Pendle is a great place to eat and drink and was the first Fair Trade borough in the country.
Michelin-Starred Pendle is only one of a handful of Michelin-starred restaurants in the whole of Lancashire. The area is proud to host a young chef based at The White Swan in Roughlee who has been receiving rave reviews. His name is Tom Parker. See what he had to say to us when we talked to him An Interview with Tom Parker, The White Swan.
Different Cuisines 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". Other great rural eateries include Ye Old Sparrowhawk Inn, in Fence and the Lakeside Cafe in Ball Grove Nature Reserve.
Walk and Eat One of the most popular walks is up Pendle Hill, and there are many great places at the foot of the hill to satisfy your hunger and thirst. Having made the climb you can go the Cabin, the Barley Mow or the Pendle Inn. Both of them offer accommodation as well.
Fantastic Local Products Pendle is also proud of its other local products, like world-beating biscuits. Purveyors of biscuits to Harrods 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.