Evergreen

128 EVERGREEN Autumn
Overseen by owner Charles
Bowman (it was previously run
by his father Richard, the former
Lancashire cricketer and brewer), the
décor of the Inn at Whitewell, with
accompanying flagstone floors, old
hunting prints, paintings and log
fires is as tasteful and comfortable
as can be. Television viewers who
watched the first episode of the
situation comedy The Trip in 2010
were able to glimpse parts of this
interior, and perhaps, beyond the
banter of the programme’s stars Rob
Brydon and Steve Coogan, gain a
sense of the Inn’s ambience.
However, as one guest commented:
“It’s hard to do this place justice in
pictures. Pictures don’t capture the
welcoming scent of the fire as you
step through the front door, the
warm, relaxed atmosphere which
immediately puts you at ease, or the
changing light on the magical views
as you sit quietly enjoying a drink
and gazing out of the window.”
Inn at Whitewell, Clitheroe,
Forest of Bowland,
Lancashire BB7 3AT
Tel: 01200 448222
www.innatwhitewell.com
JACK JAKEMAN