Visit Hurstwood Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Hurstwood

  

Hurstwood Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hurstwood

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Hurstwood history

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Hurstwood Hall, the Great Barn next to it, and Spencer House are all thought to have been constructed in late 16th century. It is believed that the Elizabethan poet Edmund Spenser was part of the family that built Spenser House. Scenes from the 1996 BBC adaptation of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall were filmed at the two buildings.

Hurstwood geography / climate

The River Brun is usually said to begin at the confluence of Hurstwood Brook and Rock Water at the edge of the hamlet. The Mary Towneley Loop section of the Pennine Bridleway National Trail is also passed by the Burnley Way footpath.

You can visit Hurstwood places with Walkfo Hurstwood to hear history at Hurstwood’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hurstwood has 22 places to visit in our interactive Hurstwood map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Hurstwood, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Hurstwood places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hurstwood & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 22 audio facts unique to Hurstwood places in an interactive Hurstwood map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Hurstwood Places Map
22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Hurstwood historic spots	Hurstwood tourist destinations	Hurstwood plaques	Hurstwood geographic features
Walkfo Hurstwood tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Hurstwood

  

Best Hurstwood places to visit

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Hurstwood has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Hurstwood’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Hurstwood’s information audio spots:

Church of St Mary of the Assumption, Burnley The Church of St Mary of the Assumption is in Yorkshire Street, Burnley, Lancashire . It was built between 1846 and 1849 to replace a smaller chapel on a different site . The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building .

Burnley Embankment The Burnley Embankment carries the Leeds and Liverpool Canal across the Calder and Brun valleys in Burnley, Lancashire . Also known as the Straight Mile, the embankment is 1,256 yards (0.714 mi; 1.148 km) long .

Burnley power station Burnley power station supplied electricity to the town of Burnley, Lancashire from 1893 to 1958 . The electricity station was owned and operated by Burnley Corporation prior to the nationalisation of the British electricity industry in 1948 .

Towneley Park Towneley Park is owned and managed by Burnley Borough Council . It is the largest and most popular park in Burnley, Lancashire . The main entrance to the park is within a mile of the town centre . The park extends to the south east, covering an area of some 180 hectares .

Towneley Colliery Towneley Colliery was a coal mine on the Burnley Coalfield in Burnley, Lancashire, England . Sunk in the late 1860s, it was linked by a tramway to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal . The colliery was nationalised in 1947 and closed in 1949 .

Holme Hall, Cliviger Holme Hall is a Grade II* listed manor house in Cliviger near Burnley, Lancashire. The house dates back to at least the 15th century, was rebuilt in the 17th century and extended in 1854. Between 1985 and 2003 it was used as a retirement home. The structure was devastated by suspected arson attacks in 2003.

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