Find Us
Great Lever Chess ClubThe Ukrainian Club (AUGB Bolton Ukrainian Cultural Centre)
99 Castle Street
Haulgh
Bolton
BL2 1JP
Directions: Google Maps · Apple Maps
Phone: 01204 526038 — this rings the venue itself, not the club. For club questions, use Contact instead.
Club night: Tuesdays, from 7.30pm — this is the best night to visit if you just want to watch or have a chat.
Match nights: Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 7.30pm. The club runs a few teams, so who’s playing (and where) varies week to week — check the fixtures before visiting for the first time, so you don’t make a wasted trip.
- Car park on-site, plus on-street parking
- Refreshments available to buy at the bar
Directions
From Manchester and the South: follow directions to Bolton via the M60, M62 and M61. Take the right-hand lanes on the M61, signposted A666 Bolton, and continue onto St Peter’s Way (A666) for about 2.5–3 miles. Exit left at the junction signposted “Bolton South and Bury,” staying in the outside lane to the traffic signals, then turn right onto the A579 Bradford Street (signposted Bury A58). Continue through the next set of lights and turn right at the following set (about 200m) onto Castle Street (B6209). The club is about 75m on the left.
From the North: follow the A666 south through Darwen towards Bolton (about 11 miles). After the large B&Q store, take the central lane at the lights. After about 500m, take the slip road signposted Bury, turning left at the top onto the A579 Bradford Street, then right at the next lights (about 200m) onto Castle Street. The club is about 75m on the left.
Accessibility
The venue has three steps at the main entrance, and a further, steeper flight down to the usual playing room — this can be avoided by playing in the bar area instead. The accessible toilet is in a separate part of the building, reached from outside. If you’re considering visiting or joining as a wheelchair user or with reduced mobility, please get in touch beforehand and we’ll do what we can to make it work.