If you are based in Farnworth and looking for a care home for yourself or a family member, Abafields Residential Home in Bolton is one of the closest options available - just 2 miles away, with straightforward public transport links making regular visits easy.
Getting from Farnworth to Abafields
Abafields is at 3-9 Bromwich Street, Haulgh, Bolton, BL2 1JF - around a 10 minute drive from Farnworth via the A666.
If you are not driving, the options are good:
- By train: Direct services run from Farnworth station to Bolton station approximately every hour, with the journey taking around 6 minutes. Bolton station is then about a 10 minute walk from Abafields, or a short taxi ride.
- By bus: The Bee Network operates the number 8 bus between Farnworth and Bolton Interchange, running every 5 minutes with a journey time of around 13 minutes. Services operate every day.
To plan your journey, visit Bee Network journey planner or use the Northern Rail timetable for train times.
To speak to us or arrange a visit, call 01204 399414 or contact us online.
About Abafields
Abafields is a small, independent residential care home in Bolton's Haulgh area. We are not part of a chain. Decisions about how the home is run are made by the people who run it, based on what is right for residents rather than shareholder expectations.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission across all five areas, and many of our staff have been with us for over 15 years. That continuity matters -- residents are looked after by people who genuinely know them.
The care we offer includes:
- Residential care - day-to-day support with personal care, meals, and routine
- Dementia care - specialist support for early to mid-stage dementia in a calm, consistent environment
- Respite care - planned or emergency short-term stays
- Palliative care - compassionate end-of-life care with full family involvement
- Day care - daytime support and social contact for people continuing to live at home
Funding for Farnworth residents
Farnworth falls within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, which means Bolton Council's Adult Social Care team handles needs assessments and local authority care funding for Farnworth residents. A free assessment is available to anyone who may need care, and it covers both what level of support is needed and whether the council will contribute to costs.
For more detail on how care funding works, read our Bolton care funding guide.
Come and see us
We welcome visits from Farnworth families at any time. There is no pressure and no obligation - just an opportunity to look around, meet the team, and ask questions.
Call us on 01204 399414 or arrange a visit online.
