Food & Drink

Indulge Yourself in Pendle

Pendle is one of the best places to indulge yourself in Lancashire, and was the first Fair Trade borough in the country.

In Pendle you can experience many different cuisines, from the continental in Colne to restaurants in idyllic rural settings, like the Fence Gate Inn. "The Guardian", described The Fence Gate Inn as "doing the simple things well...(it) uses the best local ingredients, and is winning fans further afield than rural Lancashire."

Other famous local institutions are Slaters Ice Cream and Oddies Bakers. Other great rural eateries include Ye Old Sparrowhawk Inn, in Fence. Overlooking a beautiful walled victorian garden, the Pendle Heritage Centre, offers a peacful setting for its lovely homemade food.

Pendle also has two lovely eateries overlooking the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Cafe Cargo is a great bistro created out of the beautifully restored 1815 canal warehouse at Foulridge Wharf, and the Kingfisher Cafe overlooks Reedley Marina with outstanding views over to Pendle Hill.

Pendle has many great restaurants situated in rural surroundings, but if you prefer a more cosmopolitan feel to your dining experience why not try Colne's "Restaurant Quarter", where you have a choice of many different types of cuisine, including Italian and Mexican.

Many of our pubs and restaurants use some of the tastiest locally-farmed produce, and Pendle is also proud of its other local products, like world-beating biscuits, a special pie, and great beers. Purveyors of biscuits to Harrod's no less, the baking smells that surround Farmhouse Biscuits, are worth the visit alone, even without a trip to its Factory Shop!

The shop is popular with coach parties, as is Moorhouses Brewery, brewers since 1865 of beers with real flavour and striking local names, such as Black Cat and Pendle Witches Brew that can be found in a selection of local pubs. Other famous local institutions are Slaters Ice Cream and Oddies Bakers. Every year Pendle participates in the Pennine Lancashire Festival of Food and Culture.

Taste Lancashire Quality Assured

There are a number of establishments in Pendle which have been quality inspected.

Fence Gate Inn, Fence. Tel 01282 618101

Rated Highest Quality Assured

Winner of numerous awards, including the Observer Best Sunday Lunch of the Year.

Kingfisher Cafe Tel 01282 450531

Cafe Bar with great views overlooking Reedley Marina and Pendle Hill

Pendle Heritage Centre

Barrowford Tel 01282 661701

Restaurant with fine homemade food overlooking a tranquil Victorian walled garden.

Pendle Inn

Barley Tel: 01282  614808

Traditional Inn with lovely modern conservatory dining room to rear

The Cabin

Barley Tel: 01282  696937

Simple but hearty food, at the ideal location for walking up Pendle Hill

The Oaks Hotel

Reedley Tel: 01282 414141

Good food and High Class surroundings at this former tea merchants house

Ye Old Sparrowhawk Inn

Rated Highest Quality Assured

Fence Tel: 01282 603034

Good food using local ingredients in a lovely spot

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