One of Rossendale's main towns, Rawtenstall has a bustling town centre, lovely hillside views, excellent amenities, bus services and good motorway links. Rawtenstall oozes period charm with its cobbled main street and bustling town centre.
Shops
Rawtenstall offers a good selection of shops including quaint independent shops, larger household name stores and good quality specialist stores. Rawtenstall indoor and outdoor market is held on Thursday and Saturday each week. Two supermarkets are centrally located.
Social
An extensive selection of restaurants, pubs, cafe's and cafe bars are located within Rawtenstall, ranging from fine dining, traditional inns and specialist restaurants serving English, Indian, Turkish and Italian food. Also home to the country's last remaining Temperance bar.
Sports/Family Activities
Marl Pits Sports Centre provides swimming, rugby pitches, football pitches and running track.
Ski Rossendale is a dry ski slope offering skiing and snowboarding.
Cricket, rugby and football clubs are all a vibrant part of the community, all with club houses and good training facilities.
Schools
Primary :
There are seven primary schools within Rawtenstall, two of which are Roman Catholic:
St Paul's Constable Lee Church of England Primary School.
St James the Less Roman Catholic Primary School.
St Mary's Church of England Primary School.
Cloughfold Primary School.
St Peters Roman Catholic Primary School.
Newchurch St Nicholas Church of England Primary School.
Balladen Community School.
Secondary :
There are two secondary schools within Rawtenstall - Alder Grange Community and Technology School and All Saints Catholic Language College.
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammer School is located two miles away in Waterfoot.
Nursery :
There are a selection of private nurseries plus the well regarded Staghills Nursery School.
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