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ossygobbin Says: walking and seeing Oswaldtwistle at it's best lot's of green grass, Wild life , history, ok If you like shopping that as well we have the Oswaldtwistle Mills they have lot's to see if you like shopping that is but do not let ME put you off from going there they come from all...
ettenaj Says: Oswaldtwistle Mills is a must if you are in the area. From the Largest Pear Drop in the world, to luxury furniture, you can find it here. Fashion, furniture, bedding, shoes, perfume, gifts,plants, garden furniture, towels, clocks, wool, arts and crafts, cafes, absolutlry...
steventilly Says: Stockleys Sweet Factory was here originally, but it has moved main production to a bigger more modern factory. The old factory still operates as a "living museum" and is part of the Oswaldtwistle Mills complex. You can watch the sweets being made and help yourself to free...
steventilly Says: The main attraction in Oswaldtwistle is the mill. Or rather the mill store outlet centre as it is now. See the "shopping" tips for more details.
steventilly Says: The day we were there there was a classic car exhibition. The cars were all of the "limousine" type, and mostly american.My favourite was this Packard Super Eight, a beautifully maintained classic from the 1930's. I loved the white-wall wheels and the wheel badges.
steventilly Says: Just a detail of the wheel badge of the Packard Super Eight.This was like an early MPV - it had an extra row of seats that folded away out of sight when not in use, and unlike many cars of this early type, these extra seats face the right way, intead of rearwards.
Oswaldtwistle Mills: Household Crafts
steventilly Says: There was a lot of household "decorative items" here too - such as painted vases and candle lamps. Most were very nice - we bought some and saw some that we had already bought elsewhere for more money! :-( All sorts of "decorative" items for the home.
Oswaldtwistle Mills: Yankee Candles
steventilly Says: Yankee is our favourire candle maker and they make a huge range of scented candles. Oswaldtwistle sold more of these than we've ever seen before - surely the whole ranhe was here. Candles - and lots of them!
Oswaldtwistle Mills: Crafts Galore
steventilly Says: Inside the mill complex was a huge art & craft shop. It sold everything that you could want including all kinds of paints (waters, oils, "craft"), decoupage, the stuff where you poke holes in paper (Susan does this - dunno what it's called), stampers, pens... you name it it...
Stockley's Sweet Facory: Old Fashioned Sweets
steventilly Says: Part of the mill complex used to be the Stockley Sweet Factory. This is a traditional sweet maker and this part of the mill is now a "living museum" where you can watch (from behind glass) as the sweets are made by hand. There are vats of the sweets to help yourself to, and...
Oswaldtwistle Mills: Oswaldtwistle Mills Complex
steventilly Says: A huge complex of former mill buildings linked together to form one big shopping emporium. It has "themed" areas specialising in different things. One sold cloth (a haberdashery), others sold clothing, crafts, kitchenware, homewares, candles, gagets etc etc. There was also a...
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OSWALDTWISTLE - I live here in Oswaldtwistle a Small town but lot og country side to see it's an old cotton town what do I know let me take you to a web page that will tell you all were it got it's name and the...
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Q: Any gobbins left???
A: I don't know about the gobbins, but did you know that the Oswaldwistle Mills Shopping village was the winner of 2005/6 Tourism Awards. Are gobbins dangerous?
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Only one real reason for a tourist to visit Oswaldtwistle and that's the mill shop. Incorporated into this huge emporium is Stockley's Sweet Factory - one of Britains most famous "old fashioned" sweet...
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I live here in Oswaldtwistle a Small town but lot og country side to see it's an old cotton town what do I know let me take you to a web page that will tell you all were it got it's name and the...
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