Much more to this local village than meets the eye. The linear village of Barrowford has many reminders of it’s industrial heritage with 17th and 18th century farmhouses and handloom weavers' cottages alongside the later 19th and 20th century mills. The local hostelry, The White Bear, was built in 1607, and was the home of cotton king, John Hargreaves. Legend has it that, in 1774 John Wesley, the Methodist preacher, had to hide in the building when he was chased by a local mob. Another local legend tells of a group of young men, partial to a bit of nettle pudding, and frequenters of the Lamb Club (also known as "Bank Hall", a Jacobean house dating from 1696, not far from the White Bear,) had a little task to perform before they were allowed to drink there. They had to go out onto the moors to eat the pudding and recite this tongue-twister, "Thimblethwrig and Thistlethwaite, who thinking to thrive through thick and thin, through throwing three thimbles hither and thither was thwarted and thwacked by thirty three thousand thick thorns." Naturally they had to do this before they had a drink. Over recent years the village has seen some amazing developments with local shops and businesses, and can now boast a lively, vibrant community with an interesting and varied shopping experience. Give it a try.


Pendle Heritage Centre is set in a picturesque range of Grade II listed buildings known as Park Hill and is open all year round (except Christmas) from 10am to 4.30pm. The Centre lies at the start of the Pendle Way and is the ideal place to learn about the area. You can visit the museum, check out the award win- ning Pendle Art Gallery and craft shop, or relax in the Garden Tea Room or perhaps wander in the Walled Garden and the Woodland Walk. Park Hill was the family home of the Bannisters from the 15th century until recently, and Roger Bannister, who ran the first 4-minute mile, is a descendent of this local family.


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