Group Tour Operator and DMC for Lancashire
Witches and Waterways
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Kingfisher canal boat on Lancaster canal
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Kingfisher canal boat on Lancaster canal
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External view of Samlesbury Hall ©Courtesy of the Samlesbury Hall website
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Entrance to Ostwaldtwisle Mills
Discover North West England in a whole new way. In the 17th century, 12 local women who lived in the small villages around Pendle Hill in Lancashire were accused of murder. The subsequent and now infamous Lancashire Witch Trials found 10 of the women guilty. In this tour, we visit Samlesbury Hall, a half timbered black and white medieval house built in 1325, where an entertaining ‘witch’ brings the stories to life. Back in the 21st century, we take a canal cruise and go shopping at Oswaldtwistle Mills.
Dates
Dates throughout 2024 & 2025
Suggested itinerary by coach
Sunday
Travel to your hotel
Monday
Samlesbury Hall and Canal Cruise
This morning we visit Samlesbury Hall, an impressive half-timbered black and white medieval house built in 1325 as a family home. Our guide will take you on a 90-minute tour of the house for an entertaining and informative immersion in the spooky history of the house.
After lunch we travel to Barton Grange Garden Centre to take a relaxing 1 hour 15 minute cruise along the scenic north Lancashire countryside, with lovely views of the Bowland Hills. Returning to our hotel, we take a scenic route that gives an opportunity to see the famous Pendle Hill.
Tuesday
Oswaldtwistle Mills and return home
On your journey home, call in at Oswaldtwistle Mills, the award-winning shopping outlet based in a former weaving mill, with more than 100 retailers under one roof.
Greatdays offer a selection of quality hotels in Lancashire.
| Dates | 3 days / 2 nights |
| 2024 dates | From £209.00 per person |
| 2025 dates |
From £214.00 per person |
Single room supplement available upon request.
