Bolton Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England
About Bolton
Bolton grew rapidly as a textile and metal-bashing town during the 18th & 19th centuries. TheSpinning Mulewas invented here: it spun yarn into cotton thread faster and more efficiently than earlier processes, to feed the great hungry looms, and in its heyday there were 50 million Mules in Lancashire alone. A few were still in use for specialist fine yarns until the 1980s, but the Lancashire cotton trade collapsed in the 1950s, unable to compete with cheap imports. Bolton and similar towns slumped. In 1974 Manchester and its surrounding towns, including Bolton, were separated from Lancashire and became Greater Manchester. Bolton is nowadays mainly a commuter town for the big city. With a population in 2011 of 194,189 Bolton may well be "the biggest town in Britain" but its bids to be recogn
Top Attractions in Bolton
Explore the best things to see and do in Bolton:
- ★Hall i' th' Wood
- ★Ironman UK Triathlon
- ★Museum, Art Gallery and Aquarium
- ★Octagon Theatre
- ★St Gregory's Social Club
- ★Turton Tower
Where to Eat in Bolton
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Rice 'n' Three
- 🍴Sokrates Taverna
- 🍴Spice Valley
- 🍴Thyme
- 🍴Viva España
- 🍴Ye Olde Pastie Shoppe
Where to Stay in Bolton
- 🏨Bolton Whites
- 🏨Holiday Inn Bolton Centre
- 🏨Last Drop Village Hotel
- 🏨Mercure Bolton Georgian House Hotel
- 🏨Mercury Bolton Hotel
- 🏨Premier Inn Bolton Stadium
Bolton Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 13 sections including: