Aquarium · Bolton · Greater Manchester

Bolton Aquarium

Visitors to Bolton can see Bolton Aquarium. Nearby, 5 more places to visit are within 5 km. Worth the trip, Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum is 100 m off.

Where

In Bolton

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Aquarium in Bolton

Inside Bolton

Bolton Aquarium is inside Bolton’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.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

The warmest afternoons in Bolton run June to August, at 18–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°115 mm

Feb7° / 2°100 mm

Mar10° / 3°82 mm

Apr13° / 5°74 mm

May16° / 7°79 mm

Jun18° / 10°92 mm

Jul20° / 12°94 mm

Aug19° / 12°106 mm

Sep17° / 10°106 mm

Oct13° / 7°132 mm

Nov9° / 4°130 mm

Dec7° / 2°140 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bolton, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Bolton. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bolton’s full climate →

About

Bolton Aquarium

In Bolton, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Aquarium
Town: in Bolton

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting your bearings

Find Bolton Aquarium in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Bolton Aquarium

Bolton, with 184,077 people, is the largest of the 8. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Bolton

184,077 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km southeast of it

Farnworth

28,761 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 3.3 km east of it

Little Lever

12,524 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 3.8 km southwest of it

Hunger Hill

1,299 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bolton Aquarium is	People	Places to visit
Bolton	It’s in town	184,077	13
Farnworth	2.4 km southeast of it	28,761	7
Little Lever	3.3 km east of it	12,524	8
Hunger Hill	3.8 km southwest of it	1,299	5
Atherton	3.9 km southwest of it	27,571	11
Little Hulton	4.1 km south of it	25,824	10
Kearsley	4.3 km southeast of it	11,117	5
Ainsworth	4.4 km east of it	1,595	8

Make a day of it

While you are near Bolton Aquarium

Choose from 45 places within 15 km, such as 5 museums, 2 historic houses and a garden.

MuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum100 m away 2

MuseumImperial War Museum North15 km away · 2K visitors a year 3

MuseumHall i' th' Wood Museum2.7 km away 4

MuseumThe Bolton Steam Museum1.7 km away 5

Historic houseSmithills Hall3.2 km away 6

MuseumTurton Tower6.3 km away 7

Garden · RHSRHS Garden Bridgewater8.9 km away 8

Historic houseHeaton Park13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Bolton Aquarium: common questions

Where is Bolton Aquarium?

Bolton Aquarium is in Bolton, Greater Manchester, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bolton Aquarium?

Aquarium.

When is the best time to visit Bolton Aquarium?

June to August are the warmest months in Bolton, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Bolton Aquarium?

Within 15 km: Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum (100 m), Imperial War Museum North (15 km), Hall i' th' Wood Museum (2.7 km) and The Bolton Steam Museum (1.7 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)

Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum: The original uploader was Austen Redman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hall i' th' Wood Museum: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Bolton Steam Museum: User:Griffdsp, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Smithills Hall: SG2012, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Turton Tower: Austen Redman at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
RHS Garden Bridgewater: Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Heaton Park: Pimlico Badger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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