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With artisan market stalls selling local handmade items, traditional fete games, competitions, Morris dancing, live music and entertainment, a fantastic classic vehicle showcase, and delicious street style food, there will be plenty to do and see all day long at the floating visitor village.
Immerse yourself in fun, sun and family-friendly activities, taking place all weekend, including nature trails and the hugely popular Explorer Challenge, which is included in your ticket price. You’ll also find face painting, kids' crafting, upcycling activity sessions and cookie decorating. Happy days.
Brockholes will also be hosting exciting and informative guided tours of the nature reserve, where you’ll be taken out by one of the resident experts and may even get chance to meet the herd of grazing cattle as you wander in the fresh summer air.
There will be a range of food and drink options on offer, including the on-site cafés and food stalls selling everything from ice cream to burgers, plus vegan street food, and local beers. Delicious.
There will be sleepy heads in the back of the car all the way home.
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| Ticket Type | Ticket Tariff |
|---|---|
| Per car | £20.00 per ticket |
Please note: your ticket is for one day at the fete and covers as many people that your vehicle can legally carry as long as it fits in a standard parking bay. Parking is included with each ticket.
Partner of Visit Lancashire 2018From Preston: At the roundabout of the M6 J31and A59 go straight over under the motorway signed A59 to Blackburn. Stay in the left hand lane. Just before the traffic lights, take the FIRST exit signed “Brockholes Nature Reserve” heading north over the river (adjacent to the off-ramp slip road). Follow this road left, round doubling back and under the slip road bridge to the site entrance. From M6 north bound: As you come off the motorway get in the middle lane. At the roundabout turn right, signed A59 to Blackburn. Stay in the left hand lane. Just before the traffic lights, take the FIRST exit signed 'Brockholes Nature Reserve' heading north over the river (adjacent to the off-ramp slip road). Follow this road left, round doubling back and under the slip road bridge to the site entrance. From Samlesbury and south-bound off the M6: From Samlesbury - At the roundabout of the M6 J31and A59 you need to go all the way round the double roundabout as if you where going to head back along the A59 towards Samlesbury. As you come round the roundabout past the Tickle Trout Service Station stay in the left hand lane. Just before the traffic lights, take the FIRST exit signed 'Brockholes Nature Reserve' heading north over the river (adjacent to the off-ramp slip road). Follow this road left, round doubling back and under the slip road bridge to the site entrance. From M6 southbound: As you come off the motorway turn right at the roundabout towards Preston. Stay in the right hand lane and continue around the roundabout, As you come round the roundabout past the Tickle Trout Service Station stay in the left hand lane. Just before the traffic lights, take the FIRST exit signed 'Brockholes Nature Reserve' heading north over the river (adjacent to the off-ramp slip road). Follow this road left, round doubling back and under the slip road bridge to the site entrance.
Bus: Take the No. 59 Bus from Preston bus station. Alight the bus at the Tickled Trout Hotel. From the bus stop walk towards the bridge where traffic is easier to see, cross over and turn LEFT to the end of the bridge. There is a farm road to the right, follow this short road to a metal gate, passing a sign for Brockholes Wood. Cross over the style at the side of the gate. Follow the metal fence on your right to the next gate and at the left side of the gate there is a gap onto a rough roadway. Remain on this roadway to the end the boundary is marked by another metal gate. To the right of the gate there is a style marked Ribblesway go over the style and turn left and you will see the next style to cross. Keep to the right and follow the wooden fence under the motorway bridges, and as the road bends you will see the entrance to Brockholes. This walk is not suitable for pushchairs or anyone that cannot climb a style. During the walk there is a possibility of seeing several species of birds and insects due to the close proximity of the river and the woods. By train: The nearest railway station to Brockholes is Preston.
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