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Pendle Heritage Centre
Attractions in Colne

From Colne, 2.9 km to Pendle Heritage Centre

5 of the 7 places to visit in and around Colne are museums or galleries. Colne itself has none of them. Pendle Heritage Centre sees about 100K visitors a year. For a longer trip, Skipton Castle lies 15 km away.

Photo: Pendle Heritage Centre, Peter Worrell (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Colne
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
7
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Leading the list near Colne

Then come 4 museums and a castle, behind Pendle Heritage Centre.

MuseumPendle Heritage Centre600 m outside town, to the west · 100K visitors a yearCastleCastercliff600 m outside town, to the southMuseumBancroft Mill4.8 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumQueen Street Mill Textile Museum3.9 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumBritish in India800 m outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumThe Aisled Barn1.6 km outside town, to the east

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

On the map

The list reaches out to Bancroft Mill, 6.1 km away.

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The dashed line is Colne’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

The kinds on offer

There are more museums or galleries (5) than anything else, then castles or historic places (2).

Museums & galleries 5 museums0 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 ruins0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Colne. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

All of it

These 7 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

41 listed buildings are on Colne’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Colne →

Big names nearby

Day trips from Colne

Of the 12 day trips, Skipton Castle (15 km) is the best known.

CastleSkipton Castle15 km northeastMuseumNational Science and Media Museum28 km east · 442K visitors a year (2015)MuseumBronte Parsonage Museum14 km eastCathedralBradford Cathedral29 km eastCastleCliffe Castle17 km east · 65K visitors a yearCathedralBlackburn Cathedral24 km southwestAbbey or priory · English HeritageSawley Abbey13 km northwestMuseumMuseumGawthorpe Hall10 km southwestAbbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey17 km westAbbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)37 km eastAbbey or prioryBolton Abbey23 km northeastCastleBuckton Castle40 km south

Places well known beyond Colne (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.

Your questions on Colne

What is there to see near Colne?

No attraction is mapped inside Colne itself. Within 5 km of it are Pendle Heritage Centre, Castercliff, Bancroft Mill and Queen Street Mill Textile Museum.

Does Colne have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Colne: Pendle Heritage Centre, Bancroft Mill, Queen Street Mill Textile Museum and British in India.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Colne?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Sawley Abbey (English Heritage), 13 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Colne?

Within 40 km: Skipton Castle (15 km), National Science and Media Museum (28 km), Bronte Parsonage Museum (14 km), Bradford Cathedral (29 km).

Where are Colne’s historic buildings listed?

Colne has 41 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 Colne 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 (14)

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