We normally go the Berkerley for food, pretty good and reasonably priced. The pub directly opposite North Western has a good range of ales from what I can remember.

That's where we will be in the bricklayers arms

Cracking little pub isn't it!

Ben Jonson is boarded up now isn't it.

None of you fancy Rigalettos at the stadium, do a cracking early bird menu and my lad is a chef there - can't even make beans on toast at home

Where is the Bricklayers then Jonny?

Can't find much on it mate apart from this... www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/20157/

Can't find much on it mate apart from this... www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/20157/

Cheers Jonny. Never been there myself, but know the area. Think its just off Market St.

Not sure the name of the boozer but if you follow the stadium around to the right hand side of the east stand, cross the canal follow the road around and there is a Wigan local boozer on your right, I've had a good few drinks in there wearing my Leigh shirt and had no bother (apart from the normal banter) If not the red robin is always busy but not heaving and the ale is ok. Jut a quick note Sharpeys fish and chips are good but really expensive, £7 for fish and chips.

Ah but Charlie can afford it wurzel.

Bricklayers Arms no longer a boozer, its a homeless shelter now

There's a Brickmakers Arms on Woodhouse Lane along Frog Lane. From there you can get to the stadium across the canal bridge. Like Lambretta says the Bricklayers Arms, near the bus station, is now a homeless shelter. The pub closed down many years ago.

How can you tell the difference? Seems to me all pubs in Wiggin look like homeless shelters.

Brickmakers turns out to be the one I've been in, not bricklayers! Belting little pub.

Go into the pear tree on frog lane, opposite deanery school then just walk down to sams bar which is now run by former Wigan player nick du toit, it's just a 10 min walk then to the ground,