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New Business Resources to Showcase the Special Nature of Morecambe Bay
Join us to create new business resources to showcase the special nature of Morecambe Bay to visitors. Morecambe Bay Nature Visitor and Business Guides Where’s your hidden gem? Morecambe Bay is a special place to do business. We want to show visitors the very best of the nature around the Bay, to give them the […]
England Leads UK Tourism in Growth and Future Prospects
England’s central role in driving the future growth of tourism in the UK has been outlined in a new report released today from Deloitte ‘Tourism: jobs and growth’. Worth £106billion and supporting 2.6million jobs, English tourism is the driving nation behind an industry that has grown faster than manufacturing, construction and retail. The tourism economy […]
Do You Serve The Best Breakfast ?
HGCA* is encouraging food service venues to promote their breakfast offerings by taking part in Farmhouse Breakfast Week’s new ‘Best Breakfast Awards’. This provides the ideal tool to engage with customers and raise awareness of the fantastic range of breakfasts available. TV chef and breakfast lover Dean Edwards is fronting the campaign to find out […]
Say ‘Cheese’ For Lancashire Day
Lancashire Day is celebrated on 27 November, marking the day in 1295 when King Edward I invited Lancashire’s first representatives to attend Parliament. Today this historic event is marked by the reading of proclamations, the participation in Lancastrian traditions and enjoyment of Lancashire food and drink. To help raise awareness of Lancashire Day, Marketing Lancashire […]
The SPA Hotel at Ribby Hall Village is voted ‘Best SPA in the North’
The five bubble SPA Hotel at Ribby Hall Village, Wrea Green Lancashire has won a second award within the space of just one week, beating fierce competition from both new and very well established Spas in the North of England. Seventeen spas were originally shortlisted from across the northern counties including Yorkshire, Cumbria, Durham, Manchester, […]
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013
The Winners! On Thursday 7 November, Blackburn Cathedral proved the perfect setting for Marketing Lancashire’s 10th annual Lancashire Tourism Awards, where 20 of the county’s finest tourism businesses were awarded for excellence in their field and recognised by an audience of over 400 industry colleagues and sponsors. Marketing Lancashire would like to thank all the […]
New easier way to upload YOUR event to visitlancashire.com
Visitlancashire.com is the number one website on Google for What’s On and Things to Do in Lancashire with over 4 million page views each year and it’s a fantastic resource showcasing the quality events we have each month. We have now made it quicker and easier to submit YOUR event on to visitlancashire.com – just […]
NEW £1M Gym is officially opened by Olympian Roger Black MBE
Ribby Hall Village’s award-winning Health Club is first in the North to be equipped with Technogym’s UNITY™, the world’s most advanced cardio console Last night, The UK’s Health Club of the Year for 2013 at Ribby Hall Village, Wrea Green Lancashire, officially unveiled its all-new £1M gym, setting a new benchmark for Interactive Wellness […]
Brockholes – The Story So far…
It is two and a half years since Lancashire’s newest nature reserve opened to the public and what a journey it has been so far. The reserve is growing and changing as it matures and each season brings an exciting array of landscape colours and wildlife. Out on the reserve our winter duck populations are […]
Marketing Lancashire Announces Headline Sponsor Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013
Today, Marketing Lancashire named the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) as Headline Sponsor of the Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013. The all new Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013, taking place at Blackburn Cathedral on Thursday 7 November, will be hosted by Simon Calder, Senior Travel Editor of The Independent, TV and radio broadcaster. This year also marks […]
Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013 – With A Twist
The all new Lancashire Tourism Awards 2013, taking place at Blackburn Cathedral on Thursday 7 November is set to be the biggest tourism industry awards ever seen in the county and today, the organisers Marketing Lancashire appointed Darwen-based With A Twist, as caterers for this special 10th Anniversary event. With A Twist was established […]
Gold for Brockholes
Brockholes Nature Reserve is celebrating after achieving the highest grade possible in a prestigious environmental scheme. The Lancashire Wildlife Trust managed reserve, based in Samlesbury, Preston, has been given a Green Tourism Gold award at the first attempt. This followed an extensive visit of the 106 hectare site by an assessor from Green Tourism, who […]