Visitor attractions and information - Bolton
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 Smithills Hall and Estate, Smithills Dean
Road, Bolton BL1 7NP- Tel: 01204 332377. Smithills Hall is one
of the earliest and most important examples of a Lancashire manor
house. A recent £1.8 million renovation scheme has restored
additional rooms to their full splendour. The house mirrors the
changes in fashion and living conditions from the late 14th to
the late 19th century, having been developed and altered by generations
of owners. Ring for opening times. About 1 mile north of Bolton centre. |
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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, insects, spiders, reptiles and tropical plants. Admission:
free. Location: In the
centre of Bolton. |
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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 Aquarium runs a successful breeding programme for endangered
species of fish. Location:
In the centre of Bolton. |
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Hall
i'th' Wood, Green Way, off Crompton Way, Bolton BL1 8UA - Tel:
01204 332370. Hall i'th' Wood (pronounced as "al" "i"
"thwud") is an attractive, part-timbered, late medieval
merchant's house dating from 1530 to 1648. The Hall is furnished
with 17th and 18th century furniture and also includes pictures,
ceramics and local history items. It is here that Samuel Crompton
invented the spinning mule in 1779. Location: In the centre of Bolton. |
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Reebok Stadium/Museum, 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 players' dressing and
warm-up rooms, the officials' changing rooms, the managers' dug-out
and the media interview room. www.bwfc.co.uk. About 3 miles west of Bolton. |
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