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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Burnley

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Burnley, England

Updated March 27, 2020

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The Singing Ringing Tree

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

Burnley, England

Oaks Hotel Stained Glass Window

This window celebrates the role of tea, coffee, cocoa, and cotton in creating the fortune of the man who commissioned it.
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Weaving Shuttle Sculpture

This giant weaving shuttle celebrates Lancashire's importance during the Industrial Revolution.
3 miles from Burnley

Newchurch-in-Pendle, England

The Last Clarion House

At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.
4 miles from Burnley

Roughlee, England

Alice Nutter Statue

This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.
4 miles from Burnley

Todmorden, England

Mount Cross

A rare example of a gritstone cross in this region of the United Kingdom.
5 miles from Burnley

Colne, England

Wallace Hartley's Gravestone

The violinist who played on as the Titanic sank is buried in this quiet English cemetery.
5 miles from Burnley
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