Articles related to "Lancashire"

From fish and chips in Blackpool to fine dining at Samlesbury and cheese picnics on the moors, Lancashire is a brilliant place for the culinary traveller to visit.

Explore Lancashire for family holidays. Blackpool for seaside fun, Garstang for festivals and Lancaster for history. Walk or boat along canals enjoying the scenery.

Tucked away in the north-west corner of Lancashire, bounded on the west by Morecambe Bay, is the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The cause of a mutiny in 1939 and made famous by barmaid Betty of Coronation Street, this easy to prepare hotpot helps the family budget as it uses cheaper cuts of meat.

Lancashire chef Paul Heathcote was among the first to promote regional food, sourcing produce locally & using traditional dishes such as Lancashire hotpot & black pudding

Peter Moores has had a really eventful career as coach. Starting with Sussex soon after his playing days, he has coached at almost all the tiers.

While America fought out the Civil War , the cotton weavers of Lancashire were brought to the brink of starvation.

The textile industry especially the British textile industry played a very important role in the emergence and the subsequent development of the industrial revolution.

A concise account of the failed siege of Lathom House, one of the last major Royalist fortresses to hold out against Parliament during the English Civil War.

Over four thousand years people have travelled English county byways. Research Lancashire's ancient trade routes by sampling its hotels, restaurants and public houses.

History is discovered in ancient documents or from artefacts dug up by archaeologists. Or it may be revealed in place names, and signs and symbols on old hostelries.

Lancashire chef Paul Heathcote has done wonders for English food, and two of his restaurants have won the prestigious Bib Gourmand Award in the Michelin Guide 2007

The British House of Lords decided to remove tax exempt status from a Mormon temple in Chorley in Lancashire County.

The stylish Vincent boutique hotel is one of the newest hotels in Southport, on Lord Street and with its own spa, gym, restaurant, bar, valet parking, and luxury rooms.

Born into a poor family, Arkwright used his ingenuity to create the first cotton manufacturing mills but his rise to wealthy industrialist was dogged by controversy.

Growing unrest thanks to economic and political problems led to a public meeting at St. Peter's Field on 16th August 1819, but what happened was later coined a massacre.

Based on Southport, the area around Royal Birkdale, host to the 2008 Open Golf Championship, boasts the world's greatest concentration of top golf courses. Read on!

Old Trafford cricket ground is usually home to Lancashire's finest sportsmen but it was Thom Yorke not Freddie Flintoff pleasing the crowd on this sunny Sunday evening.

Robert Service earned international fame with his book "Songs of a Sourdough" and two lively ballads, "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee".

Members of six families made up the majority of passengers on the ship Submission's stormy passage from Liverpool, England to Choptank, Maryland in 1682.

Emily Brontë's unique drama of obsession and revenge is given the full costume-drama treatment by ITV1, but fails to capture its unsettling Gothic intensity.

Emily Bronte's novel of love and revenge has been adapted for a new two-part serial on ITV1 by Peter Bowker starring Tom Hardy, Charlotte Riley and Sarah Lancashire.

Emily Bronte's famous gothic novel is retold in a two-part miniseries by leading screen and television writer Peter Bowker.

South America, New Zealand and Tasmania have similar Quaternary terrestrial glacial records.

A victory in cricket having followed on is practically unheard of. The few occasions when this is achieved are rightly classed as the game's greatest comebacks

Eaten by Pepys and mentioned by William Shakespeare and Robert Burns, tripe was a traditional part of the UK diet for centuries. Why not try one of these recipes?

The Great Inns of Great Britain are 21of the best historic and independent pubs with rooms and restaurants in places like Scotland, Wales, and England's Yorkshire Dales.

Arguably the technological and industrial innovations developed during the industrial revolution were essential for the full development of that process.

The percussive dance style called Tap was fashioned over time from bits, pieces, and combinations of cultural traditions into a dazzling and energetic dance convention.

Rock, pop and folk festivals have mushroomed in the UK in recent years featuring the world's top acts. Here are the dates and headliners for the major UK music festivals.

In the summer of 2010, England will host two tests between Australia and Pakistan as well as home series against Bangladesh and Pakistan.

To launch the Great British Food Fight season on Channel 4 this three-part doc follows an attempt to radically introduce a range of foods to help re-invent the company.

The status quo was maintained this season with Durham, with their strength in depth, retaining their title, whilst two former champions had a dramatic fall from grace.

This walkable trail of anti-slavery monuments, workers' rights sites, and anti-war venues tells a lot about this city and how it changed the world.

Discover beautiful bed and breakfast accommodation at historic British inns whilst travelling through beautiful parts of Shropshire, Lancashire and Devon in England.

The industrial heritage of the UK includes Industrial Revolution factory chimneys designed to emulate the beauty of an Italian Renaissance bell tower or campanile.

A concise overview of the Chartist Movement of the early to mid-19th century, concentrating on its impact and the course of events in Yorkshire.

The perfect Christmas gift is something that can be enjoyed on the day and also repeatedly enjoyed into the New Year and beyond. A good folk music album fits the bill.

Apples are good for you, giving Vitamin C and dietry fibre. What's more, they taste good and kids like them! That's why the UK's "Apple Day" has been running for 17 years

People looking for something a little different from their love stories will find mystery and thrillers as well as humor and memoirs in this selection of audiobooks.

The Best of English Food and Cooking by Annette Yates is more than just a cookbook. As well as eighty traditional regional recipes it has a history of English food too.

Cumberland is not only renowned for its sausages, but it is also the home of a tasty lamb stew and a fruity accompaniment - Cumberland Tattie Pot and Cumberland Sauce.

Parkin is a traditional gingerbread eaten in Autumn, in Yorkshire. It is a sweet and sticky cake that is perfect for long winter evenings.

On September 6, 1620, more than 100 passengers set sail for America aboard the Mayflower. Beginning here is a list of those people.

A new life story full of learning curves and big disappointments. Read a behind the scenes of a British Bar in Tenerife.

Ned Ludd was the imagined leader of the English textile workers whose protests and machine breaking shook England in the early 19th century.

From Welsh Castles to modern Cardiff, the Lonely Planet Wales guide covers everything Welsh: Snowdonia, Swansea, the Brecon Beacons and the best food and accommodation

A very useful online resource containing information on UK mining disasters since 1600s, reports on working conditions, maps, historical photos and other mining texts.

Broken time payments, big crowds and cup rugby underpinned a conflict between north and south that saw the only sporting competition to Association Football cleft in two.

Brief biography of English composer Sir William Walton - his life, influence and works. Famous for 'Facade.'