Local Heritage
Park Hill, Barrowford
The Pendle Heritage Centre supports the conservation and interpretation of Pendle Hill and its countryside, hamlets and villages all of which form part of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
The gateway to the AONB is Park Hill, Barrowford, which is an ancient farming and textile settlement that goes back to medieval times and the Barrowford vaccary set up in the 1200s to produce oxen for the Lord de Lacy. The centre’s museum tells the story of the buildings and heritage of Park Hill and the Barrowford area. It is open for visitors all year round with a tea room, gift shop and bookshop. The heritage of Barrowford can be traced on a fascinating trail available in the centre bookshop.
Higherford Mill Arts Centre
On the opposite side of Pendle Water is an old toll house while further upstream is Higherford Mill, a pioneering cotton factory now an Arts Centre. Like Park Hill, these buildings were saved by Heritage Trust for the North West, which has rescued many buildings in the Barrowford area including Lomeshaye Bridge Mill, Whitefield.
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Pendle Heritage Centre – Park Hill
Visit the Heritage Centre to enjoy Pendle Hill and the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Pendle Art Gallery at the centre has jewellery, silk scarves, ceramics and prints by local artists and the Parlour Shop is a great place to find that perfect gift, book or greeting card.
Pendle Heritage Centre – Garden Tea Room
You will find a Tea Room overlooking a restored Eighteenth Century Walled Garden – always a lovely place to relax with a home-cooked lunch, whatever the weather.
Pendle Heritage Centre – Barn Function Suite
The Heritage Centre Barn Function Suite is a very popular venue for events, parties and receptions. Enquire below for bookings. Pendle Heritage Centre Park Hill, Colne Road Barrowford, nr. Burnley, Lancashire BB9 6JQ United Kingdom Telephone: 01282 677 150 E-mail: info@pendleheritagecentre.co.uk
Pendle Heritage Centre – Tea Room
Pendle Heritage Centre - Tea Room
Pendle Heritage Centre – Museum
The centre also has a Museum on Pendle life, focusing on life in the 1600s, the Pendle Witches, George Fox and the Quakers and the Bannister family.
