Holmes Mill

Stella Photography always capture Holmes Mill in the most perfect way here's Kelly and Andy having fun in the Bowland Beer Shop. Call 01200 407183 to enquire about your Holmes Mill wedding.

Octoberfest is just around the corner, have you got tickets yet? We have two nights this Autumn, both set to be riotus fun as we welcome back The Bavarian Stompers. Book now through our website - http://bit.ly/2ODVohC

Happy Friday! We're gearing up for a long weekend by filling our plates and glasses in The Bowland Beer Hall. Don't forget to tag #holmesmill in all your bank holiday fun.

Start your morning right with breakfast at The Spinning Block! Continental and hot breakfast options available all Friday till 10am and Saturday-Sunday till 11am.

Happy New Beer Thursday! This week the theme is Peach, stay till the end of the video to see if our Food Hall team can guess what the special ingredient is. *Hint* It's Peach Tea!
See here for the full list of new beers updated every week - http://bit.ly/2Mv6Tub

Not long now till our traditional Octoberfest! It's going to be a big one - have you got tickets?

*Have you lost a toy at Holmes Mill?*
Holmes Mill HQ has had some new additions in the form of a Pug and a Unicorn, as much as we love them it would be nice to return them to their homes if anybody knows where those may be please get in touch!

Don't forget every Monday and Tuesday selected beers are HALF PRICE. Lets get the beers in! Comment your best beer pun below and you could win a free pint!

*COMPETITION*
We are very close to reaching 10k likes on our Facebook page and 5K followers on our Instagram page so in honour of the accolade we are giving you the chance to win The ULTIMATE Holmes Mill Experience! Prize includes - 🏨1 x Nights stay in The Spinning Block Hotel ... 🥪Breakfast and Dinner for 2 in The Spinning Block Bar and Grill 🎁1 x Lancashire Hamper from Bowland Food Hall 🍻1 x 3rd Class Circumnavigation ticket for Bowland Beer Hall
To be in with a chance of winning you must like the photo and our page and comment with your favourite Holmes Mill experience! If you have never visited us before comment with what you would be most excited to see should you win!
For full terms and conditions visit our website -http://bit.ly/2nJNxmw Winner will be announced on Monday 3rd September and the competition is also running on our instagram page! Feel free to share the post as well although this is not necessary to enter.
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*New Beer Thursday* This week Jason visit's Thailand - in his dreams. Check out the full list of new beers here - http://bit.ly/2vN9iGp Don't forget to find him on the bar for all your burning beer related questions!

Alex Hulme has kicked off our live music, we have acts on all the way through till 9.30pm

FOOD FESTIVAL IS WELL UNDER WAY!
Come down for food, live music and drinks all day!

The top 10 reasons to visit Clitheroe Food Festival at Holmes Mill tomorrow! 🍗Bistro BBQ 🍕Stonebaked Pizza 💸Food Hall Offers 🍻Over 60 Beers ... 🥂Prosecco Bar 🕺Live Music Stage 🍦18 Ice Cream Flavours 🧀Free Tasters 👨🏼‍🍳Supplier Demos 👯‍♂️Space for everyone
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The cafe at Bowland Food Hall has some of the best treats around, it's nearly the weekend - INDULGE 🍫
Coffee Renoir, Chocolate Eclair, or a Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownie?

There's no New Beer Thursday today as the team are very busy getting prepared for Saturday's Food Festival! Keep an eye out for a video tomorrow as we begin building the outside bar and stage. Heres the list of this weeks new beer instead!

The countdown is on! 3 Days to go, who is joining us?

This time next week we'll be well into Clitheroe Food Festival! Here's our musical line up for the day, who are you looking forward to?

What a find this place is. A wonderful conversion from an old cotton mill to a hotel. Rooms were large, light, modern and airy. Large Villeroy Bosch bathroom with l'occitane accessories. Everywhere was scrupulously clean, pleasant and had friendly and welcoming staff. The decor throughout the hotel was excellent. The restaurant which served excellent reasonably priced food with a varied menu had a comfortable lounge area to enjoy cocktails and after dinner drinks.

Well, where do I start? We knew Holmes Mill would be the venue for us the minute we stepped through the door to view it. Everything about the place reflected our personalities and style, it was just up our street.



We got married on 7.4.18, and was just so excited to see how things would unfold on our special day. All the way from the start, the events coordinators communicated so effectively and made sure every single aspect was discussed and catered for.



My partner is a wedding photographer and is at various wedding venues most weekends, but we can honestly say the service that Holmes Mill provides is second to none. We had nothing but compliments about how unique, quirky, friendly and relaxed HM was. We really feel it is a cut above the rest.



On the day, we cannot fault any aspect. The staff were out of this world. Stacey, Gemma and Emma especially were just outstanding, but the younger casual staff were also excellent. The food was also incredible, the chefs catered for many dietary requirements and the guests were more than happy.



We were apprehensive about using the Engine Room after the ceremony as it was very close to the visiting public. I can truly say we were in such a bubble with our friends and family we genuinely did not notice the public there! Any interaction we did have with members of the public were so positive and friendly and it was kind of nice to be made a fuss of!



I loved the flexibility HM provided. Nothing was ruled out, we were allowed to be as creative as we wished with the room dressing. We were bowled over with how amazing the room looked when we entered for the first time. It was really something special.



From morning until night, we were treated like royalty and made to feel so special. Everyone we dealt with went out of their way to make sure we were happy and I am so grateful for this. We had the most unbelievable day, and at the risk of sounding cliché, it truly was the best day of our lives.



The beauty of it is that we can now visit whenever we like and revisit all the treasured memories. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much.



Karly and Matt Burgess

We have just returned from a fabulous stay at the Spinning Block. The hotel is new and so everything was pristine. We also had a couple of afternoon drinks next door in Holmes Mill bar.

All I can say was we thoroughly enjoyed every minute. The place is stylish with a great atmosphere. Staff are friendly and helpful. We had a lovely meal in the Bistro on Thursday evening and the girl that was serving us was ultra efficient and very smiley. My only negative and I am sure I won’t be the last to say this, is the lack of parking. I really think the hotel guests should be able to park in the car park and not leave their cars on the roadside. Fortunately, the very nice receptionist let us park seeing as the long stay car park up the road expires at 6.00 pm.

Visited 13/01/18. We booked a table in the new bistro and stayed in the hotel over night. Although the hotel is not yet finished it is so nearly there and you wouldn't really know otherwise.



The finish of both are absolutely stunning and we had such a fantastic time. The staff and service were second to none and we couldn't have been met by a friendlier team.



The food in the bistro was delicious, we had a fish mixed grill and a steak and we both had empty plates and the cocktails and drinks also couldn't be faulted.



Thank you HM for a much needed break. We can't wait to be back.

The place just gets better every time i visit it.

Lovely coffee and cheesecake.

Bought fresh tumeric and spices for 'cooking'.

The range of beers very good.

I make sure every time Im in the area I visit Holmes Mill to get a stash of interesting foods.

Stayed for two nights over Easter. The hotel is lovely, we ate in both the bistro and the beer hall, and coffee shop. It is a lovely venue look forward to the spa and cinema opening.

We had a small issue with our table and reservations but this was dealt with swiftly and really positively by the bar manager and her staff. Excellent service.

The hotel was lovely great service at check in , we were shown to our room which is very pretty , the standard of finish is very nice and the shower was lovely so much so my husband didn’t come out for about 30 minutes!

Love this place, great food, great selection of beers snd ciders, both on tap and bottled. Also guest ales and Belgium beers. The waiting staff are excellent and cannot be nicer, Mia looked after us on our recent visit and cannot thank her enough, she was wonderful and very attentive. All staff friendly helpful and always service with a smile.

If i was to fault anything I would say it is lacking in a decent Gin selection, very limited, and now that there are hundreds (if not more) of craft Gins to choose from, it was disappointing to find only a basic choice of maybe 5 Gins which you for find in any back street pub.



Still a fantastic place and will always return.

Hen party of 30. Offered a great set menu. Had terrine followed by ribeye steak. Having asked how I liked it cooking it came perfectly cooked for me.

Great service too with a very happy male waiter and young waitress serving on.

Beautiful music played by pianist too.

Very nice place, very happy to return. Well done to all.

Great venue!! Went on Mother’s Day, enjoyed a walk round the food market, the crafty vintage fayre. in the function suite. Had a drink in the bar and then a meal in the bistro. Food and drink second to none and very accommodating with me and my 8 month old baby. Only criticism would be service was slow in the bistro not as in food but general reordering of drinks or desserts. Will definitely visit again as I was in no rush the surroundings are beautiful and can’t wait to return with my husband x

Food was great especially the Nachos starter. Staff were all very friendly, the choice of real ales was simply mind blowing and it was a great atmosphere. It’s a one off - treat yourself and try it out soon - you won’t be disappointed👍

Came in at the weekend for a drink and decided to eat while we were there. It was busy so finding an available table was proving difficult. Mia went out of her way to find us one, in a lovely area. The service we received from here was fantastic, even though she was busy. Thanks Mia for making our night great.

Attended a wedding at Holmes Mill in Clitheroe. What a fabulous venue. The accommodation was lovely and staff were very polite, friendly And helpful. Service at breakfast and during the wedding breakfast was excellent as was the food. Would highly recommend and definitely return.

We had lunch outside on Monday. This was not our first visit and like on our previous visits we had one cheese board and one meat board. I was though a tad disappointed with our boards on this visit. Small if not skinny portions and just salami on the meat board. I did mention this at the time but the waitresses were busy and just said they were the usual size. The bread was lovely....in fact I bought some bread and a lovely cheese and onion pie. My wine was lovely and my husband appreciated the cheap beers on offer but I was disappointed with the boards and would probably not have them again......but having said that there is a lot on the menu to try.

Great bar. Excellent range and great premises etc.

Service left a little to be desired with staff not being aware when people required serving. Also the wide range of beers wasn't very well displayed making it tricky to select from your full range. I did eventually find a clip board with the range on.



Great venue all in all, just minor 'niggles'

The Environment of the Food Hall, Beer Hall and Restaurants are great.

The selection of Cask Beers in the Beer Hall was fantastic and service very good.

However the food in the Beer Hall was very average. Refused ribs to start (not available 12noon Friday Lunch time ) !!! Chips were very poor, chewy and tasted stale. I suspect they were blanched and left for quite a while (maybe overnight) before re-frying in less than hot fat. The gravy was thin and tasteless and the mushy peas were dry and grainy. The pie filling itself was tasty but the pastry very stodgy.

All in all dissapointed. Lovely place food standard poor.

Hotel - lacked character, could have created something special in the rooms given the history & style of the old mill, but we may as well have been in a holiday inn. Staff on reception didn't seem interested on arrival & didn't ask if we'd had a good stay when we checked out.



Restaurant - walked out after 1 drink. We weren't greeted by anyone so ordered a drink from the bar. I said we were staying for food & could I open a tab, but the barman simply walked away after serving me. We sat for 15 minutes & were never offered a table or a menu.



Beer Hall - Saving grace & deserves 5 stars! Great choice of beers, great service & the food looked good. Knowledgeable bar staff d superb atmosphere & character.



If you could replicate the beer hall experience across the whole site it would be a great place to spend a whole evening.

Went in the beer hall for lunch Friday 16th Four of us. Busy but not over busy. Loads of staff on so couldn’t understand the 30 min wait on the drinks order, then 50 min wait for the starters !! I ordered chicken in a basket, which was slimey and not crispy as advertised! One of us ordered pie and asked for fries instead of chunky chips .... it came with chunky chips !



Lovely place but someone needs to be in control the service was shocking. And the prices !!!! Don’t mind paying if it’s worth it. !!

Slow service and cold food. Disappointed. Love the venue but the food was poor. Looking forward to a steak all week. Arrived late, had to ask for the sauce, steak was stone cold. Sent it back. Won’t go to Bistro again. Many others on our table also sent cold food back. A friends lamb wasn’t cooked properly also, not a good experience. Sorry.

Second visit today. Seemed quite quiet but a wedding party was expected about 1.5 hours after we arrived. Had to ask for menus but there did seem to be staff floating around. Ordered our food and then waited and waited - no mention of any delay. After approximately 35 minutes our meals arrived - too long. No apology, no explanation. My husband wasn’t offered the choice of sauce and when his meal arrived it was doused in gravy. Ordered more drinks and we could see them being prepared and then sitting waiting to be brought - again there seemed to be both food and bar staff free to do this. Food didn’t look appetitising but it did taste good. Our waiter asked if everything was OK. Explained the long delay and lack of choice - apologised and told us she would tell the supervisor. Two more waiters (as we thought) asked us if everything OK - we said we’d already given our feedback. When my husaband asked for the bill the original waiter explained a supervisor had been over. It turns out at least one of the staff had been a supervisor but never explained that nor apologised or explained the reason for the problem. Very poor example to set their staff and we were far from impressed. So buck up your ideas and impress on your staff, who ever they are that service comes first and foremost - your supervisors need to up their game too and take responsibility.

What a find this place is. A wonderful conversion from an old cotton mill to a hotel. Rooms were large, light, modern and airy. Large Villeroy Bosch bathroom with l'occitane accessories. Everywhere was scrupulously clean, pleasant and had friendly and welcoming staff. The decor throughout the hotel was excellent. The restaurant which served excellent reasonably priced food with a varied menu had a comfortable lounge area to enjoy cocktails and after dinner drinks.

Well, where do I start? We knew Holmes Mill would be the venue for us the minute we stepped through the door to view it. Everything about the place reflected our personalities and style, it was just up our street.



We got married on 7.4.18, and was just so excited to see how things would unfold on our special day. All the way from the start, the events coordinators communicated so effectively and made sure every single aspect was discussed and catered for.



My partner is a wedding photographer and is at various wedding venues most weekends, but we can honestly say the service that Holmes Mill provides is second to none. We had nothing but compliments about how unique, quirky, friendly and relaxed HM was. We really feel it is a cut above the rest.



On the day, we cannot fault any aspect. The staff were out of this world. Stacey, Gemma and Emma especially were just outstanding, but the younger casual staff were also excellent. The food was also incredible, the chefs catered for many dietary requirements and the guests were more than happy.



We were apprehensive about using the Engine Room after the ceremony as it was very close to the visiting public. I can truly say we were in such a bubble with our friends and family we genuinely did not notice the public there! Any interaction we did have with members of the public were so positive and friendly and it was kind of nice to be made a fuss of!



I loved the flexibility HM provided. Nothing was ruled out, we were allowed to be as creative as we wished with the room dressing. We were bowled over with how amazing the room looked when we entered for the first time. It was really something special.



From morning until night, we were treated like royalty and made to feel so special. Everyone we dealt with went out of their way to make sure we were happy and I am so grateful for this. We had the most unbelievable day, and at the risk of sounding cliché, it truly was the best day of our lives.



The beauty of it is that we can now visit whenever we like and revisit all the treasured memories. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much.



Karly and Matt Burgess

We have just returned from a fabulous stay at the Spinning Block. The hotel is new and so everything was pristine. We also had a couple of afternoon drinks next door in Holmes Mill bar.

All I can say was we thoroughly enjoyed every minute. The place is stylish with a great atmosphere. Staff are friendly and helpful. We had a lovely meal in the Bistro on Thursday evening and the girl that was serving us was ultra efficient and very smiley. My only negative and I am sure I won’t be the last to say this, is the lack of parking. I really think the hotel guests should be able to park in the car park and not leave their cars on the roadside. Fortunately, the very nice receptionist let us park seeing as the long stay car park up the road expires at 6.00 pm.

Visited 13/01/18. We booked a table in the new bistro and stayed in the hotel over night. Although the hotel is not yet finished it is so nearly there and you wouldn't really know otherwise.



The finish of both are absolutely stunning and we had such a fantastic time. The staff and service were second to none and we couldn't have been met by a friendlier team.



The food in the bistro was delicious, we had a fish mixed grill and a steak and we both had empty plates and the cocktails and drinks also couldn't be faulted.



Thank you HM for a much needed break. We can't wait to be back.

The place just gets better every time i visit it.

Lovely coffee and cheesecake.

Bought fresh tumeric and spices for 'cooking'.

The range of beers very good.

I make sure every time Im in the area I visit Holmes Mill to get a stash of interesting foods.

Stayed for two nights over Easter. The hotel is lovely, we ate in both the bistro and the beer hall, and coffee shop. It is a lovely venue look forward to the spa and cinema opening.

We had a small issue with our table and reservations but this was dealt with swiftly and really positively by the bar manager and her staff. Excellent service.

The hotel was lovely great service at check in , we were shown to our room which is very pretty , the standard of finish is very nice and the shower was lovely so much so my husband didn’t come out for about 30 minutes!

Love this place, great food, great selection of beers snd ciders, both on tap and bottled. Also guest ales and Belgium beers. The waiting staff are excellent and cannot be nicer, Mia looked after us on our recent visit and cannot thank her enough, she was wonderful and very attentive. All staff friendly helpful and always service with a smile.

If i was to fault anything I would say it is lacking in a decent Gin selection, very limited, and now that there are hundreds (if not more) of craft Gins to choose from, it was disappointing to find only a basic choice of maybe 5 Gins which you for find in any back street pub.



Still a fantastic place and will always return.

Hen party of 30. Offered a great set menu. Had terrine followed by ribeye steak. Having asked how I liked it cooking it came perfectly cooked for me.

Great service too with a very happy male waiter and young waitress serving on.

Beautiful music played by pianist too.

Very nice place, very happy to return. Well done to all.

Great venue!! Went on Mother’s Day, enjoyed a walk round the food market, the crafty vintage fayre. in the function suite. Had a drink in the bar and then a meal in the bistro. Food and drink second to none and very accommodating with me and my 8 month old baby. Only criticism would be service was slow in the bistro not as in food but general reordering of drinks or desserts. Will definitely visit again as I was in no rush the surroundings are beautiful and can’t wait to return with my husband x

Food was great especially the Nachos starter. Staff were all very friendly, the choice of real ales was simply mind blowing and it was a great atmosphere. It’s a one off - treat yourself and try it out soon - you won’t be disappointed👍

Came in at the weekend for a drink and decided to eat while we were there. It was busy so finding an available table was proving difficult. Mia went out of her way to find us one, in a lovely area. The service we received from here was fantastic, even though she was busy. Thanks Mia for making our night great.

Attended a wedding at Holmes Mill in Clitheroe. What a fabulous venue. The accommodation was lovely and staff were very polite, friendly And helpful. Service at breakfast and during the wedding breakfast was excellent as was the food. Would highly recommend and definitely return.

We had lunch outside on Monday. This was not our first visit and like on our previous visits we had one cheese board and one meat board. I was though a tad disappointed with our boards on this visit. Small if not skinny portions and just salami on the meat board. I did mention this at the time but the waitresses were busy and just said they were the usual size. The bread was lovely....in fact I bought some bread and a lovely cheese and onion pie. My wine was lovely and my husband appreciated the cheap beers on offer but I was disappointed with the boards and would probably not have them again......but having said that there is a lot on the menu to try.

Great bar. Excellent range and great premises etc.

Service left a little to be desired with staff not being aware when people required serving. Also the wide range of beers wasn't very well displayed making it tricky to select from your full range. I did eventually find a clip board with the range on.



Great venue all in all, just minor 'niggles'

The Environment of the Food Hall, Beer Hall and Restaurants are great.

The selection of Cask Beers in the Beer Hall was fantastic and service very good.

However the food in the Beer Hall was very average. Refused ribs to start (not available 12noon Friday Lunch time ) !!! Chips were very poor, chewy and tasted stale. I suspect they were blanched and left for quite a while (maybe overnight) before re-frying in less than hot fat. The gravy was thin and tasteless and the mushy peas were dry and grainy. The pie filling itself was tasty but the pastry very stodgy.

All in all dissapointed. Lovely place food standard poor.

Hotel - lacked character, could have created something special in the rooms given the history & style of the old mill, but we may as well have been in a holiday inn. Staff on reception didn't seem interested on arrival & didn't ask if we'd had a good stay when we checked out.



Restaurant - walked out after 1 drink. We weren't greeted by anyone so ordered a drink from the bar. I said we were staying for food & could I open a tab, but the barman simply walked away after serving me. We sat for 15 minutes & were never offered a table or a menu.



Beer Hall - Saving grace & deserves 5 stars! Great choice of beers, great service & the food looked good. Knowledgeable bar staff d superb atmosphere & character.



If you could replicate the beer hall experience across the whole site it would be a great place to spend a whole evening.

Went in the beer hall for lunch Friday 16th Four of us. Busy but not over busy. Loads of staff on so couldn’t understand the 30 min wait on the drinks order, then 50 min wait for the starters !! I ordered chicken in a basket, which was slimey and not crispy as advertised! One of us ordered pie and asked for fries instead of chunky chips .... it came with chunky chips !



Lovely place but someone needs to be in control the service was shocking. And the prices !!!! Don’t mind paying if it’s worth it. !!

Slow service and cold food. Disappointed. Love the venue but the food was poor. Looking forward to a steak all week. Arrived late, had to ask for the sauce, steak was stone cold. Sent it back. Won’t go to Bistro again. Many others on our table also sent cold food back. A friends lamb wasn’t cooked properly also, not a good experience. Sorry.

Second visit today. Seemed quite quiet but a wedding party was expected about 1.5 hours after we arrived. Had to ask for menus but there did seem to be staff floating around. Ordered our food and then waited and waited - no mention of any delay. After approximately 35 minutes our meals arrived - too long. No apology, no explanation. My husband wasn’t offered the choice of sauce and when his meal arrived it was doused in gravy. Ordered more drinks and we could see them being prepared and then sitting waiting to be brought - again there seemed to be both food and bar staff free to do this. Food didn’t look appetitising but it did taste good. Our waiter asked if everything was OK. Explained the long delay and lack of choice - apologised and told us she would tell the supervisor. Two more waiters (as we thought) asked us if everything OK - we said we’d already given our feedback. When my husaband asked for the bill the original waiter explained a supervisor had been over. It turns out at least one of the staff had been a supervisor but never explained that nor apologised or explained the reason for the problem. Very poor example to set their staff and we were far from impressed. So buck up your ideas and impress on your staff, who ever they are that service comes first and foremost - your supervisors need to up their game too and take responsibility.