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Bar & Kitchen at The Whitaker
Type:Restaurant
Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 6RE
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Make a full day at The Whitaker Museum and visit The Bar & Kitchen. The perfect place to eat in Rossendale. A great relaxed environment to enjoy some locally sourced food and drink with a delicious menu perfect for a brunch, lunch, afternoon tea, cocktails, coffee and a mouth-watering Sunday roast.
The menu has something for everyone. Working with the best independent, local suppliers and all the food is freshly made by the team.
Perfect for little ones as well. Kids eat free Wednesday to Friday all day. With a great selection of meals for our littlest visitors on the kids menu, including fish and chips, Explorers’ Picnic, and mac and cheese. Come visit The Bar & Kitchen for the perfect place to eat in Rossendale for a great family day out.
Did someone say supper club? The Bar & Kitchen have extended the opening times on Thursday night to introduce a Supper Club. Grab two or three courses. Have a trip around the museum at night and stop off for some delicious food and drinks.
Looking for venue hire in Rossendale? The Whitaker Museum is a unique venue for hire in the heart of a valley. With diverse venue hire in the Old Stables is a great unique venue for any event.
Available at The Whitaker Museum, are a range of spaces, perfect for both day and evening events, including weddings, conferences, dinners, receptions, parties and more. All public and private spaces have been designed with events in mind. Guests can enjoy food and drink throughout, including in the galleries and gardens.
| Ticket Type | Ticket Tariff |
|---|---|
| Supper club, three course meal | £20.50 fixed price menu |
| Supper club, two course meal | £16.25 fixed price menu |
Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.
| Season (1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2025) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | Times | |
| Monday - Tuesday | Closed* | |
| Wednesday | 10:00 | - 16:00* |
| Thursday | 10:00 | - 20:00* |
| Friday - Sunday | 10:00 | - 16:00* |
* Food served:
Wednesday & Friday 11:00 - 15:30
Thursday 11:00 - 19:30
Saturday & Sunday 10:00 - 15:30
Apologues; Luce Bergman at The WhitakerApologues pieces together totems, celebrating and arguing gendered traditions.
Dykeland: Sarah-Joy Ford at The WhitakerThese works are an archive of an exploration in dyke, lesbian and queer relationships to land, placemaking, rurality and ecological activism.
Mini Makers: Pride at The WhitakerIn this monthly family craft sessions you will be making decorations for the upcoming Pride festival and celebrating all things rainbow.
Heritage Walk: Weavers Uprising 2On this Heritage walk and talk, you'll learn about the Weavers Uprising of 1826, with specific reference to Rawtenstall and the Whitehead family.
Film Night: Conclave at The WhitakerDramatic political thriller. 
Heritage Talk: Rossendale CoalfieldsClive Seal will be delivering a talk on the history of Rossendale coalfields; considering the social history of the work as well as the physicality of the local environment.
Artist Tour: Sarah-Joy Ford at The WhitakerA body of work that investigates the history of dyke and lesbian lands in the UK through textile practice.
World Embroidery Day at The WhitakerIn this session you will stitch felt hoops, to create a circular wall hanging of cushion panel.
Mini Makers: Summer Seaside at The WhitakerJoin in to celebrate the summer with our seaside themed craft.
Heritage Walk and Talk; Whitaker ParkFunded by Historic England, a group of young people have been exploring the archive to uncover the forgotten history of Whitaker Park.
Early Years in Summer at The WhitakerEarly Years Studio are a play-based sessions that are for parents, grandparents and carers to enjoy time with their little ones.
The Wizard and The MechanicNo one knows how it will all go, but it's certain to be a lot of fun getting there.
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British Textile BiennialEach Biennial casts a new perspective on the role that textiles play in the past, present and future of our world.
Partner of Visit Lancashire 2018Situated on the A681 Haslingden to Rawtenstall road, close to Rawtenstall centre and the East Lancashire Railway station.
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