 as eleven bowling greens around the town, and a £235,000 skate park at Queens Park, which opened in 2003. There are also basketball, caving and judo clubs in the town.  In 2001, the private Crow Wood Leisure Centre was established in countryside on the edge of the town, offering a combination of fitness facilities, racquet and equestrian sports. In 2013 Crow Wood opened its own day Spa, the Woodland Spa, which was named Day Spa of the Year at the Professional Beauty Awards 2014, just one year after opening.

Culture and entertainment

Museums and galleries
On the outskirts of the town there are galleries in two stately homes, the Burnley council-owned Towneley Hall and Gawthorpe Hall in Padiham, which is owned by Lancashire County Council and managed by the National Trust. There are also two local museums: the Weavers' Triangle Trust operates the Visitor Centre and Museum of Local History in the historic surroundings of the Weavers' Triangle, while the Queen Street Mill Textile Museum is unique as the world's only surviving steam driven cotton weaving shed.

Mid Pennine Arts were instrumental in the Panopticons project and run exhibitions and creative learning projects across the town and wider area.

Parks
There are several large parks in the town, including Towneley Park, once the deer park for the 15th century Towneley Hall, and three winners of the Green Flag Award, Queens Park which hosts a summer season of brass band concerts each year, and Thompson Park which has a boating lake and miniature railway. The other parks include Scott Park, Ightenhill Park and Thursby Gardens. A greenway route linking Burnley Central Station along a former mineral line and incorporating the former Bank Hall colliery and reclaimed landfill site at Heasandford extends out of the town towards Worsthorne at Rowley Lake. The lake was constructed in the 1980s as a means to divert the river Brun away from former mine workings that were causing significant pollution of the river.

Activities

There is a modern 24-lane ten pin bowling centre on Finsley Gate, operated by 1st Bowl. A 9-screen multiplex cinema opened in 1995 (with 3 3D screens as of 2010), operated by Reel Cinemas. The town's theatre, named after its former use as a Mechanics Institute, hosts touring comedians and musical acts
as eleven bowling greens around the town, and a £ 235,000 skate park at Queens Park, which opened in 2003. There be besides basketball, caving and judo clubs in the town.   In 2001, the individual Crow Wood Leisure Centre was establish in countryside on the edge of the town, propose a combination of seaworthiness facilities, racquet and equestrian sports. In 2013 Crow Wood opened its own day Spa, the Woodland Spa, which was name Day Spa of the Year at the Professional Beauty Awards 2014, just one year after opening. 

 Culture and entertainment 

 Museums and galleries 
 On the outskirts of the town there embody galleries in two stately homes, the Burnley council - own Towneley Hall and Gawthorpe Hall in Padiham, which is owned by Lancashire County Council and managed by the National Trust. There cost also two local museum: the Weavers' Triangle Trust operates the Visitor Centre and Museum of Local History in the historic environment of the Weavers' Triangle, while the Queen Street Mill Textile Museum is unique as the world's only exist steam driven cotton weaving shed. 

 Mid Pennine Arts were instrumental in the Panopticons project and run exhibitions and creative learning projects across the town and wider area. 

 Parks 
 There are several large parks in the town, including Towneley Park, once the deer park for the fifteenth hundred Towneley Hall, and three winners of the Green Flag Award, Queens Park which hosts a summer season of brass isthmus concerts each year, and Thompson Park which has a boat lake and miniature railway. The early parks include Scott Park, Ightenhill Park and Thursby Gardens. A greenway route connect Burnley Central Station along a former mineral line and incorporating the former Bank Hall colliery and reclaimed landfill site at Heasandford extends out of the town towards Worsthorne at Rowley Lake. The lake was constructed in the 1980s as a means to deviate the river Brun away from erstwhile mine workings that were causing significant pollution of the river. 

 Activities 

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Cjlturz and enterjcunmftt

Museums aid galjeries
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Parkd
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Actividies

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CultuRe and entertAInmEnt

MusEuMs aND galleRies
ON tHE ouTskirts of thE towN there are GallerIEs in two STately hOmes, thE BuRnlEy coUNcIl-OwnEd tOwnELeY HaLL anD GawthorPe haLl in PAdihAM, WHIch iS owNed bY LancAshire County COunCil aND maNaged By the natiOnAl TruSt. TherE are aLsO two local museumS: the weavers' TrIanGlE TrUsT operATes the visItoR Centre And MuseUM of loCAL hiStory in the historic SuRROuNdings of The WeaVErS' TRIangle, whIlE thE QueEN streeT MilL teXtile MusEum is uNIqUe As the woRlD's only SuRviVinG steaM DrivEn cottOn weavinG shed.

mId Pennine Arts wERe instrumentaL In THE PANoptIcoNs project anD run EXhibItioNS aNd cREativE learNiNG pROjects across the town AnD wider Area.

PArks
There are sEveral largE PARks in the Town, INcLUding Towneley PArk, onCe the deer pARk for the 15Th cenTury TownEley Hall, aND Three winNerS of The greEN flAg Award, Queens pARk whIcH hosts a SumMer seasOn oF brAss BanD cOncerts eaCh year, anD THoMpSoN PaRk whiCH has a boaTiNg lAkE anD miniATure raIlway. the oThEr PArkS includE scOTT ParK, IGhTenhIll paRk and thurSBy GArdens. A Greenway rOutE LinkInG BUrnley CEntral Station AlOng a former MiNerAl line AND incorpoRating the former Bank Hall COlliery And ReclaImed Landfill sIte At HeasAndFOrd extEnds ouT of thE tOwn TOWards wORsThoRnE at Rowley LAKE. ThE lake WaS conStructeD in the 1980s as a means to dIVerT the river Brun AwaY froM FOrMer MInE WorKiNGs tHAT were causing sigNificant poLlUTiOn of the rivER.

AcTiVities

THere is a ModerN 24-Lane ten Pin bowlinG centre on fiNsleY gAte, Operated by 1St Bowl. A 9-sCreen multIPlex cINeMa opeNed In 1995 (with 3 3d sCreEns as Of 2010), operATed By ReeL CinemAs. the towN's theAtRe, named aFter its former use as a MechAnics INstitUte, Hosts tourIng COmeDians and mUsicAl acts
 as eleven bowling greensaround the  town , a nda£235 ,000  skate park at Quee ns Park, which openedin 20 03 .  The r eare a lso bas k et b a ll,  c av ing  a n djudoclu bs in t he town. In20 01, the priv a te  Crow Wood  Le isure Centre  wa s esta bl ish e d incou ntrys ide on the ed ge of the  t o wn, of f ering a c om bina tion of fitness f a ci l ities, racquet  and e qu e st r i anspo rts. In 20 13  Crow Wood op e ne d i tso wn day Spa, t he Woodland Spa , whic hwas namedDay S pa ofthe Year at  the  Professi onal B e auty Aw a rds 201 4, jus t o neyear af te r o pe n ing . 
Cul t ure  and ent er ta inmen t

M u s e u ms a ndgall eries 
On the outsk irt s of the  town  ther e ar egalle ries i n two  s tately homes, t he B urnley co unc il -ow ne d Tow n eley H all  an d Gawth orpe Ha l l i nP a d ih am, which is owned  b y La ncashire  Count y  C ou n cil andma nag ed b y the N atio n al  Trust.Therea re  a lso two  l ocal m us eum s:the W e aver s' Tri angle Tr ust o p erates the Vis i tor Centre an d  M u s eu m  ofLoc al Historyin t h e hi stor i csur r oundi ngs o ft he Weavers' Triangle,wh ile th e Que en Street Mil l TextileM u s eum is u niqu e  a s  the world's o nly s urviving s t eam driv en co tton wea ving shed . 
Mid Pen nin e A rts  we r e  i nstrumental i n thePa noptico nsproject  an d r unexh ib itions an d creati ve  l ea rn ing  proj e cts acro ss  th etow n and widerarea. 

Pa rk sT her e are s e ve r a l la rg epark s i nthe t own, inc ludingTowneleyPar k , on ce  t he deer  park for the  1 5th centur yTow neleyH a ll, andthree winners of the Gr e en Flag  Aw ard,Quee ns Park w hic h host s a summer  seaso n ofbr ass b and c o n ce rts  e ach year,a n d T homps on  Par k which  has a boating lak e  an d miniature r ail way. T he  ot h er par ks inc l u de Scott Park,Ightenhill  P a rk  and Thurs b y G ar dens. A  greenw ay ro u te link ing Burnl ey Centra lStat i o n a long a for mer mine ral linea nd in c or porat ing  the f or mer  Bank  Hallc oll ieryand re cl aimedlandf il l site a t Heasandford extends o ut ofthe t own  towardsWor s tho rne at Ro wley  Lake. The  la kewas c ons t ructe d in th e 1 9 80s a s am eans to d i ve rtt h eriver Bruna w a y f rom f orm e r mine  wor kings that were c a using signific antp o llu tio n  ofth e river.

Acti vit ie s 
There i sa modern 24 -lane te np in bo wlingcentre  on Fin s l ey Gate,oper ate d by 1stBow l. A 9-scr ee nm ultipl ex c in ema op ened i n  199 5 (with 3 3D scree ns as o f 201 0 ),opera te d by Re e l Ci nemas. The  town's the atre,name d aft er itsfo rmer u seas  a Mechani c s Institu te, h osts to ur ingcom edians  and m usica l ac ts 
 as_eleven bowling_greens around the town,_and a_£235,000_skate park_at_Queens Park, which_opened in 2003._There are also basketball,_caving and judo_clubs_in the town.  In 2001, the private Crow Wood Leisure Centre was established_in_countryside on_the_edge_of the town, offering a_combination of fitness facilities, racquet_and equestrian_sports. In 2013 Crow Wood opened its own_day_Spa, the Woodland_Spa, which was named Day Spa of the Year_at the Professional Beauty Awards 2014,_just one year_after_opening.

Culture_and entertainment

Museums and galleries
On_the outskirts of the town there_are galleries in two stately homes,_the Burnley council-owned Towneley Hall and Gawthorpe_Hall in Padiham, which is owned_by Lancashire County Council and_managed by_the National Trust. There are_also two local_museums: the_Weavers' Triangle Trust_operates the Visitor Centre and Museum_of Local History_in the historic surroundings of the_Weavers'_Triangle, while the_Queen_Street_Mill Textile_Museum is unique_as_the world's_only_surviving steam driven cotton weaving shed.

Mid_Pennine_Arts were instrumental in the Panopticons project_and run exhibitions and_creative_learning projects across the_town and wider area.

Parks
There are_several large parks in the town,_including Towneley_Park, once_the deer park for the 15th century Towneley Hall, and three_winners of the Green Flag Award,_Queens Park which hosts_a summer_season_of brass band_concerts_each year,_and Thompson Park which has a boating_lake and_miniature railway. The other parks include_Scott Park, Ightenhill Park_and_Thursby Gardens. A greenway route linking_Burnley Central Station along a former_mineral line and incorporating the_former_Bank_Hall colliery and reclaimed landfill_site at Heasandford extends out of_the town towards_Worsthorne at Rowley Lake. The lake was_constructed_in the 1980s as a means_to_divert the river Brun away from_former_mine_workings that were causing significant_pollution of the river.

Activities

There is a_modern 24-lane ten pin bowling centre on Finsley Gate,_operated by 1st_Bowl. A 9-screen multiplex cinema_opened_in_1995 (with 3 3D screens as of 2010), operated by_Reel Cinemas._The town's theatre,_named after its former use as a Mechanics Institute, hosts_touring comedians and musical acts