Northcote hotel and restaurant in Langho, Lancashire has joined the Relais & Châteaux portfolio of worldwide luxury gourmet restaurants and boutique hotels. It joins a group of 600 properties from 60 countries with 32 in the UK and just the one in Lancashire.

Northcote is a four-red-AA star hotel with 18 bedrooms, a Michelin star restaurant, a Cookery School plus meeting and private dining rooms - situated on the edge of the Ribble Valley in the heart of Lancashire. The restaurant serves traditional Lancashire recipes with a modern twist, created from local produce. The Chef’s Table, in the kitchen, offers diners an insight into how a top kitchen operates.

Northcote is located in Langho, a small village on the outskirts of Blackburn with good access to the M6 and just off the main A59 Trans-Pennine road.

Details: www.northcote.com