Close Attractions
There are lots of wonderful places to see and things to do within the Rossendale valley.
Located a stone’s throw away from us is the Whittaker Museum located in the heart of Whittaker park, Rawtenstall, Holden wood antiques in Haslingden, The Hill at Ski Rossendale, Helmshore Textiles museum. Mr Fitzpatricks Rawtenstall’s oldest Temperance bar.
The Howarth Art gallery in Accrington is well worth a visit.A walk up to the Halo to gain fantastic views or a walk down the old railway line from Helmshore – Stubbins is also recommended.
Rawtenstall Market is a thrive of activity and is open Thursdays – Saturdays.A trip on the train is also a fantastic day out and can be boarded from both Rawtenstall & Ramsbottom or Bury at the weekend, with special mid-week runs during school holidays and the train museum can be found at the station in Bury.
The helmshore farmers market is open for business on the first Sunday of every month and different markets and festivals can also be found in Ramsbottom at the weekend.
If you fancy a drive out of town then you have Townley park in Burnley, Hollingworth Lake in Littleborough, Heaton Park in Prestwich.Manchester city centre is only twenty-five minutes away and can even be accessed by the x43 bus which runs from Burnley – Rawtenstall – Manchester every twenty minutes or so! Or a drive over towards the Ribble Valley is also recommended where you will find villages and towns such as Whalley & Clitheroe.
Places to Eat within Rossendale
There is such a wide range of restaurants to choose from within the area
Rawtenstall :- La Turka Bistro, Casa Tapas, Ninos Italian, The Firepit, Nila Indian, North Street Indian, GemNi, A’Vucciria, The Whitchaff.
Haslingden & Helmshore:- The Woolpack, Sienna Italian, Las Tapas, The Cotton House.
Ramsbottom :- Owen’s, Holcombe Tap, Eagle and Child, White Rabbit, Tre Ciccio, Cardamon Cream, San Leonardo Italian, The Fishermans Retreat, China Cottage, The Hare and Hounds, The Coach Edenfield.
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum - Rossendale
This is a full working museum with demonstrations of machinery, set in an original 18th century building with its magnificent water wheel, and two authentic working mill museum galleries. Visitors may experience the original (not reconstructed) textile mill with all of its real sounds and smells. The Higher Mill was built in 1789 by the Turner family with the purpose of finishing woollen cloths, and had an unbroken working family connection until its commercial closure in 1967.Other famous machines may be seen here including Spinning Mules, Hargreaves' Spinning Jenny, and many others. Talks on "The Lancashire Loom", the story of the Lancashire Textile Industry every half hour throughout the day, and a video "Hand to Wheel" at a quarter past and a quarter to the hour. There are attendants around who are happy to explain and demonstrate the working of the mills.
Ski Rossendale
Ski Rossendale Ltd was formed by snowsports instructors Dave Fuller, Karon Driver and Sue and Steve Foulkes with the intention of acquiring the lease from Rossendale council to run and develop Ski Rossendale. We were fortunate enough to have been successful and are now developing Ski Rossendale as a facility where all people can come together to have fun, whilst learning to Ski and Board. It has long been an iconic leisure facility in Rossendale and we aim to once again put Ski Rossendale on the map as a 'must Visit' attraction within the North West of England.