Lancashire holidays
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Your photos of the trig points that helped map the UKThe Ordnance Survey is celebrating the 80th anniversary of a key tool in mapping the UK. We asked to see the pictures of the trig points you’ve found on your successful climbs around the UK. See the results and the stories behind them here
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Cycling all the way round Morecambe BayThe new 81-mile Morecambe Bay cycle route offers a scenic, leisurely introduction to long-distance cycling – and, says our northern editor, a great excuse to gorge on the region’s excellent food and drink
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The UK’s first coast-to-coast canoe routeA new coast-to-coast canoeing route from Liverpool to the Humber offers a fresh way to see northern England
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Nighthawks at the takeaway - in picturesLaura Barton travels from Wigan to Brixton in search of the tastes, sounds and people that make up the great British weekend
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Let’s go to ... LancasterIt’s often overlooked by tourists on the heritage trail but this little city has lots to offer – historically, culturally and gastronomically, says Rachel Dixon
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Derby Arms, Longridge, Lancashire: hotel reviewIt may be part of a chain, but the Seafood Pub Company’s first foray into accommodation manages to offer a personal touch along with corporate competence
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The Borough, Lancaster: hotel reviewThis gastro-boozer in a Georgian townhouse is rightly hailed for its ales and the potential of its nine new bedrooms – but it would benefit from a sharper eye for detail over its food
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The North (And Almost Everything In It) review – a stream-of-consciousness, non-linear gazetteer of a book
Paul Morley's rambling, elegiac, highly personal paean to the north-west of England will win you over in the end, writes Stuart Maconie
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The Parkers Arms: restaurant reviewThe early signs were not good, but then the food started to arrive and Jay Rayner soon realised there was nothing to fear
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A chef's tour of north-west England
Manchester and the north-west was known for music, fashion and clubbing, but not for its food and great restaurants. Until now, says chef Mary-Ellen McTague
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Lancashire travel tips: smoke out some of the finest food in the Lune Valley
Chef Rob Talbot's Lune Valley Smokehouse puts a Lancastrian spin on smoked salmon to 'laggis' and a moreish teabread
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Park House, Gisburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire: B&B; reviewThe immediate warm welcome from the hosts at this B&B in Gisburn, east Lancashire, sets the tone for a near-perfect stay, writes Tony Naylor
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Blackpool travel tips: send the family to the towerEven the fountains dance in Blackpool Tower, which is packed with attractions for all ages
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Lancaster's charm and history
From Norman splendours to the Lino King's folly in Williamson park, Lancaster deserves the praise it received from Dickens
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Have you got a bit of the Morecambe Midland?
The wonderful white hotel is having a birthday party, although the naked nymphs and shepherds of Eric Gill can't be there.
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Yesterday was Lancashire Day
Yorkshire gremlins at the Northerner have successfully prevented you from knowing that until it is too late to celebrate. By way of amends, here is news of an interesting Lancastrian book
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Soggy summer spurned by Ramsbottom music fans
Rain? Pah! Rammy and its many admirers have just had a cracking festival weekend. Helen Nugent was there
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Wigan stakes its claim to be the home of Socialism
Festival marks the work of local man Gerrard Winstanley and his 'Diggers', whose fight for common ownership of land can be traced to radicals in Lancashire
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Hotel review: Castle Inn, Lancashire
Immaculate bedrooms with antiques aplenty, a pub you can settle into, locally sourced, restorative food – the historic Castle Inn is a keeper, says Tony Naylor
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Self-catering review: the Tree House, Forton, Lancashire
Me Tarzan, you city softie with a yearning for a taste of nature … this stylish and luxurious holiday home on stilts near Lancaster is a memorable bolthole, says Tony Naylor
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The Way of the Roses coast to coast ride
A 171-mile coast-to-coast adventure from the Irish sea to the North sea
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Fell pony riding in Lancashire
Fell ponies prove to be the perfect mounts for trekking across the rugged moorland of the Rossendale Valley in Lancashire, as Alexandra Buxton discovers
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Hotel review: The Cartford Inn, Lancashire
With locally sourced food, elegantly designed rooms and a swanky penthouse suite, this coaching inn would be much more famous – and expensive – were it over the border in the Lake District, says Tony Naylor
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Lancaster's 10 best budget restaurants, pubs and cafes
With its museums, its castle and the coast nearby, there are plenty of reasons to visit Lancaster. But where to eat in this historic county capital? Tony Naylor picks the city's 10 best budget restaurants
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International Fairtrade visitors' centre opens in Lancashire
The FIG Tree in Garstang opened on Monday almost a decade after the town became the first Fairtrade town
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Restaurant review: Midland HotelThe only question at the Midland is can the food match the super building and the view? The answer is a definite yes
Different drum: novice snares gig in the greatest free show on Earth