Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester in England.
In the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is between Manchester, Blackburn, Wigan, Bury and Salford. It is surrounded by several towns and villages that form the wider borough, of which Bolton is the administrative centre. The town is within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire.
Getting to Bolton
By road for town centre exit M60 / M61 onto A666. For the football stadium stay on M61 to jcn 6. Trains to Bolton run every 20 min from the airport via Manchester Oxford Road and Piccadilly, taking 35 min. The quickest trains continue north to Preston, Lancaster, Carlisle and either Glasgow or Edinburgh. Slower trains stop at Horwich Parkway and Chorley on their way to Preston, and continue to Kirkham and Blackpool.
- 01Bolton Interchange
It has a staffed ticket office and machines, toilets and waiting rooms.
Worth seeing
- 01Bolton Town Hall
- 02Bolton Steam Museum
Grand collection of static textile mill engines.
- 03Hall i' th' Wood
16th-century mansion, timber-framed with stone additions, used as multiple lets for 17th- and 18th-century cottage industry.
- 04Turton Tower
Odd-looking building that started out as a 15th-century pele tower, then a stone mansion was added in late Tudor times.
- 05Holy Trinity Church
Consecrated in 1831, it's an example of a "Commissioners' church" (aka a "Waterloo" or "Million Act" church).
Things to do
Octagon Theatre is by the town hall and museum at Howell Croft South, box office +44 1204 520661. Parks and countryside: central in town are Queen's Park and Moss Bank Park. - Moses Gate Country Park, also known as Crompton Lodges, stretches northwest of Prestolee Aqueduct. -
Where to eat
Ye Olde Pastie Shoppe, 31 Churchgate BL1 1HU (corner of Bradshawgate). Mon-Fri 9AM-2:45PM. A Bolton tradition, renowned for its pasties, which you can take into the pub across the street, "Ye Olde Man & Scythe". Bridge St eateries include TCB Bolton, Nadii's Diner / Lahori Taste, Jo's Grill House, Sake Sushi, Istanbul and Thai Original House. Rice 'n' Three, 80 Bradshawgate BL1 1QQ,. Mon-Sat 11AM-5PM.
Getting around Bolton the local way
- Go nextManchester is an unmissable lively city, an easy day trip from Bolton.
From Wikivoyage: Bolton, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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