The Singing Ringing Tree
A wind-powered steel sculpture on the moor above Burnley that hums when the weather blows, with a view worth the short climb. It is a half-hour stop, not a day out, so pair it with a walk or Towneley Hall.
Jurassic Village Adventure Golf
- Cost
- Junior £8, adult £10, family of four £32
- Ages
- 4 to 15
- Where
- Burnley, Lancashire
- Weather
- Mostly outdoors
- Booking
- Book online at weekends and in the holidays
Jurassic Village is the adventure golf course at Prairie Sports Village, Burnley Leisure and Culture's golf and football site off Casterton Avenue. It is 18 holes laid out among dinosaurs, rockwork, landscaping and water features, and it suits anyone who can hold a putter. You have to use their putters and balls. Go through the main entrance and the golf reception is on your left, which is where you pay and pick up the kit.
A junior round (under 16) is £8, an adult £10, and a family ticket for two adults and two children £32, or £39 with a third child. Under-12s must be with an adult. Booking ahead is recommended at weekends and in the holidays, though walk-ins are taken when there is space. Parking is free, with parent and child bays. Some parts of the course have slight slopes and uneven ground.
Prairie Bistro is upstairs, with a view across to Pendle Hill, and it is worth booking a table if you want to eat after. The site opens at 10am every day and closes at 10pm on weekdays but 5pm at weekends. It is outdoors and can close in heavy rain, lightning or snow, so on a grim Saturday ring 01282 477201 before you drive over.
What it costs: Adult £10, junior (under 16) £8, senior (65+) or carer £8, family of two adults and two juniors £32, two adults and three juniors £39.
Know before you go
- It is an outdoor course and can close in heavy rain, lightning or snow. Check before you set off if the sky looks grim.
- At weekends Prairie Sports Village shuts at 5pm and the car park at 5.30pm, and cars left after that are locked in.
Worth knowing: Under-12s must be with an adult.
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