Top rated Historic sites in Bolton

Experience the best that Bolton has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 14 places from Historic site category.

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Ellenroad Engine House Steam Museum
Museum
👍👍 This is a fascinating place for all those with an interest in the Industrial Revolution. Plenty to see with volunteers on hand to answer questions. When the engine is in steam you can really appreciate what a amazing piece of engineering it is.
4.70 (131 reviews) (~22.14 km from centre)
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Castle Hill
Heritage building
Hilltop Victorian tower built on an Iron Age fort site, open during weekends and school holidays.
4.60 (2.5K reviews) (~44.05 km from centre)
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Stockport Air Raid Shelters
Museum
Independent and guided tours of purpose-built underground tunnel network used as wartime shelters.
4.60 (582 reviews) (~30.65 km from centre)
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Windleshaw Chantry
Historical place
4.60 (156 reviews) (~27.68 km from centre)
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The Great House Barn
Tea house
Dine-in · Takeaway · Delivery
$$ $$
4.50 (2K reviews) (~8.25 km from centre)
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Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre
Historical place museum
An underground network of passages, chambers and tunnels, built by a 19th-century philanthropist.
4.50 (533 reviews) (~42.59 km from centre)
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Old Warke Dam
Historical place
👍👍 Beautiful place to visit in Worsley. Nice walk through the woods via Roe Green loop line or Worsley woods.
4.50 (298 reviews) (~14.79 km from centre)
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Clitheroe Castle Keep
Historical place
👍 Didn’t go up to the top but the garden down the keep is nice.
4.50 (187 reviews) (~26.92 km from centre)
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Rochdale Pioneers Museum
Museum
Exhibitions mark the birth of the business revolution formed here with the rise of co-operatives.
4.30 (113 reviews) (~18.48 km from centre)
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Hacienda
Historical landmark
👍👍 Before this closed down I visited one day to service their public payphone - behind the reception counter I saw a large wooden axe handle!!! - I wondered what that might be used for?? Respect for Tony Wilson - he was such a great Manchester bloke for setting up this club AND helping new bands get se...
4.30 (84 reviews) (~21.48 km from centre)
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Radcliffe Tower
Historical landmark
Ruins of a 1400s stone-&-brick tower, once attached to a grand manor, with interpretive signs.
4.30 (75 reviews) (~11.28 km from centre)
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St Catherine's Chapel, Lydiate
Historical place
👍 Spooky, but appropriate being next to a very old thatched roof pub. Steeped in history.
4.30 (39 reviews) (~36 km from centre)
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Crosland Moor Stone Circle
Historical place
👍👍 A managed green with dual circle of stones, one inside the other. Not far from a local bus route-328 Balmoral Avenue, getting off at Foster Avenue and walking about 100yds to footpath at Woodside Road. There are plenty of other walks and fabulous countryside views around the area too. This circle th...
4.20 (78 reviews) (~40.82 km from centre)
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Robin Hood's Grave
Historical place
😐 Bit of an oddity this, waiting to get into my room which wasn’t ready and went for a walk to see this nearby on Google Maps. The position wasn’t quite correct on the map so I suggested an edit. It’s hidden away in woods, with no signage and no footpath and has unfortunately been left to rack and rui...
4.20 (69 reviews) (~46.7 km from centre)
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