This year’s National Pub Awards were given out last week, and one part of the country stood out: Clitheroe. It’s a small town in the Ribble Valley that, when you include the countryside within its immediate orbit, provided not only the Pub of the Year, but also the Dining Pub of the Year.
It’s an extraordinary double in a highly competitive arena, but then again, this is a very gastronome-friendly part of Lancashire. There’s abundant farmland for fresh produce and rugged moorland for a scenic backdrop. Leeds and Manchester are within fairly easy reach; from most parts of the country, really, this is a very weekendable place – which is why, I suppose, you can stay overnight at both pubs.
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