Last Drop Village
Day Trips in the Northwest of England

This apparently quaint old Lancashire village near Bromley Cross actually lies within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton and is a fairly modern creation, although you might be forgiven for believing it to be quite ancient as it has been created most authentically and tastefully. It is a collection of buildings on the edge of the West Pennine Moors which was totally refurbished and restored in the 1960s into a smart upmarket leisure centre and much sought after area to live. The village includes a pub, a village restaurant offering good traditional lunches in a converted cowshed, a bistro, various craft shops, a hotel and conference centre.Well worth a visit for Sunday lunch and for a pleasant summer afternoon out.

Macdonald Last Drop Village Hotel & Spa

Hospital Road, Last Drop Village,
Bolton BL7 9PZ.
On the edge of the Pennine Moors, this 4 star hotel is located in the Last Drop Village, a collection of 18th century farmhouses, with its cobbled streets, craft shops, booksellers, antiques and local pub, this is a bustling friendly community. The hotel boasts the "Vital Health Fitness & Beauty Spa" with an 18 metre swimming pool, fully equipped gym with state of the art Technogym equipment and a Thermosuite incorporating an indoor & outdoor hydropool, laconium, steam room, bio sauna, rock sauna, aromotherapy sauce, ice fountain and snail showers. There are also eight beauty rooms with specially trained Decleor Beauticians offering a wide range or beauty treatments. All 128 en suite bedrooms are beautifully furnished and complete with satellite television, direct dial telephone, tea and coffee making facilities and a luxury bathroom. If it’s a time of celebration, why not make it extra special by choosing one of the four-poster bedrooms. The "Carriage Restaurant" boasts some of the finest fare in Lancashire.

Photos by Gary Burns