Bollington Discovery Centre
Bollington Discovery Centre is a museum in Bollington, Cheshire. There are 50 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Lyme Hall (5.2 km).
Museum in Bollington
Inside Bollington
Bollington Discovery Centre is inside Bollington’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
The warmest afternoons in Bollington run June to September, at 17–20°C.
Bollington Discovery Centre
Museum in Bollington, Cheshire, England, UK.
In Bollington, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Bollington
- Official site
- happyvalley.org.uk/?page_id=32
Where it sits
Orange: Bollington Discovery Centre.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Bollington’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from Bollington Discovery Centre
With 54,352 people, Macclesfield is the largest of the 6. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Bollington
Macclesfield
Rainow
Prestbury
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Bollington Discovery Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bollington | It’s in town | 7,236 | 14 |
| Macclesfield | 2 km southwest of it | 54,352 | 14 |
| Rainow | 2.1 km southeast of it | 619 | 9 |
| Prestbury | 2.3 km west of it | 2,629 | 15 |
| Woodford | 3.9 km northwest of it | 2,241 | 15 |
| Poynton | 4 km north of it | 13,015 | 14 |
While you are near Bollington Discovery Centre
Around it, within 15 km, lie 50 more, including 5 historic houses, 2 museums and an attraction.
Historic house · National TrustLyme Hall5.2 km away2
Historic houseBramall Hall9.2 km away3
Historic houseAdlington Hall3.7 km away4
Historic house · National TrustHare Hill6 km away5
MuseumAnson Engine Museum5.4 km away6
Historic houseMottram Hall5 km away7
MuseumAvro Heritage Museum5.1 km away8
AttractionPoole's Cavern13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Bollington Discovery Centre
Where is Bollington Discovery Centre?
Bollington Discovery Centre is in Bollington, Cheshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Bollington Discovery Centre?
Museum in Bollington, Cheshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Bollington Discovery Centre?
June to September are the warmest months in Bollington, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Bollington Discovery Centre?
Within 15 km: Lyme Hall (5.2 km), Bramall Hall (9.2 km), Adlington Hall (3.7 km) and Hare Hill (6 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Lyme Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bramall Hall: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adlington Hall: John Swallow, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hare Hill: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anson Engine Museum: Photograph by Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent. (www.clemrutter.net)., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mottram Hall: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avro Heritage Museum: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Poole's Cavern: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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