
Blackburn
If live entertainment is your thing, then look no further! Blackburn has 3 local theatres bursting with live music, comedy & drama, featuring a host of famous faces & a variety to suit all ages & tastes - King George's Hall, Thwaites Empire Theatre and Darwen Library Theatre.
Love shopping? Love Blackburn! The Mall Blackburn has all your high street stores under one roof, and the bright contemporary Blackburn Market offers everything you’d expect from a traditional market & more! Look out for our specialist independent shops such as Eve Lingerie, Reedys Home of Music, Exchange Coffee & Hobkirks Sewing Machines.
Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery is one of the first purpose built free museums to open outside of London in 1874. The Museum houses a rich and fascinating collection covering fine art, decorative art, Egyptology, coins, manuscripts, natural history, social history and South Asia. With over 1000 Japanese prints, 5000 examples of of coins and money, 500 books and manuscripts and largest icon collection outside London, you certainly won’t be short of things to see.
Stretch your legs in 480 acres of countryside at Witton Country Park in Blackburn peppered with pretty picnic spots, walks, nature trails, a new play area and a visitor centre providing an ideal day out for all the family
Want to find out about what else Blackburn has to offer? Why not check out our feature in our new Visitor Magazine '24 hours in Blackburn' for some ideas.
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