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Taste Guide to Lancashire

As well as their individual character and charm, Lancashire's Districts offer a wide variety of unique and special places to eat and drink.

We have created this guide to ensure that your eating and drinking experiences are the best you can get whilst you are in Lancashire.

Blackpool Rocks

Blackpool has a huge range of places to tempt your taste buds, from small and friendly coffee shops to award winning restaurants. Highest Quality Assured awards have gone to Kwizeen Restaurant and Don Antonio's Italian Restaurant in Bispham.

Lancaster - Smokehouse, Sunshine and Shrimps

Lancaster, Morecambe and the Lune Valley have a long tradition of producing fine foods from the land, the rivers and the sea. Perhaps the most famous foods are Morecambe Bay Shrimps which are still caught locally by traditional family firms like James Baxter & Sons of Morecambe.

The world on a plate puts Preston on the map

Preston is a modern multicultural city, a fact clearly reflected in the comprehensive food and drink offerings across the city. A wealth of choice amongst Indian cuisine exists and the recent addition of a modern Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant adds to the already comprehensive international flavours available.

Ribble Valley Food Trail

During early 2008 the Ribble Valley will create the Ribble Valley Food Trail. Food is now one of the nation's favourite pastimes and as the Ribble Valley has some of the finest producers and restaurateurs in the country this trail will help you to explore this premier food destination.

Time to taste - delightful, hearty, stylish and tantalising

High quality food and drink in Lytham St Annes & the Fylde doesn't get better than this! Fresh fish and seafood, meat from local farms, tempting local specialist shops in the towns and villages.

Whether you're looking for a classy restaurant, local produce in a rustic country pub, the perfect afternoon tea or simply fancy tucking into traditional fish and chips beside the sea - there's something for you here.

Indulge yourself in Pendle

Pendle is one of the best places to indulge yourself in Lancashire and was the first Fairtrade borough in the world. Pendle has dining experiences ranging from the exotic, like the "Massala Room", near Foulridge, to high class award-winning restaurants in idyllic rural settings, like the Fence Gate Inn in Fence.

South Ribble serves up a rich menu

South Ribble, nestles in the heart of Lancashire and has a rich offering of quality eateries from rural village settings to town centre delights. For a taste of real home cooking in the countryside, Huntley's of Samlesbury serves a great lunch.

Work up an appetite in West Lancashire

On the fringes of Liverpool, the picturesque District of West Lancashire really does have it all when it comes to food and drink. Starting from one end of the food spectrum, the District is well known for its rich and nutritious soil perfect for growing crops, so it's no surprise that you will find top quality, traditional and some very unusual vegetables grown in the area.

Wild about Wyre

Sample some of the fine local produce on offer at our weekly markets. Look out for unusual 'pasture to plate' activities or enjoy tea and cakes after a healthy walk in local woodland on one of our guided 'Bluebell Tea Walks'. Take a freshly made hamper of local produce and head to a fantastic picnic site with magnificent views and wildlife to enjoy.

Welcome to Pennine Lancashire

Now an enitre season celebrating the combination of great Lancashire food and culture, 2008 will embrace the traditional harvest months of August and September, with the highlight weekend of the 4th -7th September featuring a packed programme of food lovers' fantasies during the third Pennine Lancashire Festival of Food and Culture. Come rain or shine, we welcome you to sample the delights of Lancashire's larder and our famous hospitality.

Sarsaparilla and more in Rossendale

When it comes to dining out, Rossendale is brimming with choice, with a number of excellent restaurants, pubs and stylish wine bars. Set within beautiful countryside, Rossendale is a hotebed for fresh produce and regularly holds traditional markets, farmers' market and special delicious events.