Clitheroe Castle

By offering an exciting entertainment programme and a diverse range of participatory performing arts, The Grand’s vision is to bring wholesome engagement of the Arts to individuals of all ages. This journey begins from the early years and continues every step of the way through to adulthood through our various performing arts-based activities and projects.

Most famous for its links to the now notorious witch trials of 1612, Pendle Hill and its surrounding towns and villages are a truly bewitching area of Lancashire. History and legend has woven a spell over Pendle.

We learn how to cook Lancashire’s finest dishes, courtesy of Northcote’s Michelin-star chefs.

Northcote’s luxury hotel perfectly matches its Michelin-star restaurant, nestled in the Ribble Valley hills on the edge of the Forest of Bowland.

Northcote’s Michelin-star restaurant is the jewel in the crown of the Ribble Valley.

The White Swan at Fence is a gastro-pub with much to brag about. Delicious drinks and fantastic food has got this pub a Michelin Star.

Affectionately referred to as the ‘Downton of the North’, Gawthorpe Hall was redesigned in the 1850s by Sir Charles Barry, designer of the Houses of Parliament and the ‘real’ Downton Abbey, Highclere Castle.

Gisburne Park is one of Lancashire’s finest private estates. A thousand acres of picturesque Ribble Valley countryside, owned and managed by Guy Hindley and family

A public library in Nelson, Lancashire, which runs a number of events and classes.

Pendle Heritage Centre features Pendle Art Gallery, a museum on Pendle life, a shop and family friendly café.

A former cotton mill built in 1832, and purchased by Pendle Council in 2012.

Glassmonkey Studio is the largest glass fusing studio in the area. The studio is home to a gallery selling handmade fused glassware jewellery, art and greeting cards. They also host regular workshops for fused glass, soap making, enamelling, and silver clay jewellery making.