Local Attractions
Burnley is a thriving town centre weaved into a Pennine landscape of historical houses, canal-side cottages, former mills, popular suburbs and sleepy villages like Worsthorne and Cliviger. It has excellent shopping, great nightlife, and award winning parks, all surrounded by breathtaking countryside.
Places of interest include Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Gawthorpe Hall, Queen Street Mill and the Straight Mile, one of the 7 wonders of the canal system. For the more active there's the new St Peter's Health Centre, Rossendale Valley Sailing Club, the Interact Skate Park and numerous walking, cycling, and riding facilities and pathways not to mention various golf courses. For the spectator Burnley has a famous football club at Turf Moor and two local cricket clubs.
For the artistic Burnley has a vibrant Youth Theatre and a number of other local theatre groups. Burnley Mechanics Theatre has a comprehensive programme and hosts an annual Blues Festival. Hollywood Park Apollo Cinema provides another alternative or you can also visit our Mid Pennine Arts Gallery. The Singing Ringing Tree overlooking the town from surrounding hills has won a prestigious Royal Institute of British Architecture award and the borough is taking part in the Channel Four 'Big Arts' project, bringing a further £500 000 arts investment into the area.
There really is something for everyone in Burnley. Find out more through visiting: www.visitburnley.com. You can also check what's on at our local theatre by visiting www.burnleymechanics.co.uk.
