Boutique hotel added to £10m development

The Spinning Block at Holmes Mill in Clitheroe is the North West’s newest and most exciting boutique hotel.

The 40 bedroom hotel, along with the Bistro, Bar and Grill, opened at the end of October as the latest phase in the £10m redevelopment of what was a largely derelict textile mill.

It is the latest edition to the James’ Places portfolio, which also includes Eaves Hall, a 30-bedroom country house hotel, the Emporium, a wine bar, coffee shop, brasserie and three-storey shopping experience, Mitton Hall, a magnificent 15th century manor house, the Royal Hotel, a lovingly restored Georgian town-house hotel, the Shireburn Arms, a 17th century inn, and the Waddington Arms, all located within the Ribble Valley.

In keeping with the rest of the mill, the Spinning Block hotel is stylish and imaginatively designed while remaining sympathetic to the building’s heritage.

The bedrooms continue the pared back, urban tone reflecting the rest of Holmes Mill, with a luxurious, light and airy atmosphere. The Bistro, Bar and Grill is similarly styled, with art nouveau features and authentic textures giving a nod to the building’s roots.

Today, just two years after owners James’ Places started work, Holmes Mill has been transformed and is now home to the Bowland Brewery, the Beer Hall, the Bowland Food Hall, multi-use function room, plus the Boiler House Café and Gelateria.

The Bistro, Bar and Grill, a modern British seafood and grill restaurant, will continue the Food Hall ethos of championing local produce, complementing the Beer Hall with its bar menu, the Food Hall, where customers can choose tapas and platters and the café, with its amazing cakes and pastries.This promises to be an exciting space both to play and to do business.