Being Tourists In Our Home Town ~ Clitheroe.

We had ‘ Stay Home’  plans on Saturday and as it was actually sunny and dry (  Of course there had to be gusty winds too,  courtesy of Storm Kathleen! ) we took Hugo up The Castle Keep, which has recently been undergoing ongoing repairs, and is now back open again.

Clitheroe Castle 🏰 is often described as ‘ England’s Second Smallest Castle Keep’ though to be honest, however much I look online, I cannot find any information regarding  the actual smallest. Let’s just say, Clitheroe has a tiny Castle!The 12th Century Norman Keep stands on a limestone outcrop and has commanding views over the historic market town of Clitheroe and towards Pendle Hill. It is surrounded by 16 acres of parkland ,which include a bandstand, cafe, labyrinth, children’s playground, skate park and war memorial.

Heading up to the Castle Museum buildings.

Daffodils and primroses.

The Castle Keep. The landmarks infamous ‘ cannonball hole’ is presently boarded up…

Inside the keep. Nope you couldn’t live here!

This photo does not show how wild it actually was up there!

Moments after taking this photo I was blown Mary Poppins style into the clouds. Honest!

Pendle Hill & Clitheroe.

We next took shelter in the Stewards Gallery situated next to the museum buildings. At the moment the gallery is hosting a photography exhibition called Diamonds In The Landscape, which celebrates  60 years of The Forest Of Bowland as an AONB. The free exhibition continues until the end of April and dogs are welcome inside.

Attempting to get Hugo to pose for a photo doesn’t always work!

Some photos in the exhibition.

A more successful Hugo photo shoot. 😋

Continuing our town tourism adventure, we decided to go for a drink at Holmes Mill which contains one of the largest bars in Britain ~ Bowland Beer Hall.

Leaving the Castle. 🏰

Leaving the Castle.

Inside Bowland Beer Hall.

Because we live close enough to Bowland Beer Hall for the beer to be pumped across to our living room ( well, in theory! ) we very rarely pop over, just the two of us, preferring to save our trips for when we are with visiting friends and family. 😋 The Holmes Mill complex has lots going on including an Everyman Cinema, Duck Pin Bowling Alley, Hotel, Bistro and Food Hall.

Outside Holmes Mill.

Enjoying a cider.

Holmes Mill.

We continue drinking inside.

It was still very  blustery outside and when one of the table umbrellas decided to launch itself into the sky, we quickly moved indoors.  We then  ended up enjoying more drinks whilst sitting in a cosy nook by the bar. So that was us being tourists in our own town. It became quite the Saturday Session! 😁 I even bumped into a  fellow blogger, Sophie who blogs at So Beau . She was with her lovely family in the mill and was very gracious, despite being spotted by a slightly tipsy reader. 😙😃

Thanks for bobbing by.