Discreet Dining in Preston
Preston is a city of Georgian squares, Victorian parks and a redeveloped dock. Dinner can be placed in any of them, and each suits a different kind of evening.
Winckley Square, a composed dinner
Around the Georgian garden of Winckley Square, elegant townhouses mostly hold offices alongside some restaurants. It suits a considered weeknight dinner in a setting that feels settled and a little formal. Weekends bring more people through.
Around the Georgian garden of Winckley Square, elegant townhouses mostly hold offices alongside some restaurants.
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Avenham and Miller Parks before dinner
These formal Victorian parks drop in terraces towards the River Ribble below the city centre. They are for the hour before dinner rather than the meal itself, a pleasant place to talk in daylight with long views over the valley. Allow for the climb back up to the centre afterwards.
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Somewhere to book a room or a table for the evening, in Preston itself.
Preston Docks and the marina
By the water west of the centre, Preston Docks and Riversway look across the marina to modern buildings with restaurants among them. It works for people arriving by car who want elbow room, and it is a short drive out of town.
By the water west of the centre, Preston Docks and Riversway look across the marina to modern buildings with restaurants among them.
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Getting around after dark
Preston is compact, so most dinners are a short walk or taxi from the station. Football matchdays can push taxi demand up around kick off and full time, and the climb from the river parks back to the centre is steeper than it looks.
Preston is compact, so most dinners are a short walk or taxi from the station.
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Frequently asked questions
No. Around Winckley Square, the parks or the docks, any dinner is something you arrange directly.
The centre is compact, so Fishergate, Winckley Square and the station are close together. The river parks involve a slope, and the docks are better reached by car or taxi.
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