GIN lovers in East Lancashire will be treated to a 'wonderful' selection of gins in the JD Wetherspoon's 18-day festival later this month.

The Commercial Hotel in Church Street, Accrington, The Postal Order in Darwen Street, Blackburn and The Old Chapel in Railway Road, Darwen, will each be serving up to 15 gins not previously available in the pubs.

The gins will include Aber Falls Orange Marmalade, Adnams Copper House Pink and Elderflower.

The Postal Order manager, Andrew Ibbotson, said: "The festival will showcase some wonderful gins from across Britain.

"They have not previously been available in the pub and I am sure that our customers will enjoy drinking them."

All of the gins will be served in a Copa de Balon glass, which is bulbous in shape, like a balloon, and described as perfect for drinking gin and tonic.

The gins will range in price from £2.60 to £3.80 and include a free mixer. It will run from Thursday, February 14 to Sunday, March 3.