Picturesquely situated on the banks of the river ribble the macdonald tickled trout hotel offers a tranquil retreat yet is still within 1 mile of the m6 and close to an array of attractions preston city centre and the local university are both minutes away blackpool liverpool manchester are all within a 30 40 minute drive making the hotel ideal for visiting the pleasure beach haydock race course camelot theme park old trafford and both manchester and liverpool lake district and yorksh