Romantic Ribble Valley
Your Holiday Hotel
The Foxfields Country Hotel, Clitheroe 3*
The Foxfields Country Hotel and Suites is situated near the village of Billington in the beautiful Ribble Valley. Leisure Club facilities include a heated indoor swimming pool, sauna and gym. All bedrooms are luxurious fully equipped suites, with ensuite bathrooms, interactive TV with movies and tea/coffee making facilities. This hotel does not have a lift.
Your Holiday Highlights
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Guided tour of Pendle Hill Country
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Kingfisher Canal Cruise
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Dewlay Cheesemakers
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Helmshore Mill
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Bury Market
Booking REF
ROM006
Single Room Supplement
£160
Amenities
Lift – No - this hotel only has 2 floor
Walk in shower – Yes
Ground floor room – available on request
Itinerary
Day 1: Depart from your home area in the morning travelling to the Foxfields Country Hotel. Enjoy a 4 nights stay dinner, bed and breakfast.
Day 2: Today we have a guided tour of Pendle Hill Country, hearing about the infamous witches. Downham was the setting for the 1961 film Whistle Down the Wind and TV’s Born and Bred. We call at Barrowford Visitor Centre for a break before heading over to Pendle Hill on our way to Clitheroe for a lunch break. The day continues with a drive through Britain in Bloom village of Chipping and on into the Hodder Valley. We take a break at the riverside tearooms in Slaidburn, before heading back to the hotel.
Day 3: Today, we travel to Bury where we can browse the famous Bury Market - often voted market of the year in Britain’s Favourite Market. You’ll find over 350 stalls to visit with time to explore Bury at leisure and enjoy lunch. This afternoon we visit Helmshore Mill. At one point, Lancashire supplied one-third of all the world's cotton goods. We enjoy a guided tour where this industrial heritage is brought to life.
Day 4: Our excursion today takes us north to Dewlay Cheesemakers. A family run award winning artisan producer who have been creating cheese since 1957. We will be taking a guided tour of the creamery and have chance to taste some samples to tantalise your taste buds. Later we travel to Barton Grange and join the Kingfsher Canal Cruise for a relaxing and peaceful journey along the canal, with afternoon tea served on the way.
Day 5: After breakfast, we leave and begin our journey home.
Room Requests
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Please be aware any special rooms requests noted are not guaranteed. If you wish to guarantee a room request made, we would need to contact the hotel and confirm back to you.
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Please be aware all of our rooms are released back to the hotel approximately 4 weeks to the departure date. We recommend that you book atleast 2 months prior to the holiday to secure your booking.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address |
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| Aberdeen, Skene St | Skene St, behind HMT, Aberdeen |
| Aviemore, Rail Station | Rail Station Bus Stop, Aviemore |
| Banff, St Marys Car Park | Outside St Mary's Car Park, Bus Stop, Banff Low Street |
| Buckie, Cluny Square | West Church Street Bus Stop (Outside Time) Buckie |
| Craibstone Park & Ride | Craibstone Park & Ride (Aberdeen Airport P & R) (No Facilities Available Here) |
| Cullen Square | The Square, Cullen |
| Dobbies, Perth | Dobbies, Perth |
| Dundee Tesco Retail Park | Kingsway Retail Park Bus Stop, (Popeyes) |
| Elgin Old Post Office | Outside, Old Post Office, Elgin |
| Fochabers Square | Fochabers Square |
| Forfar Bus Stop | Forfar Bus Stop, Outside RBS |
| Forres, Tolbooth | Outside Tolbooth, Forres |
| Huntly, Tesco Bus Stop | Tesco Bus Stop, Petrol Station, Huntly |
| Inverness, Tesco Bus Stop | Bus Stop Tesco, Inverness (Off A96) Please note this is Tesco's off the A96 |
| Inverurie, Town Hall | Town Hall Bus Stop, Inverurie |
| Keith, Bus Stop Tescos | Bus Stop at Tesco's, Keith |
| Nairn, Sainsburys | Sainsburys, Bus Stop, Nairn A96 |
| Perth Broxden Services | Broxden Services, Perth Please note this pick-up is at the Petrol Station |
| Portlethen, Muirend Road | Muirend Road Bus Stop (Beside Asda), Portlethen |
| Portsoy, Station Hotel | Outside Station Hotel, Portsoy |
| Stonehaven Car Park | Stonehaven Beach Road Car Park |
| Stracathro Services | Stracathro Service Areas |
| Turriff Tesco Bus Stop | Bus Stop Outside Tesco Turriff |
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