03/06/2026
📍IMPORTANT NOTICE📍
Anyone visiting Poppywood Alpacas this Sunday the 7th of June please be aware of The Ironman competition that is happening. There are some road closures and diversions in place so please make sure you plan your journey and take into account additional travel time may be needed to avoid delays. Alternative routes and maps are available on the Ironman website; https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-bolton/traffic-impact
The map below shows the road closures in pink and the red arrow shows where Poppywood Alpacas is. The only affected road that may cause additional travel time due to closure is Chorley New Road. The alternative route is to use Crown Lane (coming from Blackrod/Wigan/Westhoughton/Middlebrook/M61) and dog leg across to Lever Park Avenue. Turn right up Fearnhead Avenue, left into Pennine Road and to the very end where you turn left into Brownlow Road. Alternatively, Chorley Old Road is still open for those coming from Bolton direction. 🦙