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About Burnley
A cotton town that is rich in history, Burnley was once the worlds leading producer of cotton cloth. If you walk along the towpath by the canal you will come across an area known as Weavers Triangle. It is an area of spinning mills and weaving sheds; foundaries where steam engines and looms were made; canal-side warehouses and domestic buildings.
Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.
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Recommended attractions near Burnley
| Forest of Burnley Country Park Millennium Site | (1.1 miles, 1.8 km, direction E) | Pictures |
| Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum | (1.7 miles, 2.8 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Gawthorpe Hall | (2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Pendle Hill | (5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Whalley Abbey | (7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Wycoller Hall | (7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Wycoller Country Park | (7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| The Ribble Valley | (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Clitheroe Castle | (7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Sawley Abbey | (9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Hardcastle Crags & Gibson Mill | (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction E) | Pictures |
| Blackburn Cathedral | (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Healey Dell | (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Darwen Tower | (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Bold Venture Park | (11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
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Padiham, in the county of Lancashire (2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction W)
Padiham is a thriving Lancashire town lying on the Calder River. It is most famous as the home of Gawthorpe Hall, a noted...
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Accrington, in the county of Lancashire (5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SW)
Some of the town's loveliest architecture comes from the Victorian era, this can be seen in the elegant Victorian Market Hall with its clock and rich display of sculpture.
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Oswaldtwistle, in the county of Lancashire (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction SW)
This is a large, typical Lancashire village lying close to the urban sprawl of Blackburn and Accrington.
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Todmorden, in the county of West Yorkshire (8.2 miles, 13.1 km, direction SE)
Todmorden lies on the historic border between Yorkshire and Lancashire in an area of the Calder Valley ringed by the hills of the Pennines.
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Waddington, in the county of Lancashire (9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction NW)
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Hurst Green, a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W)
This pretty Lancastrian villages the setting for historic Stoneyhurst, a noted school which was founded in the 16th-century.
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Ramsbottom, in the county of Greater Manchester (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction S)
The countryside surrounding the town offers lakes, woods and hills, with distant Winter Hill rising to a height of 456 feet.
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Hebden Bridge, in the county of West Yorkshire (10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction E)
This beautiful old town grew up close to the River Hebden at the point where a stone bridge was built as part of a pack-horse route in the 16th century.
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Edgworth, in the county of Lancashire (11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction SW)
This attractive hillside village occupies a pleasant rural location close to two pretty reservoirs and the historic house known as Turton Tower.
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Ribchester, a Picturesque Village in the county of Lancashire (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction W)
A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley
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Haworth, in the county of West Yorkshire (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction E)
Haworth is famous the world over for its connections with the Bronte sisters, the famous novelists.
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Hoghton, in the county of Lancashire (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction W)
It was here that James I created "Sirloin" when he supposedly knighted his beef!
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Slaidburn, in the county of Lancashire (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction NW)
An eye catching place with a pretty village green and a scattering of stone cottages set in an idyllic spot on the banks of the River Hodder.
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Keighley, in the county of West Yorkshire (15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction E)
This is an industrial town in West Yorkshire. It lies in a fold between the fine countryside of Airdale and Keighley Moors.
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Sowerby Bridge, in the county of West Yorkshire (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction E)
Surrounded by the dramatic scenery of the South Pennines, with the town's gentle scenery being enhanced by the River Calder and the River Ryburn on which the town stands.
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| Burnley Manchester Road Station | (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) |
| Burnley Central Station | (0.5 miles, 0.8 km) |
| M65 Junction 10 | (0.6 miles, 1.0 km) |
| M65 Junction 11 | (0.8 miles, 1.3 km) |
| Leeds Bradford International Airport | (24.6 miles, 39.6 km, direction E) |
| Manchester Airport | (29.8 miles, 48.0 km, direction S) |
| Burnley to London | (181.3 miles, 291.7 km, direction SE) |
Hotels & Accommodation in Burnley
| Hotel Name | Approximate distance from Burnley center |
| The Keirby Park Hotel | (0.6 miles, 1.0 km) |
| The Sparrow Hawk | (0.7 miles, 1.1 km) |
| The Alexander Hotel | (1.1 miles, 1.7 km) |
| Oaks Hotel | (2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction N) |
| Higher Trapp Country House Hotel | (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction NW) |
| Sparth House Hotel | (5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction W) |
| Clarion Hotel Blackburn | (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction W) |
| Holden Vale Hotel | (7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction SW) |
| Eaves Hall Country Hotel | (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction NW) |
| The Old Mill Hotel & Leisure Club | (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction S) |
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