Located in a beautiful 700-year-old listed country house, Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa evokes memories of a bygone era.
Originally, a large country house in Tudor style, later converted into a hotel. It is grade II listed building, near to Accrington in the Hyndburn region.
Guests arriving at the the Dunkenhalgh Hotel are greeted by a beautiful tree-lined drive. This leads to the stunning property. Enjoy many of the hotel’s original features.
Turrets, porticoes and wood-panelled rooms, figure nicely. Its modern facilities, including extensive spa and leisure suite, make this one of Lancashire’s most individual hotels
Description of the house
The Dunkenhalgh Hotel is described in its listing as substantially nineteenth-century but incorporating parts of c. 1600 construction. It is built in sandstone that is partly rendered, it has roofs of slate with some stone-slate. There are two storeys, and the building has a complex T-shaped plan. The entrance front is embattled with five asymmetrical bays. There is a single-storey porch, and the outer bays form towers, the east tower having crow-stepped parapets. On top of the building is a glazed circular lantern. There are several family portraits in the Portfait Room. Since 1950 the house has undergone many changes and extensions.
