Active residents of Barton Quarter will find a variety of sports amenities within easy reach. Horwich Golf Club is under a mile away, as is Horwich Leisure Centre, which provides gym facilities, fitness classes and a swimming pool.
Middlebrook Retail and Leisure Park, situated within two miles of the development, incorporates the Bolton Arena sports venue and University of Bolton Stadium, home of the Bolton Wanderers; the park also offers a bowling alley and multiplex cinema for family entertainment.
For relaxed outdoor leisure, Lower Rivington Reservoir is a short drive from Barton Quarter and offers a choice of routes for walking, running or cycling in its verdant surroundings. Liverpool Castle, a scaled replica of a now-destroyed thirteenth century castle in Merseyside, can be found on the eastern bank of the reservoir, alongside a tree-top adventure course and the beautiful Terraced Gardens. For panoramic views over the reservoir, take one of the several paths up to Rivington Pike and the Pike Tower – it’s a local tradition to walk up to the summit on Good Friday, joined by family and friends, and thousands of people participate in the custom each year.