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Bolton

Bolton is a large town in Greater Manchester in northwest England, 17 miles north of Manchester city centre, with an industrial heritage of canals, coal, cotton and railways. The borough includes several smaller towns, such as Blackrod, Farnworth, Heaton, Horwich, Little Lever and Westhoughton. Wikivoyage

Population 285,372 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United Kingdom

Visas and entry What your passport needs for United Kingdom

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Ironman Triathlon

    June

    Ironman Triathlon is in June: a 1.2 mile lake swim in Pennington Flash, a 56 mile bike ride around Wigan and Bolton then a 13.1 mile half marathon through city centre

  2. Bolton Food & Drink Festival

    August

    Bolton Food & Drink Festival is held over the August bank holiday weekend

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Bolton); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 48 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Bolton 560 m, Hall i' th' Wood 2.4 km, Moses Gate 3.0 km, Farnworth 4.1 km, Bromley Cross 4.2 km, Lostock 4.4 km, Kearsley 5.1 km

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