Burnley is a post-industrial town in Lancashire, set among the Pennine hills about 25 miles north of Manchester. Its Victorian textile and coal heritage is still very much visible in the built environment — mill buildings, canal infrastructure, and the handsome Burnley Embankment, which carries the Leeds and Liverpool Canal on a dramatic causeway above the town centre.
Towneley Hall, a free country house museum and gallery on the southern edge of town, is consistently overlooked relative to its quality. The most distinctive landmark in the area is the Singing Ringing Tree, a wind-powered sound sculpture on the Pennine moors above Crown Point that produces an eerie, resonant hum and has dramatic views across Lancashire.
Burnley FC has played at Turf Moor since 1883 and is one of the most historically significant clubs relative to its town's size in English football. Moorhouse's Brewery has been making real ales here since 1865. The Burnley Mechanics is the main cultural venue, with a consistent programme of theatre, comedy, and music.