Today we’re supporting BBC’s Children in Need Day 💛 and we’re very pleased to share that when Pudsey Bear visited Towneley he formed Beary-special friendship with our Bill 🐻❤️. Pudsey loved Bill’s new storybook!! You can find this in our shop. Please give to this fabulous charity if you are able….

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 Our volunteer David’s favourite item is a painting from our collection called ‘Cromwell after the Battle of Marston Moor’ by Ernest Crofts (1847 - 1911) which is on display in The Long Gallery 🖼️ David says “Charles Towneley fought and died at Marston Moor. He…..

Today, on Remembrance Sunday, we gathered to lay poppies at the War Memorial in Towneley Park, and paused to remember all those who have served for their country. Thank you to James for playing The Last Post, to volunteers Michelle and Anne for providing….

To mark Remembrance Sunday our volunteer Tony would like to share one of the most moving items from the collection, the memorial to Scout Henry (Harry) Manders. At just 16 years old, Harry was the youngest casualty from Burnley of the First World War. Tony says “ First of all, let me tell you…

Welcome to our Friday Favourites 🌺 With Remembrance Sunday just round the corner, Volunteer Bridget has chosen the watch presented to Private Thomas Whitham. Bridget explains 'My thoughts turn to the thousands of Burnley's young men who lost their lives in the First World War. The 1914-18 war….

We loved welcoming the BBC Radio Lancashire team and Children in Need’s Pudsey Bear to Towneley today!! 🤔 We wonder if Pudsey had time to drop in to meet Bill 🐻 … watch this space!

🙌 Well done BBC Radio Lancashire’s Graham and Leanne for completing today’s walk as part of the Thousand Mile Challenge for Children in Need… it was great to welcome you at Towneley and cheer you on at the finish line! 🙌 @BBCLancashire.bsky.social @burnleycouncil.bsky.social @bbccin.bsky.social

Last night 23 brave guests dared to spend the night at Towneley Hall to raise money for two local charities, Burnley Leisure & Culture and Labels for Cares. ⭐️ At the beginning of the evening over £4,000 had been raised with more to come 👏👏👏 We had an amazing night with our fantastically brave…

⭐️ Please note ⭐️ Today (Saturday 1st November) the shop and toilets will be closing slightly earlier at 4.15pm This is for your convenience due to the Clarets home football match and the anticipated traffic disruptions. Up the Clarets! ⚽️🚙⚽️🚗⚽️🚕⚽️

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 Our Curator Teri’s favourite item is a book illustration called “Fipkins Junior Studying Astrology Finds the Ghosts Too Many for Him” a perfect pick for Halloween👻 Teri says “ I love the collection of book illustrations, there's something for every occasion….

🎃 TOWNELEY HALLoween 🎃 👻 If you come to visit us tomorrow you may be welcomed by a few unusual spooky characters! 👻 Come and join in the fun with our free Halloween Trail! 🐭🎃🛍️ We also have some fab Halloween-themed products in the shop, including a @feltsforever needle-felting kit so you can…..

We have a few events taking place this week at Towneley Hall to celebrate Halloween🎃 come and join us for the following; We have a new Halloween themed Mouse Trial🐭 come and see if you can spot the spooky mice! This will be available to take part in until 2nd November. Wednesday 29th October….

⭐️ Today we were delighted to be hosting the Burnley Lions’ Sight & Sound event showcasing amazing providers of services and equipment to help hearing- and visually-impaired people ⭐️

🚒😊 A big thank you to @lancashirefrs.bsky.social who visited us today to engage with visitors and let them sit in the fire engine 😊🚒 Such great team! Thank you for visiting us and always looking after us at Towneley Hall 🙌

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 Our Education and Communication Assistant Amber’s favourite items are some of the shabtis from our Egyptology collection 🇪🇬 Amber says “Ancient Egyptian artefacts and the meaning behind them has always fascinated me. The Egyptians put these figures in the tombs….

I M P O R T A N T N O T I C E SATURDAY 25th OCTOBER If you are planning your visit to the Hall, please note that on Saturday we are hosting a community event for Burnley Lions in the Regency Rooms, 10am-4pm. The Regency Rooms will be accessible to visitors but busy with stalls focussed on….

‘Needle felt a Sheep’ workshop at Towneley Hall. Delivered by Lisa at @Felts forever, creator of our Towneley Mice!🐭   Come and make your very own needle felted sheep of your choice🪡 🐑    Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or eager to explore a new artistic avenue, these workshops offer a…..

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 Our Volunteer Mark’s favourite items are the Bible boxes which are located in the Long Gallery and Family Dining room both carrying dates from the early 18th century🤩📖 Mark says "these were common items at that time when a family bible was a precious and….

It’s National Thank Your Cleaner Day and we’d like to say a BIG THANK YOU to Michelle, who keeps the Towneley facilities and foyer so wonderfully clean for us all. We appreciate Michelle’s hard work every single day, as we know all our visitors do too! 👏💐👏💐👏💐👏💐👏 #NationalThankYourCleanerDay2025

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 Our Museum Assistant Jenny’s favourite item is the sundial located outside on the corner of the South Wing🤩 Jenny says "Richard Towneley was born on this day in 1629. He was involved in some of the most important scientific developments of the later 1600s and…

🌳☔️ The weather didn’t stop us celebrating Burnley’s Nature Festival today ☔️🌳 Such a great day and so wonderful to welcome people into the Hall who’d never visited us before. 🙌 Well done to everyone who braved the weather to come along, to all those who made it….

It's the National Festival tomorrow in Towneley Park 11 - 3 🌿 There's loads going on with FREE events for the whole family, including the unveiling of the Friends of Towneley Park dragon sculpture 🐲 Inside the Hall make your own Towneley paper mouse 🐭 (from 12pm) and meet the Towneley Hall….

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 Our British Textile Biennial Volunteer’s Alicia, Vanessa (who came all the way from Spain to volunteer!) and Laura’s favourite item is the Andy Parkin down suit (1983) from the British Textile Biennial Exhibition which is currently on display at Towneley Hall 🪡…..

Towneley Hall is excited to be hosting the exhibition Pioneers of the Material World as part of the British Textile Biennial, which opens tomorrow! The exhibition shows how clothing made for survival in extreme environments was later redefined for high street fashion and counter culture. See…..

Hot off the press 🔥 The latest issue of Burnley Lifestyle magazine is available now... 🛍️ It includes a feature on Towneley Hall shop, our range of beautiful hand-crafted products made by Burnley and Lancashire artists, and our exciting new lines in partnership with Burnley-based businesses….

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 Our Volunteer Bob’s favourite item is the marble sculpture “Emily and White Doe of Rylstone” which is displayed in the Great Hall and dates from 1865🤩 Bob says "It was a sunny afternoon and I noticed the sunlight began to pour through the window behind the…

I M P O R T A N T N O T I C E SATURDAY 27th SEPTEMBER If you are planning your visit, please note that on Saturday 27th September there will be no access to the Great Hall, Regency Rooms and Long Gallery due to us hosting a private event. We…..

We are celebrating Heritage Open Days 2025🥳 We will be offering FREE ENTRY on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st of September. We are open from 12pm- 4.30pm (last entry 4pm). Costumed characters will welcome you!👋 Free guided tours (must be booked, through Eventbrite or enquire in the shop)……

⭐️ Welcome to our Friday Favourites ⭐️ Today’s Friday favourite comes from our volunteer and work placement Emma, who has chosen Towneley’s Priest Hide. It is the largest in England and hidden below the floor of a bedroom, which you can see through a glazed panel. Emma says “This is a great…..

Have you seen the Exhibition 'You Can Never Really Return Home' by Burnley born artist Elliott Flannagan at The Salon, St. James's Street? If not, make sure you catch it before it ends on September 28th! The exhibition explores memories of growing up in Burnley and returning as an adult, seeing…..

I M P O R T A N T N O T I C E SATURDAY 13th SEPTEMBER If you are planning your visit, please note that on Saturday 13th September there will be no access to the Great Hall, Regency Rooms and Long Gallery from 1pm until closing. We are delighted & very excited to be hosting our first wedding..

👻 Have you ever wanted to spend the night at Towneley Hall? 🌙🦉 This is a unique and very exciting opportunity to experience staying overnight, whilst raising money for two worthy charities. We’re not a hotel, so bring your camping mat and sleeping bag and roll them out for the night in our…..

Today's ⭐ Friday Favourite ⭐ was picked by Tayba who recently joined us on a work experience placement. Tayba chose The Blind Beggar' the first painting purchased for the collection with funds raised by visitors paying a penny to leave their umbrellas at the entrance 🌂

Save the date! Burnley's Nature Festival is back🌳 A great afternoon, with a range of free, fun activities provided by fabulous partners and organisations. Showcasing lots of fabulous ways you can connect with the outdoor spaces and places across our Borough 💚 A jam…..

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 Our Museum Assistant Ruth’s favourite item is the water filter made locally by a firm called Brooke and Pickup based at Towneley Colliery. This ceramic dates back to the 1800’s and is on display in our Victorian Kitchen🧑‍🍳 Ruth says "It’s a beautifully made…

It’s International Dog Day! 🐶 To celebrate we're sharing a reel of our dog gate, located at the bottom of the cantilever staircase. This gate was used to stop dogs from clambering up stairs and jumping on Towneley family & friends sleeping in the bedrooms above 😴 From tomorrow…..

⭐️ Welcome to our Friday Favourites ⭐️ One of our Education Assistant Amber’s favourite item at the Hall is our wonderful 1800s grand piano in the Regency Room, played here by our piano tuner William Ashton 🎹 ❤️ Would you love to play our grand piano in the beautiful Regency Rooms? 🎹 We are……..

📣We’re open Bank Holiday Monday! Have you been to Towneley Hall since our major restoration? 💛 Take in the beautifully restored rooms! 🐭 Try our new mouse trail, a favourite with kids and adults alike! 🛍️ Treat yourself in our shop with products by…

Smile! It's World Photography Day 📸 To celebrate #WorldPhotographyDay we're sharing the painting 'Smile' by Charles Spencelahy, c. 1932. Purchased for the collection in 1933 via the Stocks Massey Bequest Fund.

This week's Friday Favourite marks the 80th anniversary of VJ Day' Towneley Hall reflects on the campaigns held within Burma (now known as Myanmar) where military personnel from East Lancashire fought. As well as British personnel Commonwealth Countries (including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh….

With the help of some fab art technicians we have been returning the historic furniture to the beautiful Long Gallery Bedrooms 🤎 We still have a lot of work to do, and a lot of cleaning, but we think it's looking great! We can't wait to open the Long Gallery and welcome our visitors back….

Bill’s Teddy Bear’s Picnic with Burnley Youth Theatre Who’s joining us for free family fun on the lawn today (Sat 9th Aug) 12.30-3.00pm? 🐻🧺❤️🥪🧺🐻❤️ Join us for fun on the lawn in front of the Hall for story time, drama games and crafts. Bring your own picnic, and…..

⭐ Welcome to our Friday Favourites ⭐ This week's Favourite comes from the whole Towneley Team, chosen to honour International Cat Day 😻 It's our new Bill the Bear book, featuring Tabitha the kitchen cat. Tabitha, who loves a kitty pun, helps Bill look for the….

Thank you to all Bill the Bear's pals who joined us for today's craft activity 🐻🖍️ All the bear faces were grrrrrrrreat!!! Join us tomorrow, Thursday 7th August, Junior Sew Social 🧵🪡 Our sewing group ladies will help you stitch your own Bill the Bear!

This week Towneley’s Bill the Bear is celebrating the Hall being re-open and we’re hosting some FREE family events for you to enjoy! 🐻 Wednesday 6th August, 1-2pm 👩🏻‍🎨 Bear crafts Come and join our FREE drop in session in the lecture theatre and create your very own bear face to celebrate Bill the….

🤩 F A M I L Y F U N 🤩 Families have been having lots of fun at Towneley Hall in our first week of re-opening following our major restoration work! … exploring the beautiful Hall, learning about the historic rooms and museum objects, and talking with our wonderful volunteers and staff….

🌟Welcome to our Friday favourites🌟 Our work experience student Sophie’s favourite item is The Midday Meal painting by John Frederick Herring (1795-1865) 🖼️ Sophie says "Personally as a hobby I horse ride and the depiction and realism embedded within a mix of oils to create such a meticulous……

Today our fabulous Sew Social sewing group saw their amazing chair covers in situ for the first time 🤩 The covers make it clear to our visitors which chairs are for sitting on, and which are historic collections as it is not always obvious 🪑 Look out for them when you visit and don't forget to……

We're still busy behind the scenes... We still have plenty of work to do, putting back collections & adding those final touches since reopening on Friday. Closing to the public on Mondays & Tuesdays allows us to complete important collections work. This week we have redisplayed the marble bust……

WE’VE MISSED YOU! It’s so nice to see you again!! Today we welcomed visitors back to Towneley after our major restoration and these four young ladies were the first in the queue! So much wonderful feedback, so many smiling faces and so many people having fun with our brand new mouse trail 🐭🧀🐭