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The Assheton Arms

Downham
Rated 9.1 in 295 reviews

The Assheton Arms, nestled in the picturesque village of Downham near Clitheroe in the United Kingdom, offers a charming retreat characterized by its warm hospitality and scenic surroundings. As a boutique hotel, The Assheton Arms combines classic elegance with modern comforts, providing guests with a unique and intimate experience.

Housed in a historic building, the hotel features beautifully appointed rooms that reflect the character and heritage of the area. Each room is thoughtfully designed with a blend of traditional and contemporary furnishings, ensuring a comfortable and stylish stay. The attention to detail in the decor underscores the boutique nature of the hotel, making it a perfect choice for those seeking a personalized and memorable visit.

Guests at The Assheton Arms can enjoy the serene rural setting, offering breathtaking views of the Lancashire countryside. The hotel's restaurant is renowned for its high-quality, locally sourced cuisine, providing a true taste of the region. Diners can savor a range of expertly crafted dishes in a relaxed yet sophisticated environment, complemented by a selection of fine wines and local ales.

The Assheton Arms also serves as an ideal base for exploring the surrounding Ribble Valley, with its rich history, charming villages, and outdoor activities. Whether you're planning to hike through the scenic landscapes, visit local attractions, or simply unwind in the tranquility of the countryside, this boutique hotel offers a welcoming and restful sanctuary.

Heralded for its exceptional service and attention to detail, The Assheton Arms invites guests to experience the perfect blend of comfort, tranquility, and regional charm.

Climate and Weather

January
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February
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 11
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Michelin Restaurants in Clitheroe and near The Assheton Arms

St Leonard's Church, Downham
St Leonard's Church, Downham
Grade II* listed church in Downham, Lancashire, England, UK
30m / 30yd
Christ Church, Chatburn
Christ Church, Chatburn
Grade II listed church in Chatburn, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
1.4km / 0.9mi
Downham Hall
Downham Hall
Grade II* listed country house in Downham, Lancashire, England, UK
100m / 110yd
St Ambrose's Church, Grindleton
St Ambrose's Church, Grindleton
Grade II listed church in Grindleton, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
2.6km / 1.6mi
Sawley Abbey
Sawley Abbey
Cistercian monastery in Sawley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
2.2km / 1.3mi
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Bolton-by-Bowland
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Bolton-by-Bowland
Grade I listed church in Bolton-by-Bowland, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
5km / 3.1mi
St Helen's Church, Waddington
St Helen's Church, Waddington
Church in Waddington, Lancashire, England, UK
5.6km / 3.5mi
St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe
St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe
Grade II listed church in Clitheroe, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
4.8km / 3mi
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Clitheroe
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Clitheroe
Church in Clitheroe, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
4.6km / 2.9mi
Clitheroe Castle Museum
Clitheroe Castle Museum
Museum in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
5km / 3.1mi
Clitheroe Castle
Clitheroe Castle
Castle in Lancashire, England, UK
5km / 3.1mi
St Paul's Church, Low Moor
St Paul's Church, Low Moor
Church in Clitheroe, Lancashire, United Kingdom
5.9km / 3.7mi
Church of St James
Church of St James
Church building in Clitheroe, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
5.2km / 3.3mi
St Catherine's Church, West Bradford
St Catherine's Church, West Bradford
Church in West Bradford, Lancashire, United Kingdom
4.1km / 2.6mi
Parish Church of All Saints, Pendleton
Parish Church of All Saints, Pendleton
Church in Pendleton, Lancashire, United Kingdom
5.4km / 3.4mi
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church
Church in Newchurch in Pendle, Goldshaw Booth, Pendle, Lancashire, England, UK
6.3km / 3.9mi
Gisburne Park
Gisburne Park
Grade I listed English country house in Gisburn, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
6.7km / 4.2mi
Little Painley Bowl Barrow
Bowl barrow in Horton, Ribble Valley, England, UK
7.3km / 4.5mi
Castle Haugh
Castle in Newsholme, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
7.8km / 4.9mi
Church of St Mary
Church of St Mary
Church in Gisburn, Lancashire, England, UK
6.4km / 4mi
Church of St Nicholas
Church of St Nicholas
Church building in Heyhouses, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
6.7km / 4.2mi
All Hallows Church, Great Mitton
All Hallows Church, Great Mitton
Church in the village of Great Mitton, Lancashire, England, UK
8.7km / 5.4mi
Whalley Abbey
Whalley Abbey
Abbey
9.8km / 6.1mi
Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whalley
Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whalley
Grade I listed church in Whalley, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
9.7km / 6mi
St Michael's Church, Bracewell
St Michael's Church, Bracewell
Grade I listed church in Bracewell and Brogden, Pendle, Lancashire, England, UK
8.8km / 5.5mi
Christ Church, Nelson
Christ Church, Nelson
Church in Lancashire, United Kingdom
9.8km / 6.1mi
Pendle Heritage Centre
Pendle Heritage Centre
Museum and art gallery in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
9km / 5.6mi
Bancroft Mills
Bancroft Mills
Factory in Wilmington, Delaware, in the United States
9.2km / 5.7mi
Site of the Old Hall Newsholme
Archaeological site in Newsholme, Ribble Valley, England, UK
8.7km / 5.4mi
Independent Methodist Church
Independent Methodist Church
Architectural structure in Barnoldswick, Pendle, England, UK
9.4km / 5.8mi
Old Bridge
Old Bridge
Bridge in Great Mitton, United Kingdom
9.6km / 5.9mi
Holy Trinity Parish Church
Church in Barnoldswick, Lancashire
9.6km / 5.9mi
Church of St Mary
Church of St Mary
Church building in Nelson, Pendle, Lancashire, England, UK
9.8km / 6.1mi
St Thomas's Church, Barrowford
St Thomas's Church, Barrowford
Church in Barrowford, Lancashire, United Kingdom
8.5km / 5.3mi
Wheatley Lane Methodist Church
Wheatley Lane Methodist Church
Protestant church building in Old Laund Booth, Pendle, Lancashire, England, UK
8.1km / 5.1mi
Paythorne Methodist Church
Protestant church building in Paythorne, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
8.7km / 5.4mi
Church of St Anne
Church of St Anne
Church building in Old Laund Booth, Pendle, Lancashire, England, UK
8.2km / 5.1mi
Parish Church of St John the Evangelist
Parish Church of St John the Evangelist
Church building in Higham, Lancashire, England, UK
8.2km / 5.1mi
Animal pound
Animal pound
Place where stray livestock were impounded
8.1km / 5mi
St Peter's Church, Simonstone
St Peter's Church, Simonstone
Church in Simonstone, Lancashire, United Kingdom
9.9km / 6.1mi
Church of St John Evangelist
Church of St John Evangelist
Church building in Read, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
9.8km / 6.1mi
Castercliff
Castercliff
Hillfort in Lancashire, England, UK
11.6km / 7.2mi
Stonyhurst College, Church Of St Peter (Rc)
Stonyhurst College, Church Of St Peter (Rc)
Grade I listed church building in Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley, Lancashire, England, UK
10.8km / 6.7mi
Old St Leonard's Church, Langho
Old St Leonard's Church, Langho
Grade I listed church in Billington and Langho, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
11.9km / 7.4mi
St Andrew's Church, Slaidburn
St Andrew's Church, Slaidburn
Grade I listed church in Slaidburn, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
10.7km / 6.7mi

What to do in Clitheroe and near The Assheton Arms

St Leonard's Church, Downham
St Leonard's Church, Downham
Grade II* listed church in Downham, Lancashire, England, UK
30m / 30yd
Christ Church, Chatburn
Christ Church, Chatburn
Grade II listed church in Chatburn, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
1.4km / 0.9mi
Downham Hall
Downham Hall
Grade II* listed country house in Downham, Lancashire, England, UK
100m / 110yd
St Ambrose's Church, Grindleton
St Ambrose's Church, Grindleton
Grade II listed church in Grindleton, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
2.6km / 1.6mi
Sawley Abbey
Sawley Abbey
Cistercian monastery in Sawley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
2.2km / 1.3mi
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Bolton-by-Bowland
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Bolton-by-Bowland
Grade I listed church in Bolton-by-Bowland, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
5km / 3.1mi
St Helen's Church, Waddington
St Helen's Church, Waddington
Church in Waddington, Lancashire, England, UK
5.6km / 3.5mi
St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe
St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe
Grade II listed church in Clitheroe, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
4.8km / 3mi
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Clitheroe
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Clitheroe
Church in Clitheroe, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
4.6km / 2.9mi
Clitheroe Castle Museum
Clitheroe Castle Museum
Museum in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
5km / 3.1mi
Clitheroe Castle
Clitheroe Castle
Castle in Lancashire, England, UK
5km / 3.1mi
St Paul's Church, Low Moor
St Paul's Church, Low Moor
Church in Clitheroe, Lancashire, United Kingdom
5.9km / 3.7mi
Church of St James
Church of St James
Church building in Clitheroe, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
5.2km / 3.3mi
St Catherine's Church, West Bradford
St Catherine's Church, West Bradford
Church in West Bradford, Lancashire, United Kingdom
4.1km / 2.6mi
Parish Church of All Saints, Pendleton
Parish Church of All Saints, Pendleton
Church in Pendleton, Lancashire, United Kingdom
5.4km / 3.4mi
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church
Church in Newchurch in Pendle, Goldshaw Booth, Pendle, Lancashire, England, UK
6.3km / 3.9mi
Gisburne Park
Gisburne Park
Grade I listed English country house in Gisburn, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
6.7km / 4.2mi
Little Painley Bowl Barrow
Bowl barrow in Horton, Ribble Valley, England, UK
7.3km / 4.5mi
Castle Haugh
Castle in Newsholme, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
7.8km / 4.9mi
Church of St Mary
Church of St Mary
Church in Gisburn, Lancashire, England, UK
6.4km / 4mi
Church of St Nicholas
Church of St Nicholas
Church building in Heyhouses, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
6.7km / 4.2mi
All Hallows Church, Great Mitton
All Hallows Church, Great Mitton
Church in the village of Great Mitton, Lancashire, England, UK
8.7km / 5.4mi
Whalley Abbey
Whalley Abbey
Abbey
9.8km / 6.1mi
Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whalley
Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whalley
Grade I listed church in Whalley, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK
9.7km / 6mi
St Michael's Church, Bracewell
St Michael's Church, Bracewell
Grade I listed church in Bracewell and Brogden, Pendle, Lancashire, England, UK
8.8km / 5.5mi
Christ Church, Nelson
Christ Church, Nelson
Church in Lancashire, United Kingdom
9.8km / 6.1mi
Pendle Heritage Centre
Pendle Heritage Centre
Museum and art gallery in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
9km / 5.6mi
Bancroft Mills
Bancroft Mills
Factory in Wilmington, Delaware, in the United States
9.2km / 5.7mi
Site of the Old Hall Newsholme
Archaeological site in Newsholme, Ribble Valley, England, UK
8.7km / 5.4mi
Independent Methodist Church
Independent Methodist Church
Architectural structure in Barnoldswick, Pendle, England, UK
9.4km / 5.8mi

About Clitheroe

Clitheroe, a charming market town in Lancashire, offers a variety of activities and sights that reflect its rich history and scenic surroundings. One of the key attractions is Clitheroe Castle, which dates back to the 12th century. Visitors can explore the castle grounds and enjoy panoramic views of the town and the Ribble Valley. The Clitheroe Castle Museum is also worth a visit, featuring exhibits that delve into the local history and heritage of the area.

For those who appreciate nature, the Ribble Valley provides ample opportunities for walking and outdoor activities. There are several scenic trails that cater to different levels of fitness, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the picturesque landscape. The nearby Forest of Bowland is another excellent destination for hiking, cycling, and enjoying the tranquility of the countryside.

Food enthusiasts will find Clitheroe's market particularly appealing, as it hosts a range of local produce and artisanal goods. The town is home to various cafes and restaurants that offer traditional British fare as well as more contemporary options. Additionally, exploring the local shops can be a pleasant experience, with a mix of independent retailers and well-known brands.

For those interested in culture, the Platform Gallery showcases contemporary craft and art, featuring works from local and national artists. Regular exhibitions and events provide a glimpse into the creative community of Clitheroe.

Finally, the town's annual events, such as the food festival, provide a chance to engage with the community and experience local traditions. These gatherings often highlight regional culinary talents and attract visitors from surrounding areas. Overall, Clitheroe offers a blend of history, culture, and natural beauty that appeals to a range of interests.




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