Gorgeous views, cheap houses and The Bank of Dave - how Burnley is having a moment
A group of friends are gathered taking selfies outside a building society on a busy shopping street in Burnley. An unlikely place for a selfie moment you might think, but then this is no ordinary building society - it's the Bank of Dave - the unlikely star of a major Netflix smash.
Burnley is a town that Dave calls "the centre of the universe". The self-made-millionaire adds: "I have the money to live anywhere in the world I would want, but I prefer to stay here because I like it." It's little surprise that more and more people priced out of the heated housing markets in Greater Manchester are looking towards Burnley as the next "cool" place to live. It's just 35 minutes to drive to from Manchester city centre, and hourly trains from Burnley Manchester Road take 45 minutes to Manchester Victoria.
So why does Michael think all the cool people are now looking to Burnley? He laughs: "Because it's so cheap. "And then we've got a Michelin Star restaurant down the road with the White Swan at Fence, and the Freemasons down the road which is always winning pub of the year. We're a big foodie place here.There's a burgeoning food, drink and cultural scene in the town centre itself, with burger bars, cocktail bars and a thriving restaurant inside the Mechanics theatre which has just registered its busiest year on record.
And as for parks and green spaces? They are in expansive supply for a town of Burnley's size. There's Towneley Park with huge expanses of green space open to walk through, as well as the hall at its centre which is undergoing a major restoration by Burnley Council. It boasts a self-contained spa facility that gets booked up for weeks in advance, as well as three restaurants across the site. That includes the seriously swanky Wilfred's restaurant at the main hotel, where Burnley boss Vincent Kompany is said to take his squad for team-building before every game.
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