Burnley Removals Company
With White & Company moving to Burnley is simple. Complete our online form for a house removals quote
With White & Company moving to Burnley is simple. Complete our online form for a house removals quote
Are you looking to relocate to Burnley? Moving home is not something we do regularly with there often being a few years between each move.
As such, we can often lose sight of the number of belongings we accumulate on the way and when the time comes to relocate, there is so much to organise.
This is where enlisting the services of a reliable removal company is crucial.
White & Company is a family-owned business with over 150 years of service to the Burnley community.
We offer a tailor-made, reliable, and professional service at a competitive price. Our trained crews have tackled all sorts of challenges and can wrap, pack, and transport your personal belongings with minimum fuss and delay.
If you require it, White & Company can also provide the storage of some or all your effects.
We have 19 storage facilities across the UK, offering clean, modern, easily accessible storage provision.
We serve all towns and villages around Burnley. To find out more about how we can get your dream move underway don’t hesitate to give us a call today for a free home survey and quotation.
White & Company has 19 branches located across the UK from the Channel Islands to Scotland and a network of industry partners.
This extensive relocation network allows us to provide the perfect removal solutions no matter where you’re moving.
Through hard work, commitment, and excellent service, we are now one of the industry’s largest removal companies.
We have 265 specialist vehicles, fully trained and security-cleared removal staff and 19 secure storage locations across the UK.
An old mill town full of natural beauty, Burnley is located on the fringe of Pendle Hill.
This attractive location offers residents fabulous far-reaching views and many historical, beautiful buildings, such as Towneley Hall with its acres of surrounding parkland.
Burnley began to develop in the early medieval and has held market status for more than 700 years.
During the Industrial Revolution, it became one of Lancashire’s most prominent mill towns; at its peak, it was one of the world’s largest producers of cotton cloth and a major centre of engineering.
A massive advantage of living here is that the property is incredibly well-priced.
Plus, buying a home here means you will have access to good transport links by road or rail to Manchester and Leeds as well as other larger towns across Lancashire.
Making light of UK, European and international travel, there are four international airports within an hour’s travel of the town, Manchester, Liverpool John Lennon, Leeds Bradford, and Blackpool.
Burnley has some interesting places to explore. The Weavers’ Triangle is of significant historical interest as its cotton mills and associated buildings encapsulate the social and economic development of the town and its weaving industry.
Since the 1980s, the area has been the focus of major redevelopment efforts at a cost of £60 million.
As you would expect from a busy high street, there are a range of retail opportunities including the attractively landscaped Charter Walk Shopping Centre with its glass-covered walkways and atriums.
Here you will find the best names in High Street shopping as well as the popular Market Hall and outdoor market. When you are ready to rest, there are many little cafes and restaurants to choose from.
When you want to get out into the countryside, being close to plenty of wonderful open green spaces creates a myriad of outdoor leisure opportunities.
With the large cities of Manchester and Leeds in such close proximity, a quick weekend away is easily doable.
Burney is able to offer residents a range of schooling options. There are approximately 30 primary schools all of which feed into six secondary schools.
Well-regarded primaries include Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary and Holly Grove School, Ofsted has rated both as “outstanding”.
Alternatively, Burnley does have a small selection of independent or private schools such as St Joseph’s Park Hill School (RC Preparatory).
Whilst Moorlands View School provides for children and adults with a range of special needs.
Further education is covered by several colleges; Burnley College has its heritage in the mid- 19th century and is the borough’s main tertiary education (post 16) provider, offering a comprehensive range of A Levels, advanced vocational courses, and professional training opportunities.
The University of Central Lancashire has a campus in Burnley. A popular choice, it was established in 2010 to serve the higher education needs of Pennine Lancashire. UCLan is in the top 3.7% of universities worldwide according to The Centre for World University Rankings 2016 (CWUR).
During your free time, the opportunities for leisure are endless.
Burnley’s Historic Canal: on the banks of the Leeds Liverpool canal, has been regenerated with funds from The Princes Trust.
You can now explore the area and can still find many buildings from the days when the town led the world in the production of cotton.
Burnley Football Club: Football fanatics can experience the thrills of live Premier League action at Burnley FC’s Turf Moor stadium.
Woodend Mining Museum: Bringing life to the history of coal mining in the area, the museum offers a glimpse into the hardships of working in the pits.
On display, there is all manner of mining equipment dating from Victorian Britain to the recent past.
The Weavers’ Triangle Visitor Centre: The triangle is an area on the west side of the town consisting of a group of 19th-century industrial buildings once a hive of activity.
The visitor centre tells the story of the canal area and the cotton weavers who once toiled to produce textiles that were shipped world-wide.
Towneley Hall: Another nod to the interesting history of the Burnley area. This stunning mansion is set within 445 acres of beautiful parkland and offers an educational and adventurous day out for all the family.
Explore the rooms, marvel at the incredible collection of displays, and discover the finely manicured gardens and children’s play areas.
Turton Wines: Take a short drive to Turton Wines to sample and purchase a wide selection of wines from around the world.
Worsthorne Moor: Located just outside Burnley, this nature reserve offers walking and wildlife-watching opportunities in a serene setting.
If you are looking to purchase a home in Burnley, you will find that they offer considerable value for money compared to Lancashire overall.
The local housing stock is varied. Remnants of its industrial past is evident with property ranging from converted mills and weaving sheds to intact workers’ cottages.
Equally, however, there has been a huge number of new developments which also gives potential residents a chance to own a brand-new contemporary-style property.
Right in the centre of Burnley, you’ll discover many examples of Victorian stone terraces, as well as flats above shops.
Rose Hill is a particularly desirable spot as it offers residents hand access to Burnley Manchester Road station.
If you have a tight budget, the villages of Hapton, Padiham and Worsthorne are all neighbourhoods well worth looking at. These areas sit a little further outside of town, but homes here are even more reasonably priced.