Food and Drink
A wide selection of restaurants and café’s provide a cosmopolitan choice of tempting meals from Indian, Chinese and Thai to Italian French and British. You may prefer Lancashire Hot Pot to Tandoori Chicken, or Boeuf Bourguignon to Spaghetti Carbonara whatever you feel like eating you can find somewhere in Burnley and Padiham to tempt you.
A variety of cosy cafés, traditional pubs, bistros and restaurants can be found all around the area serving meals from breakfast to supper, as well as delicatessens, sandwich bars and award-winning fish and chip shops.
Moorhouses Brewery has won many accolades over the years for the quality of its beers and a tour around the brewery will not only show you how the beer is made but give you the chance to sample some of these fantastic ales.
Places to Eat & Drink
A good choice of café’s, restaurants, pubs and bars offer food and drink from all over the world. A great atmosphere, pleasant surroundings and friendly people make eating out in Burnley a real pleasure.
Recipes
We have found traditional old recipes for you to try as well as old favourites such as Lancashire Hot Pot and the best of the new from some of the top restaurants and cafes in the borough.
Star Brands
Moorhouses award-winning beers; local butchers who have won trophies for their sausages and bacon; black puddings and cold meats from top deli’s and sweets and confectionery using the finest ingredients.
Events
Look out for forthcoming events on the theme of food and drink. Continental markets, gourmet evenings, brewery tours and teddy bears picnics.
By 1886 Burnley was the largest producer of cotton cloth in the world and was making more looms than any other place in the country.