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Smithills Hall and Estate, Smithills Dean Road, Bolton BL1 7NP-
Tel: 01204 332377. Smithills Hall is one of the earliest and
most important examples of a Lancashire manor house. A recent
£1.8 million renovation scheme has restored additional
rooms to their full splendour. The house mirrors the changes
in fashion and living conditions from the late 14th to the late
19th century, having been developed and altered by generations
of owners. Ring for opening times. About 1 mile north of Bolton
centre.
Animal World & Butterfly
House, Moss Bank Park, Moss Bank Way, Bolton BL1 6NQ - Tel: 01204
334050. Set within Moss Bank Park, Animal World provides a living
environment for a variety of animals and birds, from farm animals
to chipmunks and wildfowl to tropical birds. The Butterfly House
features free flying butterflies and moths, insects, spiders,
reptiles and tropical plants. Admission: free. Location: In the
centre of Bolton.
Bolton Museum, Art Gallery & Aquarium, Le Mans Crescent,
Bolton BL1 1SE - Tel: 01204 332211. Bolton Museum and Art Gallery
is one of the largest regional galleries in the North West. It
houses collections of fine and decorative art, including examples
of British sculpture and contemporary ceramics, egyptology, ethnography
and local and natural history. The Aquarium runs a successful
breeding programme for endangered species of fish. Location:
In the centre of Bolton.
Hall i'th' Wood, Green
Way, off Crompton Way, Bolton BL1 8UA - Tel: 01204 332370. Hall
i'th' Wood (pronounced as "al" "i" "thwud")
is an attractive, part-timbered, late medieval merchant's house
dating from 1530 to 1648. The Hall is furnished with 17th and
18th century furniture and also includes pictures, ceramics and
local history items. It is here that Samuel Crompton invented
the spinning mule in 1779. Location: In the centre of Bolton.
Reebok Stadium/Museum, Burnden Way, Middlebrook Leisure &
Retail Park, Bolton BL6 6JW - Tel: 01204 673670. Take a look
behind the scenes at the Reebok Stadium, one of the finest in
Europe and the home of Bolton Wanderers. The tour begins at the
interactive Museum and Tour Centre where the history of one of
the founding members of the Football League is brought to life.
The tour includes a visit to the players' dressing and warm-up
rooms, the officials' changing rooms, the managers' dug-out and
the media interview room. www.bwfc.co.uk. About 3 miles west
of Bolton.
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