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Recommended Towns & Villages near Bolton

John Gilbert Pub, Worsley Brow

Worsley (8 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Greater Manchester (4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction S)

Just 20 minutes car journey away from the center of Manchester is the historic town of Worsley, which is best known for its scenic walks along the historic Bridgewater canal......

Wayoh Reservoir, Edgworth, Lancashire

Edgworth (25 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction N)

This attractive hillside village occupies a pleasant rural location close to two pretty reservoirs and the historic house known as Turton Tower...

Overlooking Paper Mill in Ramsbottom from St.Catherines Way.

Ramsbottom (11 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction NE)

The countryside surrounding the town offers lakes, woods and hills, with distant Winter Hill rising to a height of 456 feet...

Salford, Manchester

Salford (47 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction SE)

The City of Salford lies at the heart of the Metropolis known as Greater Manchester in an area where cotton was once king and its mill workers were portrayed for posterity by acclaimed 20th-century artist L.S.Lowry...

Wigan Market

Wigan (52 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (8.7 miles, 13.9 km, direction W)

Wigan is a sociable town with a long history, it received it's Royal charter in the middle of the 13th-century, but prior to that the Roman's had built a settlement here...

The Town Hall

Manchester (227 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Greater Manchester (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction SE)

A thriving truly cosmopolitan city with a great mixture of new and old. The capital of the north..

Church gates

Chorley (34 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction NW)

The town's historic roots go back beyond the Bronze-Age, as evidenced by findings in the 20th century...

Rhyddings Park, Oswaldtwistle

Oswaldtwistle (30 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction N)

This is a large, typical Lancashire village lying close to the urban sprawl of Blackburn and Accrington...

Hoghton Tower, Lancashire

Hoghton (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction NW)

It was here that James I created "Sirloin" when he supposedly knighted his beef!..

Town Hall, Accrington

Accrington (57 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction N)

Some of the town's loveliest architecture comes from the Victorian era, this can be seen in the elegant Victorian Market Hall with its clock and rich display of sculpture...

Dunham Massey, Altrincham, Cheshire

Altrincham (16 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Greater Manchester (13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction S)

First developed as a quiet hamlet on the edge of the sweeping Cheshire Plain, where life went quietly on...

The tree at Lymm

Lymm (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cheshire (13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction S)

The picturesque village of Lymm is situated in the the county of Cheshire, England, and was mentioned in the Doomsday book of 1086. It's name is of Celtic origins and means "Place.....

This is St Stephens Church, which is in Audenshaw.

Audenshaw (2 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction SE)

Audenshaw is a suburb of Greater Manchester. It is probably best known for its reservoirs and the busy waters of the Ashton canal, beside which visitors can see clusters of delightful canal-side properties...

A picture of Reddish

Reddish (37 Pictures)

in the county of Greater Manchester (14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction SE)

This is a densely populated area of Stockport, Greater Manchester. It is fortunate to be close to the edge of Cheshire, thus residents have the benefit of being within easy reach of some attractive countryside...

Warrington Centre

Warrington (109 Pictures)

in the county of Cheshire (14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction SW)

This town can claim to have something made for Queen Victoria, which was famously rejected by her - this is the pair of Golden Gates made in 1850 for Sandringham House...

Heron and angler at Eccleston Mere, St Helens, Merseyside.

St Helens (86 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction SW)

Having transcended the Industrial Revolution and shaken off its old image, St.Helens is rapidly developing into a place of culture and style...

Just inside the parish church gate. Rainford

Rainford (17 Pictures)

in the county of Merseyside (15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction W)

Rainford is a small village attractively set in open countryside between St. Helen's and Wigan...

Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire

Rufford (6 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (16.4 miles, 26.3 km, direction W)

Noted for its picturesque late-medieval manor house Rufford Old Hall, the village of Rufford occupies a fine setting on the fertile Lancashire Plains...

Padiham, Lancashire

Padiham (18 Pictures)

in the county of Lancashire (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction N)

Padiham is a thriving Lancashire town lying on the Calder River. It is most famous as the home of Gawthorpe Hall, a noted country estate built early in the 17th-century for the.....

A picture of Todmorden

Todmorden (12 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction NE)

Todmorden lies on the historic border between Yorkshire and Lancashire in an area of the Calder Valley ringed by the hills of the Pennines...

Recommended attractions near Bolton

A section of the waterfall, taken in the grounds of Smithill's Hall, Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Smithill's Hall (7 Pictures)

(2.6 miles, 4.1 km, direction NW)

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A picture of East Lancashire Railway, Bury - Lancashire.

East Lancashire Railway (18 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction E)

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Heaton Hall

Heaton Hall (4 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction E)

This divine house is a masterpiece of James Wyatt, one of the greatest architects to come out of the 18th century. It was built.....

Darwen Tower at sunset, Darwen, Lancashire.

Darwen Tower (18 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction N)

An observation tower circa 1897Standing at 86ft high, apparently you can sometimes see the Welsh Hills from it on a very clear.....

Bold venture Park, Darwen, Lancashire.

Bold Venture Park (30 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.6 km, direction N)

The name of this spacious green park situated at Darwen in Lancashire epitomises the endeavour of the local borough engineer who.....

Imperial War Museum North. Salford

Imperial War Museum North (1 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction SE)

Opened at The Quays in Trafford Park, Manchester in July 2002 and created to give northern audiences access to the national.....

A picture of Chethams Library

Chethams Library (2 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction SE)

Chetham's Library was founded in 1653 and is the oldest public library in the English-speaking world...

The Urbis, Manchester - Dec. 2005

Urbis (7 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction SE)

Urbis is Manchester’s Centre for Urban Culture and explores Urban culture in the cities of today and tomorrow through four.....

Manchester Opera House

Opera House (1 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction SE)

Concert Venue...

Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester

Museum of Science & Industry (8 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction SE)

Situated in the oldest passenger railway buildings in the world, the Museum tells the story of the history, science and industry.....

Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

Royal Exchange Theatre (1 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction SE)

Manchester's leading producing theatre company, based in the historic splendour of the Victorian cotton exchange building...

Manchester Cathedral

Manchester Cathedral (11 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction SE)

Manchester's fine 15th-century church of St.Mary was raised to cathedral status in 1848. It is a magnificent example of.....

The Library Theatre, Manchester

Library Theatre Company (1 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction SE)

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Manchester Cities Art Galleries

Manchester Art Gallery (1 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction SE)

Manchester Art Gallery houses one of the UK's finest art collections in spectacular surroundings. The Gallery has recently.....

Astley Hall, Astley Park, Chorley, Lancashire

Astley Hall (9 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.3 km, direction NW)

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One of several waterfalls at Healey Dell, Whitworth, near Rochdale, Lancs.

Healey Dell (7 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NE)

Healey Dell Nature Reserve on the Whitworth - Rochdale border, sits in a picturesque part of the Spodden Valley. Rich with flora.....

Manchester Velodrome

Manchester Velodrome (3 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction SE)

Manchester Velodrome Britains primary indoor Olympic cycle track and widely regarded as one of the world's finest and fastest.....

A picture of Whitworth Art Gallery

Whitworth Art Gallery (1 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction SE)

Internationally famous for its collections of art and design, the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, north west England, is.....

A picture of Platt Hall

Platt Hall (2 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction SE)

This is a pleasant russet brick house built by Timothy Lightoler in the Mid 18th-century. The interior contains one of the most.....

Blackburn Cathedral

Blackburn Cathedral (3 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction N)

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