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Witches and Waterways Re-enchanted! NEW & IMPROVED

Kingfisher canal boat on Lancaster canal
External view of Samlesbury Hall ©Courtesy of the Samlesbury Hall website

4 day tour

From £239 per person - minimum 20 passengers

Discover North West England in a whole new way. In the 17^th 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 21^st century, we take a canal cruise and go shopping at Oswaldtwistle Mills.

Dates

Dates throughout 2027 & 2028

Suggested itinerary by coach

Day 1

Travel to your hotel

Day 2

Samlesbury Hall and Pendle Heritage Centre

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.

We finish our tour at the Pendle Heritage Centre which houses exhibitions on the story of the notorious Pendle Witches as well as Park Hill & the history of the Bannister family. There will be free time to explore exhibitions as well as the 18th Century Walled Garden and of course time for refreshments in the tearoom overlooking the garden.

Day 3

Barton Grange Garden Centre & Cruise

Afterwards, we visit Barton Grange, a garden centre with a wow factor.

From here we will board the Kingfisher Cruise for a 1 hour 15 minute journey along the Lancaster Canal. This scenic cruise features attractive countryside scenery and views of the Bowland Hills as well as the regular sightings of the canal’s resident bird life such as the herons, ducks, swans, coots, swallows plus the not-so-regular kingfishers and cormorants.

Day 4

Return Home

Greatdays offer a selection of 3 and 4 star hotels in the Lancashire area.

Dates	4 days / 3 nights
2027 dates	From £239.00 per person
2028 dates	Prices on request

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