Blog - General

We are fortunate to have a number of guests who return week after week, year after year and Jan & Tony, who now know Janet well, have put down on paper some of their reasons for continuing to return to GB!

Janet and the whole team were delighted to be shortlisted as finalists at the Ribble Valley Business Awards for the Food Business Award, the Rural Business Award and in the prestigious Bowland BioEnergy Award. 

We were equally delighted to have been nominated in the National CLA Rural Business Awards which took place at The Belfry, and are delighted to announce that we came home with a Highly Commended in the Outstanding Rural Diversification Project and that we were runners up in the Rural Entrepreneur of the Year. 

Our very own ‘boss lady’ Janet Simpson has been shortlisted for two national awards!

Both Janet personally, and the hotel and restaurant, were selected in the categories, ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ and ‘Outstanding Diversification Project’.

At Gibbon Bridge we have just hosted a truly international wedding for a family whose members are scattered across the globe.

It was the first time many of the relatives had seen each other in 14 years and – as with all our weddings - we were more than happy to go the extra mile to personalise the special day for them.

We are popping champagne corks here at Gibbon Bridge today after being voted one of Britain’s Best Places to Work . . . beating off stiff competition from more than 1000 top hotels and restaurants across the UK.

The prestigious contest – run jointly by industry bible The Caterer and HR experts Purple Cubed - rated us FIFTH in their Top 30 nationwide.

Real Bread Week - 14th – 22nd May

For 27 years our master baker Janet Bamber has been producing perfect pastries, puddings, biscuits and breads – all served daily in our hotel rooms and restaurant.

 British Sandwich Week, May 8th – 14th 2016

A Gibbon Bridge fundraising dinner hosted by Radio 2’s foodie correspondent Nigel Barden raised a phenomenal £4,000 for flood victims.

Ribble Valley proves purrrfect sport for classic car enthusiasts

Join Gibbon Bridge and BBC 2 drivetime broadcaster Nigel Barden for food, fun and prizes
 

DINING at Gibbon Bridge is about engaging the senses and eating the seasons.

From tender cuts of locally-reared meat and the freshest fillets of fish . . . to hand-picked fruits and a rainbow of root vegetables plucked daily from our kitchen garden and bursting with flavour

Create a fresh floral centrepiece for Easter
-         And enjoy a scrumptious lunch and fizz with friends!

British Pie Week: March 7th – 13th

It’s not often we encourage our bakery girls to get pie-eyed at work . . . but this week it’s a must!

To celebrate British Pie Week 2016, our ‘dough-eyed’ duo Grace Holland and Janet Bamber have filled dozens of home-baked casings with succulent prime pork and juicy apples – grown in our own orchard.

SPRING has sprung at Gibbon Bridge today as our award-winning grounds reveal a glorious glimpse of the warmer season to come.

From the al fresco dining gardens to the breathtaking terraces and rolling landscapes - the first signs of spring are emerging everywhere!

Gibbon Bridge and its surrounding splendour is a seven times holder of the Britain in Bloom Award for outstandingly beautiful and landscaped gardens.

And you don’t need to be an overnight guest to enjoy what is on offer here.

Move away from the online card and present websites (you know which ones we mean), and show your mum you really care with a thoughtful Gibbon Bridge gift voucher or booking.

We’ve compiled our top ‘fabulous five’ ideas to treat the lady or ladies in your life on their special day of the year.

So give the lady a break and let Gibbon Bridge cater for Mater this spring!

BBC Radio 2’s drivetime broadcaster Nigel Barden and hotelier Janet Simpson have cooked up an evening extravaganza of foodie fun to raise funds for flood-hit businesses and residents in Whalley and Billington.

GB talks live to BBC Lancashire

The Gibbon Bridge Hotel’s Katherine Swarbrick took to the airwaves this morning to tell BBC Radio Lancashire listeners about our popular events for lone travelling guests.

The Gibbon Bridge Hotel’s award-winning streak has continued into 2016 after reaching the finals of the prestigious LBV Red Rose Awards.

Celestial Calendar for 2016

As scientists reveal they’ve found a ninth new planet in our solar system - there has never been a better time to explore the skies for stars, galaxies and comets.

Christmas has arrived at the Gibbon Bridge Hotel with an awe-inspiring extravaganza of seasonal trimmings . . . sure to put you in the Yuletide Mood.

Vote for Gibbon Bridge for the Great Northern Wedding Awards 2016. 

Summer must have arrived at Gibbon Bridge because the #hanging baskets are going out -@BBCLancashire @visitlancashire -yesterday morning they were in the Greenhouse and now they have found their homes for the summer around the hotel #gardens

It might be raining today but we are looking forward to our Musical Afternoon Tea later today. The garden is looking very green and hopefully by 3.30pm the sun may make an appearance...

Another sunny day in Lancashire means we can open the doors and let the sunshine in!  Join us for lunch and make the most of this beautiful weather and our new menu...