Blackburn...what is near for a few days away?

[Overseasmom100]

So start of Easter hols around 6 April we have to go to Blackburn for DS sporting fixture. Rathee than travel back is there anywhere we can travel onto for a couple of days hols.

Blackpool, or South Port is probably .less than an hours drive from Blackburn.

As above really. Or Manchester where there is plenty to do.

Only an hour to the Lakes

Clitheroe is lovely

Forest of bowland
Bowland Wild Boar Park
Beacon Fell Country Park

Lake District or Yorkshire Dales also close

Mrs Dowsons Ice Cream Farm
Brockholes nr Preston

West Lancashire somewhere, easy to get to Liverpool and Manchester.

What kind of things do you like seeing/doing?

Loads of variety close by!

Depends on what you like to do/ages of kids
Lakes
Blackpool or lytham
Skipton/Bolton Abbey
York (couple of hours away but worth it)
Chester

Are you going back up north afterwards or down south?

Ooo Lakes sound good or was thinking nice hotel with pool spa etc

Centre Parks Whinfell?

Last drop hotel in Bolton is a spa hotel

Dunkenhalgh on Clayton le moors is a spa hotel

Both v close to Blackburn

East Lancashire railway in Bury has lovely Steam Engines.

Ribby Hall village? Last drop in Bolton is nice and maybe 30 mins away. Blackburn is very close to M6 (Lakes) and M61 (Manchester/Bolton) so loads of choice

You could always come to burnley as was made famous by last nights emmerdale. It's only one junction away. And we have Pendle kill and Pendle witches

Seriously, not Blackpool. Lytham/St.Annes/Southport alright if the weather is good (lovely beaches, lots of nice restaurants). In bad weather, they’re ok if you’re 70.
Windermere, Hawkshead (anywhere in Lakes really) or Trough of Bowland is beautiful (if you’re into countryside pursuits, not a lot else going on)
Manchester and Liverpool have a lot of great attractions for kids, some of them free.

Stanley House (on the outskirts of Blackburn) is a gorgeous spa hotel.
Your son doesn't play for Stoke by any chance does he?!

“Mrs Dowsons Ice Cream Farm”

Noooo. Wallings Farm Ice Cream every time 😁

The Inn at Whitewell

Or Northcote Manor

Im liking the Lakes idea...few days up there. Cant do ice cream places DS lactose intolerant!!!

Would love to do centeeparcs but just looked at prices for Mon to Fri

Yes you can, overseasmom, Wallings do a lovely range of sorbets, lactose free.
(I don’t own Wallings, btw 😁)

Blackpool is a bit grim but it does have a lot of attractions , Lythem At Anne,s is lovely and only a mile away from Blackpool!