The incredible entertainment centre named Lancashire's visitor attraction of the year

An entertainment centre just a short drive from Manchester has been voted Lancashire's Visitor Attraction of the Year.

The Flower Bowl features the north of England’s only full-sized curling rink, a boutique cinema, mini golf course, ten pin bowling alley and so much more.

Designed for all ages to enjoy, it's a popular choice for families, who travel to the Preston venue from miles around.

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Visitors can book on whichever activities they fancy and it's advisable to book online in advance as it does get busy, especially during the school holidays, when extra sessions are running - including Mini Curling for beginners, which gives people 'a taste of the game but without any complicated rules'.

There are unique touches across the centre which make it stand out from other places, including the soft, sofa style seating in the cinema and the retractable roof over crazy golf, which is opened up when the sun is shining, but can shelter you from the rain if it's damp.

Bizarrely the toilets are something of a star attraction themselves - with flower bowls for basins and brightly coloured doors making for a far more exciting loo trip than you'd expect. Apparently you can buy postcards featuring the toilets from the garden centre next door.

And some new additions to the centre are pulling in even bigger crowds than before.

Last year, it opened a new ice cream parlour Knickerbockers which serves up delicious Italian ice creams and frothy milkshakes.

More recently it launched a new game called Shuffleboard on Ice, which is a faster version of curling played on a shorter course where players aim to slide their stones into the smallest zone.

And it's now also home to crazy