Rossendale Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
district with borough status in Lancashire, England
About Rossendale
🌍Haslingdenin the 14th century was a Royal Hunting Park, the "Forest of Rossendale". Parts of the park's boundary are still clearly visible around Helmshore, which lies a mile or so south and west of Haslingden. The town includes the suburb ofAcre. Haslingden became a mill-town during the Industrial Revolution, but few signs of its textile heritage are now immediately apparent. However, on closer inspection the visitor will find a number of cotton mills remaining, mostly without their chimneys, and either derelict or taken over by other businesses. The town has a slightly neglected air, although improvements to Higher Deardengate where the original cobbled road setts were restored, and a replica Big Lamp erected, have smartened up parts of the town centre. It is the birthplace of the comp
Top Attractions in Rossendale
Explore the best things to see and do in Rossendale:
- ★Bacup Natural History Museum
- ★Fitzpatricks Temperance Bar
- ★Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
- ★Lee Quarry Mountain Bike Trail
- ★Ski-slope
- ★Whitaker Park Museum
Where to Eat in Rossendale
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Cissy Green's Pie Shop
- 🍴Mario's
Where to Stay in Rossendale
- 🏨Marmalades B&B
- 🏨One 3 One Guest House
- 🏨Parrock Lumb Cottages
- 🏨Sykeside Country House Hotel
- 🏨The Britannia Bed and Breakfast
Rossendale Travel Guide Sections
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