William Fosters Playing Fields
🏟 Playground & park · Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan
William Fosters Playing Fields
A redeveloped Ince playing field with a new accessible play area, including a double zip wire and wheelchair-friendly roundabout, plus football pitches.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open daily, around 9am to 8pm · Free · No booking needed
About William Fosters Playing Fields
William Fosters Playing Fields in Ince-in-Makerfield is a council-owned recreation site that has been transformed through a multi-million-pound redevelopment, becoming home to one of the Wigan borough's Football Foundation hubs with state-of-the-art pitches and facilities. As the final part of the project, a new children's play area was created to replace one previously on the site, opening to the public after the main sports facilities were completed. The playground was designed to be fully accessible, with equipment including a double zip wire feature and a wheelchair-friendly roundabout, alongside swings and climbing equipment, so that children and young people of different abilities can play together. The surrounding playing fields provide pitches for football, and the site is open daily for public use. While the hub's bookable pitches are run through a leisure operator, the playing fields and play area form a free, publicly accessible green space for the Ince community. With its modern, inclusive play provision and sports pitches, William Fosters Playing Fields offers families a welcoming place to play and be active in a part of the borough that previously lacked this quality of facility.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Football Foundation hub pitches
- playing fields
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: True
- Accessibility: Fully accessible play equipment including a wheelchair-friendly roundabout
🧒 Ages & play
- double zip wire
- wheelchair-friendly roundabout
- swings
- climbing equipment
📍 Nearby places to play
- Mesnes Park · approx 1.3 miles · Wigan
- Haigh Woodland Park · approx 1.6 miles · Haigh
- Kipling Park · approx 1.8 miles · Goose Green
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is the play area at William Fosters Playing Fields free?
Yes. The children's play area and playing fields are free to access; only the bookable sports pitches involve a charge.
Is there a children's playground?
Yes. A new accessible play area opened with equipment including a double zip wire and a wheelchair-friendly roundabout, plus swings and climbing equipment.
Is the play area accessible?
Yes. The playground was designed to be fully accessible, including a wheelchair-friendly roundabout.
What else is on the site?
The site is a Football Foundation hub with modern football pitches, set within council playing fields.
Where is it?
It is in Ince-in-Makerfield, in the Wigan borough, postcode area WN2 2BU.