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....explore our parks & stunning countryside.

Welcome to Blackburn & Darwen

Welcome to the official website guide to Blackburn and Darwen. 
The borough is a vibrant, happening place to be with great food, good sport and a fashionable heritage as well as two town centres that are creative, entrepreneurial and entertaining places to be.

For more information  contact Blackburn Visitor Centre 01254 669187 or keep up to date by joining our mailing list.

Event Highlights

  • Thumbnail for Hittites - A British Museum ExhibitionHittites - A British Museum Exhibition 08/02/2014This special Exhibition at Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery, on loan from the British Museum, explores the ancient Anatolian people - The Hittites. The exhibition will be open from 8th February to 24th May 2014.
  • Thumbnail for Festival of New Singable HymnsFestival of New Singable Hymns 11/03/2014Festival of New Singable Hymns in Blackburn Cathedral Hymns in all styles by local composer/hymn writer David Smalley, led by a massed choir of 200 singers from schools and adult choirs. £5.00 7.30pm
  • Thumbnail for Gerry Cross The MerseyGerry Cross The Mersey 25/04/2014“Gerry Cross The Mersey” is a journey down memory lane with Gerry performing all the great songs from his repertoire interspersed with stories and anecdotes from his days on the road...
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