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Parkers Arms, Newton-in-Bowland
Lancashire Post
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05/12/2024
Review of the Parkers Arms, Newton-in-Bowland
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Today I want to talk to you about the Parker's Arms near Clitheroe. Actually it's in the
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forest of Boland in Newton in Boland and it's right up there as one of the most celebrated
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restaurants in the country and it's been named the best gastro pub in Lancashire. It's in
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the top 100 list for restaurants. Jay Rayner, the food critic, he's been, he's raved about
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it so I went with my husband and my son one weekend just recently and I want to talk to
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you about what we found. Well first of all I will mention that it is in the middle of
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nowhere which is part of the charm so give yourself plenty of time if you're going to
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travel there. It took us between 50 minutes and an hour to travel from the Preston area there.
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Windy roads, small bridges, that kind of thing and book well in advance if you go in.
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Okay so Jay Rayner said that this place hadn't been farrow and bald and I think what he means
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by that is that it's got an old world charm when you walk in and I like that. It was such a warm
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welcome when we got in there. He didn't introduce himself but I'm guessing it was the landlord.
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He made a big fuss over us, over my son, over the dog. He was sharing anecdotes. It was wonderful.
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I think it was his wife, I'm sorry if it wasn't, who came out to take our order. She was lovely too
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and do you know what? It was such a warm welcome and so inviting. It was like stepping into your
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neighbour's home just and having a big arm put around you.
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Okay so on to the food and drink. There's a very limited children's offering. My son could either
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have sausages and chips or he could have a grilled chicken. He obviously went for the sausages
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and for us a slightly bigger menu. It was a three-course menu but it was very much focused
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on local proper hearty ingredients. I had the scallops to start. My husband had the faggots
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and we both opted for the chicken and mushroom pie. Had a bit of bacon in as well for our main
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course and oh my days. Simple yes but incredibly well executed and absolutely delicious. For
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desserts, my son again only had a limited choice of desserts but it was amazing. It came with that
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cookie on the side that you can see and I had something I couldn't resist. It was rice pudding
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ice cream. Wow. I've never had it before. I would have it 10 times over. Look at that.
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It had the nutmeg flavour. It was comfort in a bowl. It was amazing. My husband had a chocolate
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dessert which was melted in the middle. It was superb. The drinks were, well I didn't have the
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beer. It was bowl and brewery. My husband really enjoyed that. I had a non-alcoholic mocktail which
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was superb. It was absolutely brilliant. It wasn't just like some rubbishy cordial that they throw
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out for people who are driving. The place, you wouldn't expect such fantastic food in the middle
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of nowhere in a little country pub but there we go. It is wonderful. It lives up to the hype.
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Well done the Parkers Arms.
Recommended
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