Are you looking for family-friendly activities to keep the kids entertained on a rainy day in Bolton?

Sometimes it can feel like you do the same things and visit the same places so if you’re looking for some inspiration to change up your free days, look no further.

We’ve rounded up five of the things you can do inside on a rainy day in Bolton with the kids.

5 family-friendly activities you can do on a rainy day in Bolton

Fun Valley Bolton

Location: 224 Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL1 8DT

Kids aged one to 12 years can enjoy the soft play at Fun Valley Bolton for two hours at a time.

There are two play areas – one for 1-3 years and another for 4-12 years – and booking isn’t essential.

You can’t take your own food and drinks but there is a café that serves hot food, snacks and cakes plus hot and cold drinks.

Find out more about the soft play via the Fun Valley website.

Smithills Open Farm

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Location: Smithills Dean Road, Bolton, BL1 7NS

Whether you want to hold tiny animals or learn about milking cows, Smithills Open Farm offers fun and educational activities for little ones.

Pets Corner allows you to hold and stroke small animals like lambs, chicks, rabbits and more but if you want to hold other animals, you can take part in a meet and greet session.

Meet meerkats, piglets and reptiles or enjoy a donkey ride – there’s plenty to do to fill your day.

Smithills Open Farm has impressed visitors on Tripadvisor with one saying: "A surprisingly fabulous, great value for money day out. We had a marvellous time at smithills, the animals are really well cared for, we loved the donkey ‘safari’ and feeding the calves, all the staff were friendly and knowledgable."

Find out more about Smithills Open Farm via the website.

Jump Xtreme

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Location: Unit 2, Trinity Retail Park, Springfield, Bradford St, Haulgh, Bolton BL2 1HY

Kids can burn off some energy while keeping themselves warm and having fun on a rainy day at Jump Xtreme.

They can enjoy bouncing around on trampolines with tumble tracks, giant airbags and more to enjoy.

Soft play is also an option and visitors can enjoy refreshments at the onsite café.

Find out more about Jump Xtreme via the website.

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Octagon Theatre

Location: Howell Croft South, Bolton, BL1 1SB

Octagon Theatre offers lots of events for families including story-telling sessions and family-friendly performances.

You can keep up to date with all the activities and events on at the theatre via the website.

Choose your next event and book online to avoid disappointment and add some cheer to a rainy day.

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Cineworld Bolton

Location: 15 Eagley Brook Way, Bolton, BL1 8TS

There’s nothing like cosying up while watching a film at home but if you want to get out to see a film, Cineworld has plenty of new releases ready for you to watch.

The cinema often provides suitable viewing for a range of ages so there’s sure to be something for everyone – just make sure to check the listings before you head there.

Sometimes cinemas also add old films so you might even be able to watch one of your favourites.

You can find out which films are showing via the Cineworld website.