30,000 sq ft inside Grecian Mill on Lever Street, BL3 6PB. Over 500 sofas in stock, sit on them today, take one home this afternoon. Same-day delivery anywhere in Bolton.
Doorstep
Lever Street, BL3 6PB
Delivery
All BL postcodes
Sofas in Stock
Sit on it today
Up to RRP
Real prices, no gimmicks
Family Run
Bolton born and bred
Most clearance retailers operate out of soulless industrial units off a bypass. We don't. The Alec's warehouse is inside Grecian Mill, a Victorian cotton mill on Lever Street in BL3, a piece of working Bolton heritage that's been part of the town's industrial story for over a hundred years.
It's also one of the reasons our prices work. Mill space costs a fraction of modern retail park rent, which means we don't have to mark every sofa up to cover overheads we never had. Take the mill rent saving, knock it off the ticket, pass it on. That's the model in one sentence.
If you've never been, the building alone is worth the visit. High ceilings, original brickwork, and 30,000 square feet of sofas, suites, and beds. Free parking outside. Walk in any day of the week.
Forty years. Tens of thousands of suites. Generations of the same families coming back when their parents' sofa from us finally gives up. That's the version of "established" that means something in Bolton.
We're not a chain pretending to be local. We're not a pop-up that'll be gone next year. We're the independent that's outlasted most of the chains in the region, and we've done it by doing the same thing every day since the early 80s: hold proper stock, price it fairly, deliver it ourselves, look after the people who walk through the door.
If you live in Bolton, you've probably driven past the mill. If you've not been in yet, this is the one to put right.
A live snapshot of the newest stock through the door. All of this is here today, all of it ready for same-day delivery anywhere in Bolton.
Every category is in stock today at the mill. Walk in any day of the week and try them out.
Six things you won't get from Middlebrook Retail Park or the chains on Manchester Road.
Family run, family owned, family staffed. Decisions made in BL3, not at a head office in Solihull. We've got skin in the local game.
Walk in, pick a sofa, take it home this afternoon. None of the "the warehouse is in Belgium" malarkey from the chains.
Grecian Mill costs us a fraction of a retail park unit. That saving goes straight on the ticket. Same brands, half the price.
No commission. No "today only" deals. No follow-up calls. Sit on the sofas, take your time, ask the daft questions. Brew on offer.
If you live in Bolton and order in the morning, there's a good chance your sofa is on a van heading your way by tea time. Our delivery team knows the town.
We've watched chains come and go from Middlebrook and the Trafford Centre. We've stayed because we do the basics right.
Honest side-by-side. Middlebrook Retail Park has the polish and the food court. We have the things that matter when you actually need a sofa.
Real Bolton customers, real reviews. Read what your neighbours say about us.
Read on GoogleFour steps from walking in to sat-on-it. No surprises along the way.
Lever Street, BL3 6PB. Free parking outside. Seven days a week, no appointment.
Try the sofas. Show us a phone photo of your doorway and hallway. We'll tell you if it'll fit.
Same-day if booked early. Often within hours for anywhere in BL postcodes. We call ahead with a time window.
We deliver, position, and take the packaging away. Old sofa removal available for a small charge.
We deliver across every BL postcode seven days a week. From the terraces of Daubhill and Halliwell to the family homes of Bromley Cross and the rural lanes of Egerton. Same-day available across most of Bolton when you order before midday.
BL postcodes covered same-day include
BL1 BL2 BL3 BL4 BL5 BL6 BL7 BL8 BL9. If you're just over the boundary in Bury, Wigan, or Salford, send us your postcode and we'll confirm the same-day options.
Alongside the sofas, we hold a regular selection of clearance beds and pocket spring mattresses from brands like Silentnight, Sealy, Sweet Dreams and John Lewis. Up to 70% below high street RRP, same same-day Bolton delivery.
Just off the A579 between Bolton town centre and Farnworth. Five minutes from the station, ten from the M61 J5. Free parking right outside the mill.
Real questions from real Bolton customers. If yours is not here, ring us.
Unit 23 inside Grecian Mill, Lever Street, BL3 6PB. The mill sits just off the A579, between Bolton town centre and Farnworth. Five minutes from Bolton train station, ten minutes from M61 Junction 5. If you're driving in via the A666, you'll see the mill on your left.
Yes, free parking right outside the warehouse. No meters, no time limits, no driving round looking for a space. Plenty of room for vans too if you fancy loading something straight in yourself.
Yes. No appointment, no booking system, no pushy "let me take your details" at the door. Walk in any day Monday to Saturday between 9 and 5, Sunday between 10 and 4. Have a wander, sit on whatever catches your eye, ask Alec if you've got questions.
Pick a sofa before midday and we'll usually have it with you by tea time. We run Bolton routes most days so the routing is straightforward. If we can't get it out same-day, the next available slot is normally within 24 hours. Delivery is £45, old sofa removal is also £45.
All of them. BL1 (north Bolton, Astley Bridge), BL2 (Tonge, Harwood, Bradshaw), BL3 (we're in it, plus Daubhill, Great Lever, Farnworth), BL4 (Kearsley, Farnworth), BL5 (Westhoughton), BL6 (Horwich, Lostock, Blackrod), BL7 (Bromley Cross, Egerton), BL8 (Tottington) and BL9 (Bury). Same-day across all of them.
Middlebrook is great for browsing and a coffee in Costa. The chains there do polished showrooms and finance options, which work for some people. Where we win is on the things that matter when you actually need a sofa: 500+ in stock to take home today, no commission salespeople, prices that don't move depending on what month it is, and a delivery team that lives in Bolton and knows the streets. We're five minutes away.
Yes. Town centre flats above shops are a regular run. Tell us the floor, whether there's a lift, and any tight stair turns. Bradshawgate, Bridge Street, Knowsley Street and the surrounding lanes can be tight for vans so we'll usually plan a quieter time to deliver. No extra charge for the access work.
Plenty of times. Bolton terraces typically have narrow front doors, sometimes a tight hallway with a 90-degree turn into the lounge. Measure the doorway and the turn, take a photo, show us when you visit. Most of our sofas split into sections or have removable feet for the tight cases.
All part of our home patch and all covered same-day. Farnworth is the closest at five minutes south. Westhoughton, Horwich and Little Lever are all 10-15 minutes from the mill. If you want to pop in and try first, we're an easy drive.
Yes. Most customers pay by card on delivery or in the warehouse before we load up. No finance applications, no credit checks, no monthly payment gimmicks. Pay once, done.
Yes, for £45 which covers the local refuse centre disposal cost. Mention it when booking the delivery slot so we plan the van capacity. Saves you a trip to the tip with a sofa hanging out the back of an estate car.
Yes. Compact two seaters, slim arm designs, sectional corner sofas that come apart for tight stairwells, and chaise sofas all feature regularly. Bolton has plenty of period terraces with awkward room shapes so this is a regular conversation. Bring rough room dimensions and we'll steer you towards what fits.
Cost. A 30,000 sq ft retail park unit would cost us several times what the mill costs, and that cost has to come from somewhere. Mill space lets us hold proper stock and price it fairly. The building also has character you don't get from a steel-frame retail unit. Worth a look just for that.
Yes. Every sofa supplied meets UK domestic fire safety regulations and carries the required permanent labelling. Happy to show you the labels in person if you want to check before buying.
500+ sofas in stock at Grecian Mill, Lever Street. Same-day delivery anywhere in Bolton. Free parking, no appointment. Open now, until 5pm.
Page last updated 8 June 2026. Stock and live status update automatically.
