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Blackburn Love the exotic and hanker after the genuine thing Then take a trip to Whalley Range Bazaar in Blackburn, with over 70 shops specialising in the finest quality Asian food, fashion and fabrics. This area around Victoria Street and Whalley Range is buzzing from lunch time until late and welcomes everyone. Stop for a curry at one of the restaurants or one of the numerous other eateries and takeaways. Blackburn takes part in the hugely popular Pennine Lancashire Festival of Food and Culture. In just two years, this festival has become a feature of the regional culinary calendar, with over 80,000 people experiencing this colourful cultural carnival of great food and drink. From gourmet short breaks, culinary canal cruises and pony trekking picnics to steam train lunches, champagne balloon flights, ale trails and brewery tours, thousands of food lovers will experience gastronomic adventures across the county as the area celebrates its fantastic food and culture like never before. Burnley At the heart of Pennine Lancashire, Burnley offers a mixture of heritage and modern, reflected in one of its Taste Lancashire quality assured restaurants, The Mix, a contemporary café bar which has brought a unique twist to Burnley's up and coming restaurant and bar quarter. And here’s another twist - did you know that more Benedictine is sold in Burnley than almost anywhere else in the country with Burnley Miners Club being the largest seller of the liqueur in the world Officially recognised as a Fairtrade town, Burnley actively promotes Fairtrade products at many of the shops, café’s and restaurants in the area. Moorhouses Brewery, established in 1865, has won many accolades over the years for the quality of its beers including Pendle Witch, Black Cat, Blond Witch and a host of special brews. An evening tour around the brewery followed by a traditional Lancashire supper will not only show you how the beer is made but give you the chance to sample some of these fantastic ales. If it’s al fresco you enjoy, why not have a Panopticons picnic at the Singing Ringing Tree Pennine Lancashire's Panopticons are a unique series of 21st Century landmarks, situated at vantage points and designed to attract visitors into the countryside to enjoy the stunning landscapes and excellent views. Image credits (top to bottom, left to right): Celebrating local Lancashire produce; Blackburn Market; The Mix, Burnley; Bashall Barn; Singing Ringing Tree (photo by Ian Lawson)
Lancaster and Morecambe When it comes to matters of taste, this part of Lancashire will leave you hungry for more. Great country pubs, top quality restaurants and food shops, where the shelves are stacked with local produce, are what the area’s building a reputation for. Hotpot and black pudding are two well known ingredients of Lancashire’s rich culinary tradition. But don’t forget Morecambe Bay shrimps, the artisan cheeses, the beef and lamb, the sausages and the smoked foods. This mouth-watering produce is first port of call for many of the good chefs working here. Well known pubs and restaurants include places like the Highwayman Inn at Nether Burrow, Foodworks at Lancaster House Hotel, The Borough in Lancaster and The Priory at Scorton. As for shops and producers, try the Port of Lancaster Smokehouse at Glasson Dock, Baxter’s in Morecambe for Morecambe Bay potted shrimps, Foragers Farm Shop at Carnforth and tea and coffee specialists J Atkinson & Co in Lancaster. Buy something to take home and you’ll have a taste of Lancashire when your holiday is over. Taste Wyre Enjoy an array of locally sourced seasonal produce, the finest food in Wyre, guaranteed to set taste buds racing all year round. The area prides itself on getting food from the fields, farms and trawlers fresh to customers’ plates. There are no fewer than seven Lancashire cheesemakers situated in and around a 10 mile (16km) radius of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. All make Lancashire cheese in the traditional method using Lancashire milk. In most cases they are 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation family businesses. Dew-Lay in Garstang is a 2nd generation family cheesemaker producing Garstang Blue, a Jamie Oliver favourite and the only blue Lancashire cheese. Why not follow the Crumbly Lancashire Cheese Trail If you want fine dining without the effort of cooking for yourself head to one of the area’s Taste Lancashire quality assured restaurants. Visit fantastic farm shops, discover homemade ice creams at Wallings of Cockerham and look out for the ‘pasture to plate’ activities combining a farm walk and visit to a local cheesemaker. Take the best local fish and visit the North West’s award-winning fish and chip restaurant - Seniors at Thornton. Not forgetting the annual Oyster Festival at Guys Thatched Hamlet, a fun food themed festival for all. Image credits (top to bottom, left to right): Fishing Trawler on Morecambe Bay; Local produce; Market in Wyre; Enjoying fish and chips in Wyre
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