Visitor Centre
Blackburn Visitor Centre opened in 2004 after a major refurbishment of the ground floor, providing a valuable tourist information service, gift shop, regeneration exhibition, walled garden and home to successful social enterprise, Rhubarb Cafe. The non-profit making retail element specialises in local souvenirs, arts and crafts, fair-trade, recycled and organic goods. The exhibition space provides dedicated area for promoting town centre regeneration and providing opportunities for consultation on major projects.
Where to go, what to see and how to get there
The centre provides a wealth of tourist and travel information for visitors and residents and is the first stop for anyone looking to make the most of a visit to the area.An extended literature zone and interactive screens provide information for local, regional and national attractions. Travellers can access online train and bus information and timetables plus train arrivals and departures.
Arts & crafts and books
An exciting development at the centre of the Visitor Centre focuses on a fantastic selection of gifts, books and souvenirs with distinctive Lancashire flavour. Gorgeous locally hand crafted teddy bears, rag dolls and chocolates share shelf space with themed famous Lancashire brands. An ideal location for beautiful and unique gifts with a difference.
The Lancashire book centre specialises in local history, walking guides, maps, heroes and villains, cookery, countryside, humour, poetry and fiction.
Rhubarb Cafe
Rhubarb cafe and gift shop shares space at the Visitor Centre and opens the doors to a world of quality art and design room ceramics to jewellery to soft furnishings and home wares. Many items are hand crafted by local artists and are utterly unique.
Gallery and exhibition area
The centre boasts a busy art gallery hosting a year round programme of changing exhibitions.
Visitor Centre garden
Summer 2006 saw the opening of the Visitor Centre garden. An attractive town centre breathing space for lunching and lounging and a developing activity area for all al fresco events, lunches and meetings.
Supporting visitors, residents and business
Behind all the excitement of this major new venue, Blackburn Visitor Centre welcomes more than 200,000 visitor enquiries each year whilst providing important support and promotion for more than 500 local tourism businesses and services based across Pennine Lancashire.
Opening times
Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Contact Us;
Tel: 01254 688040
Email: visit@blackburn.gov.uk
Visit Us;
Blackburn Visitor Centre
50-54 Church Street
Blackburn
BB1 5AL
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