Country house hotels in Lancashire
Luxury short and weekend breaks
We've hand-picked the finest country house hotels in Lancashire - to view please click on LIST HOTELS. All our country house hotels in Lancashire can be booked online at great rates.
Country house hotel special offers
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A unique country hotel conversion
The four star Macdonald Last Drop Village Hotel and Spa near Bolton is not a traditional country house hotel, but a unique conversion of eighteenth century farm buildings. Many of the bedrooms have views of the surrounding moorland.
The grounds feature a village tea shop, the Steak House pub, cottages, courtyards and gardens. The luxurious facilities include a large pool, beauty treatment rooms, a thermal suite, rock and bio saunas, as well as aromatherapy steam and laconium rooms. Truly a rejuvenating retreat.
Seven hundred years of history
Another Macdonald property, the Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa is a four star country house hotel near Blackburn. The Dunkenhalgh has a seven hundred year old history and is set in large parkland grounds.
The hotel's Vital Health and Leisure Spa has a pool, thermal suite, beauty treatment rooms and a technogym. Take a short break here to explore the lovely Ribble Valley or the urban delights of Manchester.
What's it like?
• Lovely countryside from the Pennines to the Lancashire's central plain.
What's it famous for?
• The Pennines
• Industrial heritage Country houses
• The grand country houses, many of which were mill owners' homes are worth visiting. Several hold great artwork such as seventeenth century Gawthorpe Hall, which displays works from the National Portrait Gallery.
• In West Lancashire visit Rufford Old Hall and the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Martin Mere.
• Sixteenth century Hoghton Tower near Chorley, where King James I knighted a loin of beef to create sirloin steak.
• Samlesbury Hall in the South Ribble area is an ancient Manor House containing a wealth of antiques.
Explore
• Pendle Hill, which inspired Quaker founder George Fox.
• Enjoy a boat trip along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
• The tranquil countryside of West Lancashire - pretty villages and bustling market towns. Ormskirk is an attractive and historic town with an ancient market.
• Look out for traditional village fêtes.
Coastal Lancashire
• Coastal Lancashire is a varied landscape. Rich in birdlife, Arnside/Silverdale is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with butterflies fluttering above wildflower grasslands, limestone pavements and salt marches.
• Traditional seaside resorts of Morecambe, Blackpool.
• Fleetwood has a lovely harbour. Take the Knott End ferry in the Summer from the port to Over Wyre.
