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For other places with the same name, see Burnley (disambiguation).

Burnley is a town in Lancashire, England.

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Burnley is located at Junction 10 of the M65. Rail links are adequate rather than particularly impressive. The Blackpool North to York Northern Rail train stops at Burnley Manchester Road station. The very efficient X43 bus service runs from Nelson to Manchester at regular intervals. This service can take around 1h30mins and is essential as there is no rail link between Burnley and Manchester. There are also National Express coaches from as far afield as London that drop off at the station.

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There is an extensive bus service covering Burnley and the surrounding areas. The strikingly designed Burnley Bus Station, with its angular roof and purple/glass facade is worth visiting in its own right, but is also the place to find all the relevant information.

Taxi ranks are everywhere, both London cabs and independents. Expect to pay more in the London style cabbies, and make sure you agree the price at the independents, as they are not averse to trying to rip you off, especially if you're obviously out of town and/or drunk. Prices are mainly reasonable, though.

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Burnley has a very lively nightlife scene for a town of its size. Student night tends to be Thursday night, with the offers that brings. Friday's crowd is similarly youthful and Saturday sees a slightly older clientele.

The Boot - A standard Wetherspoons establishment. Nice layout inside, good range of drinks and standard pub food fare.
Bootleggers - Long-running bar that's had more comebacks than Lazarus. Has a huge HD screen, so great for watching the football and so on. Can attract some lively characters, particularly and Friday and Saturday nights.
The Bridge - Arguably the best pub in Burnley. Superb, friendly atmosphere with a mind-boggling range of ales.
The Swan - Bog standard pub and one of the few listed buildings in the area. Usual music blasted out at the weekends. Good beer garden if the sun shows up. Sometimes holds a few underground house nights which work surprisingly well.
Decadence at The Red Lion - Used to be plain old "Red Lion" until new owners decided to go down the 'trendy wine bar' route with the pros and cons that brings. Blasts out club hits at the weekend. Always found it a rather characterless affair, but it is nice enough inside.
The Big Window - Cheap and cheerful. You won't find a cheaper pint than this place, but that does bring a certain kind of clientele. Not bad for one or two cheap ones. Also has Sky Sports and, yes, a big window.
The Brunlea - Used to be a Wetherspoons, now a Lloyds No. 1 bar, which is essentially a Wetherspoons with incredibly loud music at night. Impossible to conduct a conversation, which I thought was the whole point of these kinds of places. Usual Wetherspoons range and prices. Looks disconcertingly like an airport departure lounge inside.
Inn On the Wharf - Lovely pub next to the canal. Looks like a pub should - exposed stonework, roaring fire etc. Does nice food, too.
Smackwater Jacks - Or 'Smacks'. A Burnley instituion. Quite simply, a must visit on any night out. It's been going for donkey's years and it's still packed out every weekend. Dark and dingy, with stone floors, but the atmosphere inside is undeniable. All ages, too. There's a basement floor, which tends to be quieter, the main, middle floor which gets rammed and the top floor. Party and cheese until 11 and then more 'indie' stuff after that.
Bar Boogie - Had various names over the years, but essentially the same bar. Bog standard, plays the usual club hits loudly.
Posh - Some may argue this bar should be done under trade descriptions, but I couldn't possibly comment. There's a cover of around £2. Nice enough inside (there's even a VIP 'lounge' bar area) but the drinks are expensive. Music order of the day is R&B and hip-hop.
Inside Out - Another Burnley institution, formerly known as "Paradise Island". Huge inside, and can get very, very busy. Upside of that is a good atmosphere inside and the downside is that it can attract some less desirable characters. Chart and funky house are the order of the day.
The Mix - Quite a classy bar, which tends to attract an older clientele. Music is more 80's / soul / Motown. Two main levels and a top level for private functions.
BB11 - Named after the postcode of the area. Another bog-standard bar playing funky house.
Pharaoahs - As you may expect, has an Egyptian style to it, though it's all a little half-hearted. Downstairs can get rammed but upstairs has a nice seating area. A lot of people go hear for the pre-club drink.
Walkabout - If you've ever been to a Walkabout bar, you know what to expect. Gone down hill in recent years.
Bees Knees - New bar on the scene with a great cocktail selection and superb pool room downstairs, complete with posh seating area.
Guys As Dolls - Burnley's main gay bar. Also popular with groups of women/hen nights etc. Often holds drag queen nights, etc and plays the usual mix of disco and party.
Sanctuary Rock Bar - Premier alternative venue. Main soundtrack is rock (Rage Against the MAchine, Slipknot, etc) but it also has an eclectic playlist including dubstep, drum and bass, breaks, acoustic, etc. Also holds regular comedy and quiz nights and hosts a number of bands. Downstairs is a bar area with seating, pool table etc and upstairs is the main room for bands/DJs. Cool smoking balcony.
Lave & Ignite - Chain nightclub. You know the type. Chart/funky house. Starting to struggle to get the punters in these days, mainly because of the, frankly, exorbitant cover charge (upto £7) and expensive drinks.
Barcode - Starting to become the end of night venue of choice for many of Burnley's revellers. Free entry and open until gone 5 A.M. Decent range of music, too, with the odd specialist night in the downstairs area.

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There are some rough areas so get local advice before going somewhere unfamiliar, but if you exercise discretion and stay in the main populated areas, you should encounter no problems.

Areas to be careful with include Burnley Wood, Stoops Estate and Stoneyholme, which have had problems with anti-social behaviour in the past.

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