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Bolton with kids: days out, clubs and events
A quick way into Bolton with children: the free days out, places for a rainy day, clubs that meet every week and what’s coming up, all from the map.
On the map within about 7 km:
📅 What’s on in Bolton this weekend
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Free to get into
- The Bolton Steam Museum Museum & attraction · Heaton · Free
- Seven Acres Country Park Park & nature walk · Tonge Fold · Free
- Moses Gate Country Park Park & nature walk · Moses Gate · Free
- Cutacre Country Park Park & nature walk · Middle Hulton · Free
- Blackleach Country Park Park & nature walk · Walkden · Free
- Outwood Country Park Park & nature walk · Outwood · Free
For a rainy day
- Bolton Aquarium Museum & attraction · Bolton
- Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum Museum & attraction · Bolton
- Hall i' th' Wood Museum Museum & attraction · Bank Top
- Hollywood Bowl, Middlebrook Museum & attraction · Middlebrook
- Jump Xtreme Trampoline & inflatable park · The Haulgh
- Cineworld Cinema · Astley Bridge
Out in the fresh air
- Smithills Open Farm Farm & animals · Sharples
- Clifton Country Park Park & nature walk · Kilcoby · Free
- Elizabeth Park Park & nature walk · Bolton · Free
- Queen's Park, Bolton Park & nature walk · Bolton · Free
- Heywood Park Park & nature walk · Bolton · Free
Clubs that meet every week
- Baby Time at Bolton Central Library Baby & toddler groups · Bolton · Tuesdays 10.30-11.30am
- Toddler Tales at Bolton Central Library Baby & toddler groups · Bolton · Wednesdays 11am and Fridays 11am
- Queen’s Park junior parkrun, Bolton Outdoor & forest school · Bolton · Every Sunday at 9am
- 14th Bolton Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Bolton · Anchors (5–8) Mondays 7.00pm–8.00pm; Juniors (8–11) Mondays 7.00pm–8.30pm; Company (11–15) Mondays 7.00pm–8.30pm; Seniors (15–18) Mondays 7.00pm–8.30pm
- Books and Rhymes at Little Hulton Library Baby & toddler groups · Little Hulton · Fridays 10am (not in summer or Christmas holidays)
- Books and Rhymes at Walkden Library Baby & toddler groups · Walkden · Thursdays 10am (not in summer or Christmas holidays)
- Baby and Toddler Group (Christ Church, Walshaw) Baby & toddler groups · Walshaw, Bury · Wednesdays 10–11:15am (term time)
Coming up in the next few weeks
- Cinderella: A Fairytale Santa & Christmas · Bolton · 📅 Fri 20 Nov – Sat 9 Jan