The restaurant, which is only a short drive from Liverpool, is rated the best in the UK and third in the world A beautiful gem in Lancashire's Ribble Valley countryside has received worldwide status. Northcote, based in Langho, has been named as the UK's best fine dining restaurant, and third in the world in Tripadvisor's 2024 Travellers' Choice Best of the Best Restaurants awards. The awards are determined by the "quality and quantity of traveller reviews and ratings posted on Tripadvisor over a 12-month period".
Northcote is led by Michelin-star chef Lisa Goodwin-Allen, who is best known for her award-winning menus, seasonal ingredients, and expert taste. The achievement doesn't come as a surprise, personally, because I've had the chance to dine and stay at Northcote. Not only is the venue a beautiful fine dining restaurant, but guests can stay on the grounds overnight surrounded by miles of unspoiled beauty.
The stunning manor house provides guests with an overnight stay, a range of dining options and a spacious bar area, backed by expansive fields and greenery as far as the eye can see. I stumbled across this gem last year around the time my partner and I celebrated our anniversary so it made sense to book a night's stay and enjoy an experience neither one of us has thought to seek out. Typically we'd book a hotel in another holiday, not one on our doorstep, so it was interesting to see how much of a getaway this would actually feel like.
We pulled up to this little idyll.