Holme Lacy House heads the list around Fownhope
A day out from Fownhope leads to Hereford Cathedral, 8.7 km away. No place to visit is mapped inside Fownhope’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a historic house and an attraction.
Leading the list near Fownhope
The list goes on from Holme Lacy House to an attraction.
Historic houseHolme Lacy House2 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionTom Spring Memorial700 m outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
Out at 2.6 km is Holme Lacy House, the farthest.
The dashed line is Fownhope’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What they are
It comes down to a historic house and an attraction.
Green: inside Fownhope. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Fownhope
The list runs to 2 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
19 listed buildings are on Fownhope’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fownhope →
Further away
Hereford Cathedral, 8.7 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralHereford Cathedral8.7 km northwest
CathedralGloucester Cathedral30 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle15 km south
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle23 km south
CathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester34 km northeast
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey35 km south
CastleHereford Castle8.4 km northwest
Castle · CadwCastell y Grysmwnt20 km southwestCastleCastle · CadwSkenfrith Castle19 km southwest
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle31 km southwest
CastleWilton Castle10 km southCastleCastle · CadwY Castell Gwyn27 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Fownhope (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Visiting Fownhope: questions
What is there to see near Fownhope?
No attraction is mapped inside Fownhope itself. Within 5 km of it are Holme Lacy House and Tom Spring Memorial.
Does Fownhope have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Fownhope.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Fownhope?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Goodrich Castle (English Heritage), 15 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Fownhope?
Within 40 km: Hereford Cathedral (8.7 km), Gloucester Cathedral (30 km), Goodrich Castle (15 km), Monmouth Castle (23 km).
Where are Fownhope’s historic buildings listed?
Fownhope has 19 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Fownhope when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (11)
- Holme Lacy House: Stuart Cann, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hereford Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester: SimonWiseman, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hereford Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Grysmwnt: Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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