Nelson Library, Nelson
Creative TouristA public library in Nelson, Lancashire, which runs a number of events and classes.
A public library in Nelson, Lancashire, which runs a number of events and classes.
Taking place in Blackburn each year, The National Festival of Making is a unique celebration of UK making, from the kitchen table to the factory floor.
free entryTake a nostalgic journey into the past with Emma Conally-Barklem’s exhibition ‘The Ridings: Bradford Working-Class Family Life, Loss & Landscape: 1970s-1990s’ at South Square Gallery in Bradford.
free entryEnjoy a roarsome family event with a dino-mite species!
from £20.00Legendary American rock band Pixies are bringing their unmistakable and era-defining sound to The Piece Hall.
from £47.50Get in the Easter spirit with a special egg-hunt for the whole family.
from £4.00Get hands on with some of the plant based items in MJM whilst you get hands on Printing with Plants.
from £5.00GASP! Horror Film Festival returns to Manchester’s CULTPLEX bigger and better, with a full weekend of scary movies from underrepresented voices.
from £5.00Mosh Film Fest is dedicated to celebrating the diverse world of heavy metal music through the lens of cinema.
from £5.00A former cotton mill built in 1832, and purchased by Pendle Council in 2012.
Pendle Heritage Centre features Pendle Art Gallery, a museum on Pendle life, a shop and family friendly café.
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.
A formal Edwardian urban park in Burnley which retains most its original features including a boating lake and an Italian garden.
Rowley Lake is on the outskirts of Burnley, with much to offer to the walker who goes out of their way to venture out here. It’s open scope and substantial size lend it vast appeal, while it’s natural activity and beauty make it a pretty picture, with views extending endlessly across the flat plain.
Independent community coffee shop and vegetarian kitchen.
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.
Burnley Mechanics Theatre showcases an array of talent; touring shows and local theatre also.
The Weavers Triangle is a modern name for an area on the banks of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal that was once at the heart of Burnley’s textile industry. The name was first used in the 1970s, as interest developed in preserving Burnley’s industrial heritage, and refers to the roughly triangular shape of the region.
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.
Hurstwood Hall Guest House is steeped in local history. It was built in 1579 by the Towneley family and is a Grade II star listed building that retains many of its original features.
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