BuZZ!Get the

BuZZ!Get theLINKING TOP ATTRACTIONS ACROSS ROSSENDALE

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Rossendale Tour BuZZ

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Rossendale Tour Buzz is no ordinary bus service. The bright red vintage bus is an experience in itself and two routes unlock the very best of Rossendale’s unique character. Ever heard about Rossendale’s footwear manufacturing heritage? Ever felt the rumble of a giant waterwheel? Ever tasted authentic sarsaparilla or dandelion & burdock? With fascinating history, great shops and delicious local produce, Rossendale is full of surprises.

The Tour Buzz is a hop on/hop off service for just £2 a ticket. And if you love bargains, take a look at the special offers in this leaflet. So, step on board and Get the BuZZ!

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Prices Adult: £2 Child (under 16) & concessions: £1 Family (2&2): £5

Opening times displayed are for the day of tour only.

Sarsaparilla, dandelion and burdock, ginger beer and blood tonic – just a few of the authentic Victorian drinks on offer at Britain’s Last Original Temperance Bar.

Fitzpatrick’s 1890 9am–5pm

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A thriving traditional indoor and outdoor market with everything from fresh fish, meat and locally produced foods to health foods, gifts, fresh flowers, haberdashery and a relaxing café.

Rawtenstall Market 9am–4pm

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Revive yourself at Annie Peach’s Tea Room, re-live Rossendale’s past at the Footwear Museum & meet skilled producers offering anything from handmade clogs to bespoke silver jewellery.

Lamberts Mill Shop & Museum 9am–6pm

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The home of Horse + Bamboo, one of Britain’s leading visual theatre companies. Come gasp at our store of masks and puppets and chat to staff and artists over a brew.

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Wander along the cobbles of Bank Street - home to a host of independent businesses!

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The Tour Buzz Thursday route is a handy link between Rawtenstall, Waterfoot, Bacup and Whitworth. It takes half an hour to travel from one end to the other, but what’s the rush? Your ticket lets you hop on and hop off en route as much as you like.

Whether you love history, food and drink or shopping it’s amazing what you can get for a £2 ticket. Ding ding!

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Experience the mouth-watering Fudge Theatre Tour and watch skilled confectioners transform ingredients into over 150 delicious varieties of fudge, chocolate truffles and old fashioned toffee.

The Fudge Village 10am–5pm

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Lee Quarry Mountain Biking Trail

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A magnificent traditional Samovar serves around 60 blends of tea alongside 20 types of coffee, chocolates and milkshakes. Try Russian soups & salads, paninis, pancakes and fabulous cakes.

Russian Tea Room 7.30am–5.30pm

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Sundayroute Miles of fabric, a farmers’ market and 100,000 pairs of footwear – it’s all in a day’s work for the Tour Buzz Sunday route. But this is only half the story. Your £2 hop on/hop off ticket takes you to breathtaking panoramic views and no less than four museums, each offering their own insight into the awesome power of Lancashire’s industrial past. Ding ding!

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Soak up the atmosphere of an authentic Lancashire cotton mill with working machinery, a mighty waterwheel, live demos, exhibitions and events. Small Visitor Attraction of the Year 09/10.

Helmshore Mills Textile Museum 11am–5pm

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On the first Sunday of every month, Rossendale Farmers’ Market lets you deal directly with more than 30 producers. Fresh food, great value and traceable local provenance guaranteed.

Rossendale Farmers’ MarketFirst Sunday of the month, 10am–2pm

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High above Haslingden, Halo is an iconic 18m structure visible for miles around. By day, its panoramic views offer a great place for a walk or a picnic. By night, Halo is lit with the latest LED technology.

Halo – PanopticonCribden End Lane, Top o’ Slate 01706 252411 • www.visitlancashire.com/panopticons

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One of the Northwest’s leading suppliers of textiles and soft furnishings, Musbury Fabrics is an Aladdin’s Cave for anyone looking for curtain fabrics, bedding and towels.

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Explore this 18th century cottage with spinning and weaving demos, ‘Tippler’ toilet, Grandma’s Kitchen and the Clogger’s shop. There’s also a local history photography exhibition, books and souvenirs.

Weavers’ Cottage 1–5pm

Bacup Road, Rawntenstall BB4 7NW01706 229828 • www.rossendalecivictrust.org.uk

High above Haslingden, Halo is an iconic 18m structure visible for miles around. By day, its panoramic views offer a great place for a walk or a picnic. By night, Halo is lit with the latest LED technology.

Halo – PanopticonCribden End Lane, Top o’ Slate 01706 252411 • www.visitlancashire.com/panopticons

Once a mill-owner’s home, the museum unravels the social history of the area. It features an atmospheric Victorian drawing room, a natural history section and temporary exhibitions all year.

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Footwear, clothing, tents & camping, outdoor wear, workwear, equestrian wear, ski wear, cycles, homewares, classic motorcycle display andCloggers Tea Room.

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The golden age of steam lives on with ELR’s service between Heywood, Bury, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall. Always a big hit with families, don’t miss their Family Fun Weekends and Santa Specials.

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Tour Buzz Voucher

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RailwayPlease insert your postcode:

East Lancashire Railway2 for 1 return ticketNot valid on Bank Holidays and on event days. Only to be redeemed at station booking office.

Rawtenstall Station, Bury Road, Rawtenstall, BB4 6DD0161 764 7790 • www.east-lancs-rly.co.uk

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Fitzpatrick’s – Britain’s Last Temperance Bar

500ml bottle of any cordial for £3(usually £3.50 each)5 Bank Street, Rawtenstall, BB4 6QS01706 231836 • www.mrfitzpatricks-cordials.com

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The Fudge Village

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The Fudge Village

10% discount(minimum spend £5)Millfold, Off A671, Whitworth, OL12 8DN 01706 852795 • www.fudgevillage.co.uk

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HelmshoreMills Textile Museum

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Helmshore Mills Textile Museum

2 for 1 admission(special events are excluded)Holcombe Road, Helmshore, BB4 4NP01706 226459 • www.lancashire.gov.uk/museums

No cash alternative. Not to be used with any other attraction offer. Voucher value 0.0001p and cannot be resold. Management reserve the right to withdraw this offer at any time and without prior warning. Subject to availability. 6

Get a great deal from most of the shops, attractions and businesses en route with special offers worth over £15 combined! Here’s what to do...

1. Write your postcode on each special offers to be redeemed. 2. Carefully cut or tear out the red square voucher tab only.3. Claim your offer with the voucher & a valid Tour Buzz ticket!Special offers are valid for one month after the date of your tour buzz ticket.

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The BooPlease insert your postcode:

The Boo

2 for 1 on tickets for Red Riding HoodSaturday 4 and Sunday 5 December 2010 only. Redeem by 1 September 2010.

679 Bacup Road, Waterfoot, BB4 7HB01706 220241 • www.horseandbamboo.org

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Lamberts Mill Shop & Museum

Free tea or coffeeat Annie Peach’s Tea RoomFallbarn Road, Off Bocholt Way, Rawtenstall, BB4 7NY01706 221500 • www.lambertsmill.com

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Musbury Fabrics Mill Shop

10% discounton all products excluding sale itemsHolcombe Road, Helmshore, BB4 4NP01706 212613 • www.musburyfabrics.co.uk

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RawtenstallMarket

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Rawtenstall Market

Free Rossendale Markets Bag for LifeCollect at Vela Gifts in the Market HallTup Bridge, Newchurch Road, Rawtenstall, BB4 7QX01706 217777 • www.rossendale.gov.uk

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Rossendale Museum

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Rossendale Museum

Free audio tour guide hireWhitaker Park, Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall, BB4 6RE01706 260785 • www.lancashire.gov.uk/museums

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RussianTea Room

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Russian Tea Room

Buy one get one free on all teas and coffees (minimum spend £5)Pioneer Buildings, Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9NZ01706 874800 • www.russiantearoom.co.uk

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Winfield’s

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Winfield’s

Free tea or coffeeplus 5% discount on products excluding sale itemsHazel Mill, Blackburn Road, Haslingden, BB4 5DD01706 227916 • www.winfieldsoutdoor.co.uk

7No cash alternative. Not to be used with any other attraction offer. Voucher value 0.0001p and cannot be resold. Management reserve the right to withdraw this offer at any time and without prior warning. Subject to availability.

Get a great deal from most of the shops, attractions and businesses en route with special offers worth over £15 combined! Here’s what to do...

1. Write your postcode on each special offers to be redeemed. 2. Carefully cut or tear out the red square voucher tab only.3. Claim your offer with the voucher & a valid Tour Buzz ticket!Special offers are valid for one month after the date of your tour buzz ticket.

ELR train arrives 10:31 12:16 14:36 10:24 11:14 13:44 15:24 1 East Lancashire Railway 10:37 12:22 14:42 10:30 11:20 13:50 15:30

2 Rawtenstall* 10:40 12:25 14:45 10:33 11:23 13:53 15:33

3 Lamberts Mill Shop 10:42 12:27 14:47 10:35 11:25 13:55 15:35

4 The Boo (Waterfoot) 10:47 12:32 14:52 10:40 11:30 14:00 15:40

5 Lee Quarry 10:52 12:37 14:57 10:45 11:35 14:05 15:45

6 Russian Tea Room (Bacup) 10:57 12:42 15:02 10:50 11:40 14:10 15:50

7 The Fudge Village 11:07 12:52 15:12 – 11:55 – –

7 The Fudge Village 11:45 14:00 15:45 – 13:10 – –

6 Russian Tea Room (Bacup) 12:00 14:15 16:00 10:55 13:25 15:05 15:55

5 Lee Quarry 12:04 14:19 16:04 10:59 13:29 15:09 15:59

4 The Boo (Waterfoot) 12:09 14:24 16:09 11:04 13:34 15:14 16:04

3 Lamberts Mill Shop 12:14 14:29 16:14 11:12 13:42 15:22 16:12

1 East Lancashire Railway 12:15 14:30 16:15 11:15 13:45 15:25 16:15

ELR train departs 12:40 14:55 16:30 11:30 14:00 15:40 16:30

Important: Whilst every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information in this guide, Rossendale Borough Council cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions. The information was compiled in July 2010.

Rossendale celebrates its industrial heritage in abundance and all accessible on the Buzz! Experience some other gems of the county too, head to Burnley for Queen Street Mill Textile Museum. Explore the Weavers’ Triangle and take a towpath walk along the canal. Visit www.industrialpowerhouse.co.uk to plan your visit, for what’s on, things to do and where to stay.

Timetables

ELR train arrives 10:24 11:14 12:04 12:54 13:44 14:34 15:24 1 East Lancashire Railway 10:30 11:20 – 13:00 13:50 14:40 15:30

2 Weavers’ Cottage 10:32 11:22 – 13:02 13:52 14:42 15:32

3 Lamberts Mill Shop 10:34 11:24 – 13:04 13:54 14:44 15:34

4 Rossendale Museum 10:35 11:25 – 13:05 13:55 14:45 15:35

5 Helmshore* 10:42 11:32 – 13:12 14:02 14:52 15:42

6 Winfield’s 10:52 11:42 – 13:22 14:12 15:02 15:52

7 Halo (Haslingden centre) 11:02 11:52 – 13:32 14:22 15:12 16:02

4 Rossendale Museum 11:07 11:57 – 13:37 14:27 15:17 16:07

1 East Lancashire Railway 11:12 12:02 – 13:42 14:32 15:22 16:12

ELR train departs 11:30 12:20 13:10 14:00 14:50 15:40 16:30

Travelling to Rossendale couldn’t be easierIn the heart of England’s Northwest, Rossendale is well located for Manchester, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Merseyside and Cheshire. There are excellent transport links with the M65, M62, M60 and M66 nearby and four airports within an hour.

The main bus station is in Rawtenstall and nearest mainline railway stations are at Burnley, Bury and Todmorden. East Lancashire Railway runs a service between Rawtenstall, Bury and Heywood (0161 764 7790).

For the up to date bus, coach or train information, call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 or visit www.traveline.org.uk

Travelling to Rossendale couldn’t be easier

By AirManchester airport is the closest airport to Rossendale with a further three airports within one hours drive-time.Manchester Airport 58km (35 miles)Blackpool Airport 66km (40miles)Liverpool Airport 77km (48 miles)Leeds Airport 80km (50 miles)

By CarRossendale is never far from a motorway connection and that’s one of the area’s key attractions – the fact that it is so easy to get to and from. Set in the centre of a triangle formed by the Lancashire towns of Blackburn, Burnley and Bury; the M66 is only 10km (6 miles) away, the M65 is 16km (10 miles) away and the M60/M62 26km (16 miles).

By Rail or BusThe main bus station is located on Bacup Rd., Rawtenstall and the nearest mainline railway stations are at Burnley, Bury and Todmorden. Bus and rail timetables are available from Rawtenstall Library, Queen’s Square, Haslingden Rd., Rawtenstall, BB4 6QU. Full details of all Rossendale bus timetables and fare offers are also available from the Rossendale Transport.W:www.rossendalebus.co.uk.

The service runs between Rawtenstall, Bury and Heywood. The railway does not operate at all times during the week so it is best to check before you plan your journey. For full details of timetables and fares T: 0161 764 7790.

Free Bus Service for East Lancashire Railway passengers. Passengers holding a valid ticket can also take advantage of the free bus service from the railway to Bank St., Rawtenstall and Rawtenstall Market. Bus number 482 and 483 can be used.

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Situated in the heart of England’s North West Rossendale is centrally located for Lancashire, Yorkshire, Merseyside and Cheshire. There are excellent transport connections for both UK and international visitors with four airports just an hour away, whilst the M65, M62 and M66 bring in visitors from across the country. For the most up-to-date travel information by bus, coach or train visit www.traveline.org.uk or call 0871 200 22 33.

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Above: ELR, Russian Tea Room & Halo.Cover images: Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, ELR & Fitzpatrick’s.

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*Stop for Rawtenstall Market, Bank Street & Fitzpatrick’s.

*Stop for Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Musbury Fabrics Mill Shop & Rossendale Farmers’ Market.