The Bureau is an artist led arts and community centre, providing a versatile and inclusive space for theatre, music, cultural events and community participation. A second home for many and the venue for Blackburn Festival of Light.

The Weavers Triangle centre, set on the banks of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a little drop-in space, taking you back into the lived experiences and spaces of those who made the cotton industry keep turning. The centre includes an authentically recreated Victorian classroom, a typical home used by a mill worker, a toll house office and a bathroom from the later Edwardian period.

Often referred to as the ‘Downton of the North’, Gawthorpe Hall is a spectacular brooding  Elizabethan manor with extravagant manicured gardens. The star attraction remains the renowned textiles collection including 11,000 pieces collected by Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth, which has been grown by the museum to 30,000 pieces.

Me to a Tee is a niche northern vintage store, set in motion by graphic design graduate, Tom Washington, who hunts down the best second hand threads from the era of Acid House ravers and Football Casuals; two energetic and rebellious subcultures which inhabited the streets and wardrobes of Blackburn’s youth through the 80s and 90s.

Not only does this family run business offer the classic kormas, jalfrezis and masalas, it offers much more variation than the more common Balti houses. Plenty of space is given to more traditional dishes found in this Southern region including Appam, Prawn Moily and Kozhikodan Biriyani, well loved by the locals.

This independent clothing, footwear and  equipment store is ideal for street wear and skateboarding enthusiasts with knowledgeable staff that will aid you in creating your own custom board! All clothing is located upstairs, displaying true skate brands such as Vans, Thrasher and Stussy along with various casual street clothing brands.