The original Balcony Farm you are able to see the current centre of the hotel and the gate posts (now relocated). The name Balcony changed at some time to Belle Coney, a name given to one of our suites.

We know that in 1926 Mr George Alker leased and subsequently purchased the farm from Peter Dickinson who was the previous Priory tenant.

At that time he married Miss Annie Bradley. The Bradley’s had several farms around Upholland and Tower Hill, including Lower Balcony Farm located adjacent and lower down the valley. Pictures of the wedding and the buildings around that time are on display in the hotel.

George’s oldest son William Alker ran the farm subsequently supported by his sons, George and Fred. In 1964 the Labour government of Harold Wilson created the “New Towns Commission” to create new and better housing outside Britain’s main cities. For Liverpool 6000 acres and over 50 farms including Balcony Farm were compulsory purchased between Skelmersdale and Upholland creating “New Skelmersdale”.

At the time the Alker family sold the property to Mr Laurence Baxter who regenerated the Great Hall and farm buildings into a wedding venue and 14-bedroom hotel. The bedroom extension was carried out in 1994.

In 2010 the Timmerman family bought the property. The Timmerman family also run one of Southport’s oldest catering companies, Mellors (Established 1840). The Mellors company includes the Royal Clifton Hotel and Spa (Southport) and Mellors Catering Services.

A major £2m renovation in 2010 and a further £1million extension in 2015, has established Lancashire Manor Hotel as a fabulous asset to the area, combining contemporary design with the old stone grade II listed building.

The hotel joined the Best Western Hotel consortium, the world’s largest independent hotel group, to ensure it is promoted and featured nationally and internationally.

Kings, Earls, ladies and gentlemen have passed through our gates for hundreds of years. We invite all new visitors to share in our hospitality and the quality of our food and we extend a hearty Lancashire welcome to you all.