Royal Bolton Hospital delivers a wide range of services, including maternity and a specialist neonatal unit.
We ask that visitors continue to take reasonable precautions to keep everyone safe. Please do not visit if you are unwell – in particular with signs or symptoms of respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 or flu, diarrhoea and vomiting or other infectious illnesses.
By car
Please double check directions to the health centre if you are using a sat nav as sometimes they can incorrectly send to another location.
There are drop-off areas where visitors can stop for a maximum of 10 minutes to take a patient inside before using one of the car parks after this brief stop. Anyone waiting longer than 10 minutes will incur a fine.
These drop-off areas are outside:
By bus
Bolton train station is on Trinity Street from where you can easily catch the 501 bus service to the hospital. The following bus services stop in the hospital grounds: 501, 512, 521, 695.
For up to date bus information, please use the Traveline service
By bicycle
We have a bicycle parking rack at the main entrance, which holds up to six bikes.
If the parking rack is full, visitors will need to contact reception for access to the staff bike shed and a code will be provided.
Parking at Royal Bolton Hospital uses an automated number plate recognition system provided and managed by ParkingEye.
People who use the visitor car parks should pay the correct charge at one of the kiosks before they leave the site or will face a penalty.
Tariffs
Blue badge holders | Free* |
Up to 30 minutes | Free |
Up to 2 hours | £3.50 |
Up to 4 hours | £4.00 |
Up to 8 hours | £6.00 |
Up to 24 hours | £10.00 |
Monthly pass (4 weeks) | £25.00 |
*Blue badge holders should register direct with ParkingEye on 0333 123 1454.
Visitor car parks are clearly signposted and there are payment machines on each car park with simple instructions.
The majority of kiosks can take cash, card or you can register by phone with good2go. Instructions along with terms and conditions are on signage throughout the site. You have the option to pay via good2go up to 24 hours after leaving the car park using this link.
You will find the pay machines at the below locations:
There are drop-off areas where visitors can stop for a maximum of 10 minutes to take a patient inside before using one of the car parks after this brief stop. Anyone waiting longer than 10 minutes will incur a fine.
These drop-off areas are outside:
Wheelchairs are available at the main entrance for patients to get to different departments.
Failure to comply will result in a parking charge of £70, or £42 if paid within the first two weeks. Please note that parking charges are managed by ParkingEye and not through the Trust, so all charges are subject to their terms and conditions.
Further information is available at www.parkingeye.co.uk or you can contact ParkingEye directly on 0333 123 1454.
Our hospital site is completely smokefree, and you will be asked to stop smoking. Around many of our entrances are the wards caring for some of our most vulnerable patients; our children’s ward, our maternity unit, and patients recovering from surgery. Please help us to keep them safe by not smoking around them.
We know how challenging it can be to quit smoking, but with such significant risks to your health from smoking, we want to do everything we can to support you to quit.
We provide all patients in hospital with access to smoking cessation support so that it doesn’t add to the pressures of being unwell in hospital, through our specialist CURE team. Please ask the nurse in charge of your care to refer you.
If you’re visiting someone in hospital, please do not smoke on site. If you’re looking for support to quit smoking in Bolton, please visit Let’s Keep Bolton Moving for support in the community.
Royal Bolton Hospital
Minerva Road
Farnworth
Bolton
BL4 0JR
Tel: 01204 390390
Always open