Greater Manchester
Animal World & Butterfly House
Moss Bank Park,
Moss Bank Way,
Bolton,
BL1 6NQ
Tel: 01204 334050
Set within Moss Bank Park, Animal World provides a living environment for a variety of animals and birds, from farm animals to chipmunks and wildfowl to tropical birds. The Butterfly House features free flying butterflies and moths in a tropical environment, as well as insects, spiders, reptiles and tropical plants.
| Admission: | Free |
| Opening Times: | April to Sept, Daily – 10.00am – 4.30pm, Oct to March, Mon to Thurs, Sat & Sun 10.00am – 3.30pm, Friday 10.00am – 2.30pm |
| Services: | 501 |
Bolton Museum, Art Gallery & Aquarium
Le Mans Crescent,
Bolton,
BL1 1SE.
Tel: 01204 332211
Bolton Museum and Art Gallery is one of the largest regional galleries in the North West. It houses collections of fine and decorative art, including examples of British sculpture and contemporary ceramics, Egyptology, ethnography and local and natural history. The Museum also has an innovative and exciting exhibitions programme, with over twenty exhibitions and different spaces, workshops and talks on the collections and activities for children.
| Admission: | Free |
| Opening Times: | Monday – Saturday 10.00am – 5.00pm Sunday and bank Holidays Closed |
| Services: | Town Centre, various routes. |
Reebok Stadium Museum & Tour Centre
Reebok Stadium,
Burnden Way,
Middlebrook Leisure & Retail Park,
Bolton,
BL6 6JW.
Tel: 01204 673670
Take a look behind the scenes at the Reebok Stadium, one of the finest in Europe and the home of Bolton Wanderers. The tour begins at the interactive Museum and Tour centre where the history of one of the founding members of the football league is brought to life. The tour includes a visit to the dressing and warm-up rooms, the officials’ changing rooms, the managers’ dug-out and the interview room.
| Admission: | Adult £2.50; concessions £1.50; family (2 children & 2 adults) £6.00 |
| Opening Times: | Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm Saturday 9.00am – 4.00pm Sunday 11.00am – 4.00pm |
| Services: | 575 |
Middlebrook Leisure & Retail Park
Off Junction 6, M61,
Bolton,
BL6 6JW.
Tel: 01204 673100
One of the largest leisure and retail parks in the North West incorporating the impressive Reebok Stadium with its Museum and Tour Centre, Bolton Arena, Express by Holiday Inn, Warner Village Cinemas, Hollywood Bowl and a host of retail outlets and eating places.
| Services: | 575 |
Bolton Market Hall
Knowsley Street
Bolton
Tel: 01204 336830
Magnificent cast iron glass-roofed Victorian market hall with over 70 specialist shops and stalls.
| Opening: | Monday to Saturday and Thursday evening |
| Services: | Town Centre, various routes |
Bolton's Town Centres
Bolton
Tel: 01204 523762
Spacious covered shopping centres, traditional markets and craft and antique centres - there's the lively Victoria Square, pedestrianised thoroughfares, magnificent Victorian architecture and a mixed range of cafes, pubs and restaurants. Tours of the town centre are available with a Blue Badge Guide. The borough of Bolton also includes the town centres of Farnworth, Horwich and Westhoughton, each offering a varied selection of stores, markets and mill shops.
| Services: | Town Centre, various routes. |
