Contact The
Pennine Lancashire Festival

Enquiries and Ticket information:
01254 53277
Fax: 01254 683563
Email: visit@blackburn.gov.uk
Website: www.penninelancashirefood.co.uk

Tickets
Tickets for most festival events are available from:
Blackburn Visitor Centre, 50-54 Church Street, Blackburn, BB1 5AL
Tel: 01254 53277
Fax: 01254 683536
Email: visit@blackburn.gov.uk
Please note that some host venues will be selling tickets for their own events and where this is the case, ticket purchase details are clearly marked in the programme.

Tourist and Travel Information
Blackburn Visitor Centre, 50-54 Church Street, Blackburn, BB1 5AL.
(Mon to Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-4pm.)
Tel: 01254 53277, Fax: 01254 683536, Email: visit@blackburn.gov.uk

How to Book
In person
At the following times from Blackburn Visitor Centre:
Mon – Fri 9am – 5pm
Saturday 9am – 4pm

By phone
01254 53277. You can pay instantly by credit card or Switch.

By post
Blackburn Visitor Centre,
50-54 Church Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5AL. Cheques made payable to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.

We can post your tickets to you for an additional charge of 50 pence. Otherwise your tickets will be held for personal collection at Blackburn Visitor Centre.

Neil Bullows Festival Chairman
Proprietor of the Whitehall Hotel and Restaurant
East Lancashire’s Small Business of the Year 2005
Lancashire & Blackpool Tourist Board Quality Assurance Award for Good Food and Focus on Local Produce

Festival Opening Hours
Festival Markets and family entertainment: 10am-5pm daily.
All times for individual events are clearly marked in the programme.

Parking
Darwen Town Centre. Parking is plentiful. However, do follow the yellow AA festival road signs to keep traffic congestion to a minimum.

Edgworth Village: Due to its rural location, parking in the centre of Edgworth is not recommended. Please see park and ride information below.
Edgworth Park & Ride: Follow the yellow AA festival road signs from M65 junctions 4 (Darwen) and 5 (Shadsworth) and from the A666 Bolton to Blackburn road. A free shuttle bus service between the main car parks and the venues is available between 9am and 6pm on Sunday

9th September.
Please avoid parking in the village and do please respect residents’ peace of mind and comfort.

Information Desks
Darwen Town Centre. Information
tent at the Festival Market in the Market Square.
Edgworth Village. Information tent at the Festival Market, Barlow Institute.

Darwen is well served by rail from the Ribble Valley, Manchester and Blackpool, with a busy bus service and close to Junction 4 of the M65, Darwen is now within easy reach of all who value good food and traditional hospitality.

Travel and visitor information
Blackburn Visitor Centre

Blackburn Visitor Centre,
50-54 Church Street, Blackburn, BB1 5AL.
(Mon to Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-4pm.)
Tel: 01254 53277, Fax: 01254 683536,
mail: visit@blackburn.gov.uk
Website: www.blackburn.gov.uk

Local buses: (01254) 504800
www.blackburntransport.co.uk

Lancashire buses: (01254) 260661
www.lancashireunited.co.uk

National rail enquiries: (08457) 484950
www.nationalrail.co.uk

Online map and directions
www.multimap.com

Drive times to Blackburn and Darwen
Manchester 56 mins
Liverpool 56 mins
Blackpool 45 mins
Birmingham 1 hr 55 mins
Lake District 57 mins
Edinburgh 1 hour 45 mins
Yorkshire Dales 40 mins