The borough itself is large and spreads across with Ashton In Makerfield and Golborne in the south to Appley Bridge and Standish in the north, Leigh and Tyldesley in the east to Pemberton and Orrell in the west. It comprises some 305,000 residents and is the second largest of Greater Manchesters boroughs, after Manchester itself. The bus network is generally your best bet, but there are of course taxis and several suburban railway stations spanning the borough, such at Pemberton, Orrell, Bryn, Gathurst, Appley Bridge, Ince, Hindley, Hag Fold and Atherton.
If you don't want to stray from the town centre, you can easily get around on foot without too many problems, though some find Wallgate and Standishgate a little hilly. Wigan walking directions can be planned online with the walkit.com (http://www.walkit.com/wigan/) walking route planner.
