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King Steve & Queen Susan - Bolton
King Steve & Queen Susan

We recently spent a weekend in and around Bolton. before I went there I thought of Bolton as a kind of "poor suburb" of Manchester.
Nothing could be further from the truth. For one thing, it's far enough from Manchester that it's not really a part of it, and for another thing it's not poor.
There's plenty to do and see in and around Bolton, there's a lot of history in the town and the countryside of the East Lancs Moors is only a short drive away.
Above all though, our weekend in Bolton gave us an opportinity to dress like idiots :-)

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  • Pros:Shopping, History, Leisure, Nightlife, Countryside
  • Cons:Nothing major
  • In a nutshell:Great weekend destination, especially if you like industrial history
  • Last visit to Bolton: Apr 2003
  • Intro Written May 21, 2003
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