Barton Grange Hotel & Restaurants
Preston, Lancashire

Ideal location, 2 superb dining options, comfortable bedrooms and an exclusive leisure club. Preston's newest 4 star hotel. Stylish and contemporary with all the traditional charm of the original manor house. Whether it's for business or pleasure, your stay at The Barton Grange Hotel will certainly be memorable. Guests return again and again to this family run hotel, drawn by an irresistible blend of warmth, professionalism, humour and first-rate service. Recent refurbishments have created a stylish, contemporary look for the hotel which nevertheless retains all the traditional charm of the original manor house. Bedrooms are beautifully decorated with superb bathrooms. Just minutes from the M6 and with masses of free parking, getting to the hotel is easy and hassle free. Once you're there you'll find that, with two restaurants, exclusive leisure facilities and even an award-winning garden centre on site, it's the perfect place to relax and unwind. From the peaceful retreat of the oak-panelled lounge, with welcoming fire, to the lively buzz of Healey's piano bar, there's something to suit every mood. Business guests enjoy the luxury of free, high speed wireless internet access, excellent conference facilities and a team of staff well versed in meeting the demands of today's corporate clients. Eight rooms are located within our Garden House.

Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. It is the administrative centre of Lancashire, and is on the River Ribble. Preston was granted the status of a city in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth's reign. Preston forms part of a conurbation with Chorley and Leyland which according to the 2001 census had an overall population of 335,000. Of this, 184,836 lived in the Preston urban sub-area: the figure for those living within the city limits is lower at around 130,000. In the mid-12th Century, Preston was in the hundred of Amounderness, in the deanery of Amounderness and the archdeaconry of Richmond. The name of Amounderness is more ancient than the name of any other Wapentake or hundred in the County of Lancashire, and the fort at Tulketh, strengthened by William the Conquerer, shows that the strategic importance of the area was appreciated even then. The location of the city, almost exactly mid-way between Glasgow and London, led to many decisive battles being fought here, most notably during the English Civil War (1643), and the first Jacobite rebellion (1715) which began here. Served by the River Ribble, Preston was one of the principal ports of Lancashire. King Charles I demanded a quarter more ship money than from Lancaster and twice as much as from Liverpool.