Historic house · near Bolton · Greater Manchester

Smithills Hall

Smithills Hall is a country house in Bolton, Greater Manchester. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument. Our list has 26 more places within 15 km; first among them is Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum, at 3.2 km.

Photo: Smithills Hall, SG2012 (CC BY 2.0)

Where

100 m

northwest of Bolton

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Historic house near Bolton

Just outside Bolton

Smithills Hall is 100 m northwest of Bolton. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Bolton has 245 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

Afternoons in Bolton peak at 18–20°C, June to August.

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

Smithills Hall

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages.

Bolton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 100 m northwest of Bolton
Official site: friendsofsmithillshall.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

Visit details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Spot Smithills Hall in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Smithills Hall

The biggest base of the 6 is Bolton (184,077 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · 100 m southeast of it

Bolton

184,077 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 3.7 km west of it

Bottom o' th' Moor

236 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 4 km west of it

Horwich

20,703 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 4.7 km southwest of it

Chew Moor

840 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Smithills Hall is	People	Places to visit
Bolton	100 m southeast of it	184,077	13
Bottom o' th' Moor	3.7 km west of it	236	4
Horwich	4 km west of it	20,703	4
Chew Moor	4.7 km southwest of it	840	6
Chapeltown	4.8 km northeast of it	572	4
Hunger Hill	5 km southwest of it	1,299	5

Make a day of it

Next door to Smithills Hall

Also close at hand are 5 museums, a garden and a heritage railway, among 26 within 15 km.

MuseumBolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum3.2 km away 2

MuseumHall i' th' Wood Museum2.4 km away 3

MuseumTurton Tower4.6 km away 4

MuseumThe Bolton Steam Museum2 km away 5

Garden · RHSRHS Garden Bridgewater12 km away 6Heritage railwayHeritage railwayEast Lancashire Railway10 km away 7

Historic house · RHSWorsley New Hall12 km away 8

MuseumBury Transport Museum10 km away

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

Smithills Hall: common questions

Where is Smithills Hall?

Smithills Hall is 100 m northwest of Bolton, Greater Manchester.

What is Smithills Hall?

Country house in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Smithills Hall?

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

Is Smithills Hall a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Smithills Hall?

Within 15 km: Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum (3.2 km), Hall i' th' Wood Museum (2.4 km), Turton Tower (4.6 km) and The Bolton Steam Museum (2 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)

Smithills Hall: SG2012, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum: The original uploader was Austen Redman at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Hall i' th' Wood Museum: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Turton Tower: Austen Redman at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
The Bolton Steam Museum: User:Griffdsp, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
RHS Garden Bridgewater: Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Worsley New Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bury Transport Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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