Burley

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Things to do in Burley

Explore the country lanes on a Wagonette Ride. These start running from Easter for the summer season. There are horse riding stables in the village at Burley Manor Hotel and a Burley bike hire shop for those who prefer to ride.

While in Burley, try a cream tea in one of the many tea rooms and restaurants and explore the gift shops or watch cricket at the village cricket pitch alongside the village school. There are endless forest walks from the village and you can admire the donkeys, ponies and cows strolling through the village streets.

As Burley is surrounded by trees, it is interesting to find some of these trees have been given special names. 'The Twelve Apostles' very ancient oaks at Burley lodge some of which are still standing. 'The Naked Man' Called the 'Wilverley Oak' in 1759 and used for hanging highwaymen and smugglers but now a dead trunk stripped of all bark. 'Miracle Trees' Certain trees near the old Vicarage are so named because they break in to leaf at Christmas time. There are many interesting enclosures around the village where fine examples of pine, fir and spruce can be found.

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