Towneley Hall, Historic House, Art Gallery & Museum

29/05/2026

⭐️Welcome to our Friday Favourites ⭐

Today we're celebrating Bill the Bear Half Term fun!

The Himalayan black bear which inspired our Bill the Bear mascot arrived at Towneley in May 1910, and he's been delighting (and scaring) visitors ever since 🐻

This week we have been making fab Bill the Bear masks and this Saturday you can create your own needle-felt baby Bill with Felts forever

There are just 4 spaces left so book soon! Call 01282 477130
📍The Regency Rooms
⏰ 12:30 - 3:30
🪡 From age 8
👛 £35, all materials included



Culture Burnley
Burnley Council
Burnley.co.uk

25/05/2026

🪭 Come and keep cool in the beautiful stone corridors of Towneley Hall 🪭

Today, Bank Holiday Monday (25th May), you can enjoy…

🏛️ The Hall, open 12-4.30 (last entry 4pm)

⚙️ Museum of Local Crafts & Industries (FREE ENTRY), located behind the Hall

📸 Family dress up and photography in the Regency Room

📚 Tomobola, raising money for The Towneley Hall Society

🐲 Dragon Trail in the park courtesy of Friends of Towneley Park

🍰 Park Life Café at Towneley Park

25/05/2026

✨ We are OPEN today, Bank Holiday Monday, and we have an exciting new event for families…

Bring the whole family along for a fun Regency dress-up experience, complete with FREE professional portrait photography in the stunning Red Regency Room 📸

🗓 Monday 25th May
📍 Regency Rooms, Towneley Hall
⏰ 12:30pm – 4pm
📸 Last entry for photographs: 3:45pm

Create unforgettable family memories and experience history in style! Organised and planned by our young volunteers at Towneley Hall👏

Please note normal admission charges apply (free entry for children).

Culture Burnley
Burnley Council
Burnley.co.uk
Blaze Arts

22/05/2026

⭐ Welcome to today's Friday Favourites ⭐

This week's pic is the fabulous display of shoes in the Art Gallery 👠

The display showcases shoes made & decorated by Sew Social, our sewing group who meet every Thursday morning at Towneley. 🪡🧵

The shoes are displayed with historic shoes from Gawthorpe Textiles Collection, our partners in the Sew Social Connected Communities project.

While you are in the Gallery, look out for some of the fabulous shoes in the paintings 🖼️ and don't forget, you try on a little Regency Style this Bank Holiday Monday with our young volunteers in Beyond the Frame 📸

Burnley Council
Culture Burnley
Gawthorpe Textiles Collection

21/05/2026

Have you admired the beautiful tulips in the Italian Garden at Towneley? Well, now you can purchase the bulbs for your own garden!

The Friends of Towneley Park are hosting their annual Plant Sale, starting today, Thursday, May 21st from 10.30am 🌷

The sale will continue tomorrow and throughout the Bank Holiday weekend, until the bulbs and plants are gone - so don't miss your chance 🌸

🌷10 Tulips for £2,
💛 10 Daffodils for £1.
🌻Others plants priced by donation.

Please bring cash if possible, and a bag to carry your purchases 🛍️ All proceeds support the amazing work of the FOTP and keep Towneley looking beautiful! 🌹

Friends of Towneley
Burnley Council

20/05/2026

✨ Step ‘beyond the frame’ at Towneley Hall this May half term! ✨

Bring the whole family along for a fun Regency dress-up experience, complete with FREE professional portrait photography in the stunning Red Regency Room 📸

🗓 Monday 25th May
📍 Regency Rooms, Towneley Hall
⏰ 12:30pm – 4pm
📸 Last entry for photographs: 3:45pm

Create unforgettable family memories and experience history in style! Organised and planned by our young volunteers at Towneley Hall👏

Please note normal admission charges apply (free entry for children).

Culture Burnley
Burnley Council
Blaze Arts

15/05/2026

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟

Our volunteer Rory’s favourite is the engraved compass showing the longitude (2.13 W) and the latitude (53.46 N) of the Hall. With the motto “By Indirections Find Directions Out” 🧭, this is located just outside the shop/reception area.

Rory says, “The visitor centre dates from 2002, built on the site of the former servants’ wing, demolished in 1929, carrying on the tradition that each generation adds to the Hall. The motto is a quote from the play Hamlet; Polonius, counsellor to the king, is giving advice to spy on his son, which is Shakespeare satirically commenting on the Elizabethan penchant for spies and informers. This brings to mind John Towneley (1528–1607), who was often imprisoned and fined over £5000 for keeping his Catholic faith, showing the reach of the Elizabethan state.”

Culture Burnley
Burnley Council

13/05/2026

We’re pleased to report that the water is back on again 💦

Thank you for your patience

🔸 P L E A S E N O T E 🔸
🔸 Wednesday 13th May 🔸

United Utilities are undertaking water pipe repair works today. As such, our toilet facilities will be unavailable until 12pm, however we have temporary portable toilets for use, located outside the Hall entrance foyer.

We apologise for the inconvenience.

💦 We will provide everyone with an update as soon as the water is back on. 💦

Burnley Council

13/05/2026

🔸 P L E A S E N O T E 🔸
🔸 Wednesday 13th May 🔸

United Utilities are undertaking water pipe repair works today. As such, our toilet facilities will be unavailable until 12pm, however we have temporary portable toilets for use, located outside the Hall entrance foyer.

We apologise for the inconvenience.

💦 We will provide everyone with an update as soon as the water is back on. 💦

Burnley Council