Starters → Favourite13
Garlic & chilli prawns
King prawns in a rich garlic and parsley butter with fresh chilli, and grilled ciabatta to chase it round the plate.
Bar + Kitchen · Cocktails · Whalley, Lancashire
Vault Bar + Kitchen, Whalley: Eat, drink and stay a while.
Lancashire produce cooked with ideas borrowed from everywhere, cocktails built properly at the bar, and a garden for the sunny afternoons. On King Street, in the heart of Whalley.
New Year’s Eve 2026
Welcome 2027
together with us.
Thursday 31 December · 19:30 till late · 55 per person · over-18s only · fizz on arrival and at midnight, canapés all night, Shannon Bond live
The place
A bar and kitchen in the heart of Whalley.
Vault is a restaurant in Whalley, on King Street in the middle of the village. The bar and the dining room are downstairs, there is a quieter floor above, and out the back is a garden that fills up the moment the sun comes out.
Business lunch, date night, a table of ten on a Friday. Whatever the occasion, the idea is the same. Dishes built on Lancashire produce, cocktails made with care, and service that feels like being looked after. We have become the place people meet in Whalley, Clitheroe and the rest of the Ribble Valley, and we like it that way.
41King Street, Whalley
2Floors & a garden
36Seated upstairs
00:30Bar closes, Fri & Sat
The kitchen
Four plates that
explain the place.
The menu runs from starters and plates to share, through burgers off the grill and mains from Malaysia, Thailand and Japan, to proper puddings. These four are the ones people come back for.
Grill → Favourite19.5
Moroccan spiced skewers
Chicken marinated in warm Moroccan spices, grilled with peppers and red onion, spiced yoghurt on the side.
Mains → Favourite19.5
Hoisin duck pancakes
Tender strips of duck glazed in rich hoisin, crisp cucumber, spring onion and crunchy prawn crackers.
Desserts → Favourite8.5
Blackberry & apple crumble
Warm baked apple and blackberries under a golden crumble, with proper custard.
Sharing Thursdays Board & bottle of house wine for 45, not 7 December to 2 JanuarySet menu from 25, Sunday to Friday, not 7 December to 2 JanuaryNew specials every month
The room
Downstairs, upstairs,
and out the back.
The bar and dining room downstairs, a quieter floor above for dinner and long lunches, and the garden out the back for when the weather behaves. Music in the background, never over the top of you.
Private hire & parties
A big table,
the upstairs,
or the whole place.
For a birthday, a corporate event, a Christmas party or the night before a wedding: a big table downstairs for 8 to 16; the upstairs for 36 seated or 50 standing, any day we are open from Sunday to Thursday and at lunch on Fridays and Saturdays; or the whole place, any day but a Friday or a Saturday, by quote. There is no hire fee and no minimum spend, the food and drinks are put together around what you ask for, and we reply to every enquiry within 48 hours.
Christmas 2026
Christmas parties, the festive menu and our December hours are on the Christmas page. New Year’s Eve with Shannon Bond, 19:30 till late and £55 per person, is on the New Year’s Eve page.
Hours
When the
bar is open.
Checking the clock…
- MonClosed
- Tue–Wed17:00 – 22:00
- Thu12:00 – 22:30
- Fri12:00 – 00:30
- Sat12:00 – 00:30
- Sun12:00 – 22:00
Holiday hours
From Monday 7 December we open every day at 12:00, Mondays included. On a Monday we close at 22:00, and the kitchen at 21:00.
Closed Mondays, except bank holidays (ring us for the hours). The kitchen serves Tue–Wed 17:00–21:00, Thu 12:00–21:00, Fri–Sat 12:00–21:30 and Sun 12:00–20:00.
Find us
41 King Street
Whalley, Clitheroe BB7 9SP
Getting here
We are on King Street, the main street through Whalley, in the Ribble Valley. Clitheroe is ten minutes away by road, and there is parking in the village. Whalley station, on the Clitheroe line, is about a fifteen-minute walk away.
Talk to us
Children
Welcome, with a menu of their own.
Vegan and vegetarian
Marked VE and V on the food menu. Ask, and we will find you something.
Groups and parties
Eight or more, or a party: the private hire page has the rooms and how to book them.
Questions
The things people
ask us most.
Where is Vault?
On King Street in Whalley, in the Ribble Valley, about ten minutes from Clitheroe by road. Whalley station, on the Clitheroe line, is about a fifteen-minute walk. We are a restaurant and a cocktail bar in one.
Do you have outdoor seating?
Yes. The garden out the back fills up the moment the sun comes out, and the spritz list was built for it.
Are cocktails really two for £16?
Yes. Eight cocktails from the list are two for £16 all day, Sunday to Friday, and they are marked on the drinks list. Saturday is full price. From Monday 7 December to Saturday 2 January the offer rests, and it is back on Sunday 3 January.
What are the kitchen hours, and the bar hours?
The bar is open Tuesday and Wednesday 17:00–22:00, Thursday 12:00–22:30, Friday and Saturday 12:00–00:30 and Sunday 12:00–22:00. The kitchen serves Tuesday and Wednesday 17:00–21:00, Thursday 12:00–21:00, Friday and Saturday 12:00–21:30 and Sunday 12:00–20:00. Both are closed on Mondays, except bank holidays. From Monday 7 to Thursday 31 December the bar and the kitchen open every day at 12:00, Mondays included, and close at the usual time; on those Mondays the bar closes at 22:00 and the kitchen at 21:00. On Thursday 17 December we close at 16:00 for a private event. On New Year’s Eve, Thursday 31 December, the bar and the kitchen are open as usual from 12:00 to 16:00, and from 19:30 we open again for the New Year’s Eve party, for ticket holders only. We are closed on Christmas Day, Friday 25 December, and on New Year’s Day, Friday 1 January.
Do you have a children’s menu?
Yes. A children’s menu of the things children actually eat: a burger, pasta, nuggets or fish fingers, and ice cream by the scoop to finish.
Do you have vegan and vegetarian food?
Yes. A good share of the menu is vegan or vegetarian, marked VE or V, and several mains come with a vegan option. Ask, and we will find you something.
Are dogs welcome?
Yes. Dogs are welcome, and usually better behaved than the rest of us.
Can you take a big group or a party?
Yes. A big table downstairs takes 8 to 16, with nothing to hire and no minimum spend; everyone pre-orders their food a week ahead. The upstairs takes 36 seated or 50 standing, with no hire fee and no minimum spend, any day we are open from Sunday to Thursday, and on Fridays and Saturdays at lunch, 12:00 to 17:00. The whole place, around 70 seated, depending on the layout, or around 100 standing across the two floors, can be yours any day but a Friday or a Saturday, by quote. For a private party, the food and drinks are put together around what you ask for: tell us the occasion, the numbers and what you have in mind, and we come back with a menu, the drinks and a price. The private hire page has the rooms and how to book them, or email bookings@vaultwhalley.co.uk and we will reply within 48 hours.
Do you take a deposit?
For a big table, the upstairs or a Christmas party, yes: a £5 a head card authorisation when you book. It is a hold on the card, not a charge, and no money is taken unless it is a no-show.
Reservations
Book a
table.
Book online in a minute, or ring us and we will sort it. For eight or more, private hire or a party upstairs, send us an enquiry or email us, and we will come back to you within 48 hours.