rare bird called the willow tit.
The site is the former Garswood Hall Collieries and the Three Sisters were the spoil heaps. Please enjoy these free resources to help you explore the site.
https://carbonlandscape.org.uk/3STrails_Booklet (kids)
https://carbonlandscape.org.uk/3S_Heritage_Booklet
https://carbonlandscape.org.uk/3SAudio_Timewalk
https://carbonlandscape.org.uk/3SAudio_Women&Children
https://carbonlandscape.org.uk/3SAudio_Mines1910
https://carbonlandscape.org.uk/3SAudio_Explosion1932
https://carbonlandscape.org.uk/3SAudio_WillowTitMeditation
https://carbonlandscape.org.uk/3SAudio_LoveWildlife
Useful info
The Recreation Area is open every day of the year during daylight hours. The wheelchair-accessible toilet requires a radar key and is the only toilet available.
For cafe opening hours please see https://www.thehamletwigan.co.uk
There is also a friendly and active group called the Three Sisters Friends of Group. If you would like more information then check out https://friendsof3sisters.org.uk
Address
Three Sisters Recreation Area, Three Sisters Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 8DD, UK.
