Mercure Dunkenhalgh Blackburn - Seventeen acres of Lancashire parkland provide the setting for this beautiful seven hundred year old building. Following the completion of a 6 million GBP refurbishment, the Dunkenhlagh Hotel and Spa is Lancashire's choice hotel. Driving up the long avenue to the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, coming into view of the turrets and porticoes, you will anticipate a variety of good things. Ahead of you lies the pleasure of staying in a seven hundred year old country house where you can enjoy excellent food and the sense of well being conferred by old-fashioned hospitality. The hotel boasts every modern facility including a fully equipped Vital health and beauty spa, not to mention a wide choice of conference and banqueting rooms. No mass conformity, no bland anonymity. Virtually each of the rooms has its own distinctive character. The Dunkenhalgh has a selection of rooms that have been individually designed to reflect the centuries old tradition of the Dunkenhalgh. The rooms surrounding the hotel's courtyard are always very popular being a stone's throw from the Vital Leisure Club. Over 40 of the rooms are decorated to a higher standard and are among the largest on offer. They offer a seating area and many have views over the surrounding countryside. For you added comfort the Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa now has a non smoking policy.

Sparth House Hotel - This splendid Georgian house is set in its own wooded grounds on the edge of The Ribble Valley and is within easy reach of the Lake District and the Trough of Bowland. Sparth House has 16 individually styled rooms to suit all occasions and budgets. The house was built in 1740 and oozes Georgian splendour and Victorian charm. Four stylish conference rooms cater for up to 150 delegates. Morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea and full accommodation can be organised for delegates. The White House Restaurant within Sparth House has an extensive ? la carte menu and is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. Bar snacks are also available.