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Burnley well connected...

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Burnley is at the centre of the northwest of England, in Pennine Lancashire

Burnley well connected...

Situated around junction 10 of the M65, Burnley has connections south to the M66 and then on to the M62, Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool.

Along the M65 to the west are Blackburn, the M6 Preston, Blackpool, the Lake District and beyond.

Rail

Our motorways are fast flowing so we measure miles in minutes. Within five minutes of Burnley centre is rural splendour. Within one hour are the four international airports in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Blackpool.

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Road Burnley has excellent uncongested high-speed road networks – the M65 offers fast, direct connections to: • the M60 and M66 to/from Manchester • the M6 and M65 to/from the Preston area, the coastal resorts and the Lake District • the M62 or A646 to/from Leeds • Leading UK logistics providers take advantage of these network routes, operating transport services from their base in Burnley

Wick

Stornoway

Lerwick

Ullapool

Inverness Mallaig

Approximate distances & drive times: Blackburn 11 miles 20 mins Preston 25 miles 35 mins Manchester 28 miles 45 mins Leeds 60 miles 65 mins Liverpool 52 miles 70 mins Birmingham 125 miles 2 hrs Edinburgh 208 miles 4 hrs London 240 miles 4 hrs

Aberdeen

Fo rt William 250 miles

200 miles

Edinburgh Glasgow

Hamburg

150 miles

Ayr

Carlisle

Stranraer

Newcastle upon Tyne 100 miles

M6

• Reinstatement of direct rail link to Manchester • Halving journey times between Burnley and Manchester to 45 minutes • Achieved with support from Burnley Bondholders • Planned to be operational by May 2014 • Upgrade to exsisting Manchester Road Station to include new facilities, improve pedestration access car parking and waiting shelters

50 miles

Lancaster

Douglas

Preston

Burnley Leeds Manchester

M6

Liverpool

M62

Hull Zeebrugge

M62

Dublin

Todmorden Curve

Whitby

Belfast

M1

M56

Holyhead

Caernarfon

Nottingham

Chester

King’s Lynn

Stoke-on-Trent

Norwich

M6

Leicester

Aberystwyth

Birmingham

Newtown

Rosslare

M5

Fishguard Swansea

M20 M3

M5

Southampton

Dover

M23

Brighton Calais

Portsmouth

Key

Plymouth

Motorway

Penzance

Railway Airport Cherbourg

Roscoff

• Manchester Airport (42 miles) The UK’s third largest airport (the largest outside of London), handling over 22 million passengers a year to over 200 destinations

Sea - Port of Liverpool

London

Bristol

Cardiff

Exeter

M25

Burnley benefits from the proximity of four international airports, all within approximately one hours drive.

M40

M4

M48

C ambridge

Oxford

Gloucester

Great Yarmouth

Air

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C ampbeltown

M8

Rail services to and from Burnley are provided by Northern Rail. The town is served by two railway stations, Burnley Manchester Road and Burnley Central.

Burnley Manchester Road operates services west to Preston and Blackpool and east to Leeds and York, whilst Burnley Central provides local services west to Blackpool and Preston (where all trains to major destinations in the country can be caught) and east to Nelson and Colne.

Ferry

• The largest of the Peel ports, handling over 33 million tonnes of cargo, within 1 hour of Burnley • Liverpool is ranked among Britain’s major deep sea container ports and is the country’s major gateway for trade with the United States / Canada serving more than 100 global destinations • The Seaforth Container Terminal handles nearly 700,000 teus (20ft Equivalent Units) a year. Liverpool is Britain’s most diverse port in the range of cargoes it handles

• Liverpool John Lennon Airport (55 miles) One of Europe’s fastest growing airports now serving over 5 million passengers a year. Regular scheduled services are currently available to 69 domestic and European destinations • Blackpool Airport (44 miles) A recently completed a £2m investment to refurbish their passenger terminal has improved the facilities offered to passengers flying to and from over 25 European destinations • Leeds-Bradford International Airport (38 miles) One of the UK’s fastest growing airports, now handles over 2 million passengers per annum and provides access to over 70 domestic, European and international destinations

Burnley well connected...

Burnley is positioned in an excellent location, with a superb network of communication links by road, rail, air and sea. Companies based in Burnley are in easy reach of suppliers and customers both regionally and nationally.

Burnley is located in the east of Lancashire, in the north west of England, lying 11 miles east of Blackburn and 25 miles north of Manchester at the centre of Pennine Lancashire.

The Burnley borough has an area of 11,070 hectares (42 square miles), but nearly two-thirds of this is countryside – the town is surrounded by hills and moorland and is located in a hollow where the River Calder and River Brun meet.

Burnley is at the centre of the northwest of England, in Pennine Lancashire Situated around junction 10 of the M65, Burnley has connections south to the M66 and then on to the M62, Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool.

Along the M65 to the west are Blackburn, the M6 Preston, Blackpool, the Lake District and beyond.

Our motorways are fast flowing so we measure miles in minutes. Within five minutes of Burnley centre is rural splendour. Within one hour are the four international airports in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Blackpool.

For more information about investing, living or visiting Burnley, send an email with your enquiry to: info@burnley.co.uk or visit wwww.burnley.co.uk