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Leven’s Elizabethan Hall is the backdrop for the Lakes Chilli Fest this weekend. Taking place over two days on the 14th and 15th,the festival promises even more stalls than previous years and will include a wide range of chilli-related items such as chutneys, jams, sauces, chocolate, seeds, rubs and powders, chilli smoothies, clothing, plants, breads and [...] Pendle Productions return to Worden Park in Leyland and to the Lowther Pavilion at Lytham St Annes for a second season of children’s summer outdoor theatre following on from last years huge success. Once again these will be fronted by the energetic talents of Ian Fox who entertained the crowds last season [...] Lancashire’s latest dedicated off-road route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders has been officially unveiled. The £1.4 million Padiham Greenway runs along a former railway line through the centre of Padiham and forms part of a longer route proposed between Great Harwood and Burnley. The scheme has transformed a derelict railway line that suffered from flytipping, litter [...] There is a feast of flowers this bank holiday weekend at Muncaster Castle up in the Lake District. You can celebrate’s Muncaster’s spectacular rhododendrons and azaleas at their best.The 70 acres of gardens host some of the rarest rhododendrons in the world. On Friday 30th,owner Patrick Gordon-Duff-Pennington will conduct a guided tour of Muncaster’s gardens.ino-himalayan [...] This Saturday sees the start of the two month long Forest of Bowland Arts festival. This year’s event brings together a host of creative events ranging from open studios, exhibitions, music & performance events to creative workshops, talks & walks which celebrate the importance of the environment & culture of the Forest of [...] In fact there are many recipes unique to the town including a dish called lobby made from Sunday leftovers,often cold meat and onions eaten with a thick slice of bread. That’s one of the facts that you will find if you visit the museum of Wigan Life which opened its doors last week to the public. Housed [...] The newly refurbished Bury Transport Museum will be hoping for a bumper Easter after it reopened its doors at the end of last week with a visit by the Duke Of Gloucester. Operated by the East Lancashire Railway, the Museum has undergone a major two-year restoration programme at a cost of more than £3m. The former East [...] A big thank you to the people from Walks around Britain for allowing us to carry their fantastic walk along Ullswater one of the best lakes in the area. The four mile walk starts at Patterdale just east of Keswick.It involves a short climb up the sides of the valley and should take about an hour [...] Very occasionally the John Rylands Library in Manchester opens some of the areas where its splendid Victoria Gothic architecture is not often seen by the general public. Saturday was one such example as our photographer explored the upper gallery,the roof and the basement archives. The reading room Alcove in the upper gallery The Library was built during [...] Here are some of the events taking place in the North West over the next couple of days celebrating British Tourism week. Whitehaven Tourist Information are celebrating Copeland with a competition and a grand prize of one night’s dinner, bed and breakfast for two at The Sella Park House Hotel, Calderbridge . Other prizes include dinner for [...] |
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