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Visiting Octagon Theatre Bolton

Your theatre visit in one place: weather, arrival, access, food, travel and what’s on.

Howell Croft South, BL1 1SB

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Today in Bolton

Monday 9 November · GMT

4°C

Cloudy · forecast at 23:00

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What to bring today

Bring a warm coat and an extra layer for the journey home.

Frontrow suggestions based on the forecast from 23:00 to 23:00. Check dress and bag arrangements with the venue.

Local times in Bolton (GMT). Forecast issued 8 Nov, 23:17. Weather is checked once daily. Conditions may change. Weather sources and licence.

Trains, bikes & the last part of your journey

Distances are approximate straight-line measurements, not walking distances or journey times.

Transport sources and dates

OpenStreetMap: 2026-10-31 · NaPTAN: 2026-08-29.

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Restaurants and cafés near Octagon Theatre Bolton

8 nearby

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Pubs, bars and clubs near Octagon Theatre Bolton

6 nearby

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Getting to Octagon Theatre Bolton

Railway stations, trams & bus stops

  • Bolton Rail StationRail station · 471 metresMap ↗
  • Hall i' th' Wood Rail StationRail station · South Entrance · 2.5 kilometresMap ↗
  • Bolton MarketBus stop · opp · 126 metresMap ↗
  • Cheadle SquareBus stop · nr · 165 metresMap ↗
  • Law CourtBus stop · adj · 197 metresMap ↗

Approx. straight-line distances · Sources and dates

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Upcoming at Octagon Theatre Bolton

From the venue programme

  1. family

    Family Saturdays (Ages 3-5)

    Octagon Theatre Bolton

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    Nearby stationBolton Rail Station · 471 metres

  2. family

    Family Saturdays (Ages 5-7)

    Octagon Theatre Bolton

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    Nearby stationBolton Rail Station · 471 metres

  3. panto

    Cinderella: A Fairytale

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    Nearby stationBolton Rail Station · 471 metres

  4. family

    The Lost Treasure: Family Storytelling Performance

    Octagon Theatre Bolton

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    Nearby stationBolton Rail Station · 471 metres

  5. Live event

    Bridges Company Wednesday Sharing Session - Autumn 2026

    Octagon Theatre Bolton

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    Nearby stationBolton Rail Station · 471 metres

  6. Live event

    Bridges Youth Theatre Sharing Session - Autumn 2026

    Octagon Theatre Bolton

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    Nearby stationBolton Rail Station · 471 metres

Source Participating venue box offices (Spektrix public listings API). This venue source was last successfully read 5 Nov 2026, 15:15 UK. Dates and prices can change after we read them — confirm with the venue.

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Weather and solar calculations: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0. Forecast data · Sunrise and sunset data. Frontrow selects local-day forecasts, rounds temperatures, converts wind to mph and derives clothing suggestions. Weather represents the surrounding area, not conditions inside the theatre.

Address: Overture Maps Places ↗ · 22 Jul 2026. Transport: DfT NaPTAN ↗, active stops in the 29 Aug 2026 snapshot.

Distances are approximate straight-line measurements from the postcode centre; walking routes may be longer. Food and drink listings are within one mile, nearest first, in the source categories Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen and Pub/bar/nightclub.

Food-business identities and inspection results come from Food Standards Agency open data ↗. Most records use the 24 August 2026 snapshot; individual records show when newer information was available. Older address snapshots are dated separately. Check the linked official record for changes.

Food-hygiene ratings describe the inspection on the stated date. They are not reviews, food-quality scores or evidence that a business is currently open. Frontrow has not verified menus, deals or opening hours.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗. Frontrow selects nearby records and calculates distances. Postcode location data ↗. Overture attribution and source licences ↗

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