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Pendle Heritage Centre
Attractions in Fence

3.7 km from Fence, Pendle Heritage Centre leads the list

Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 6 of 7. None of them is inside Fence itself. About 100K people a year visit Pendle Heritage Centre. The best-known trip out is to Blackburn Cathedral, 18 km away.

Photo: Pendle Heritage Centre, Peter Worrell (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Fence
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
7
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

Leading the list near Fence

The rest of the best known are 4 museums and a castle.

MuseumPendle Heritage Centre2.5 km outside town, to the northeast · 100K visitors a yearMuseumMuseumGawthorpe Hall3.2 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumWeavers' Triangle5 km outside town, to the southCastleCastercliff4.4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumQueen Street Mill Textile Museum4.3 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumBritish in India2.7 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

The lie of the land

The map ends at Weavers' Triangle, 5.5 km out.

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The dashed line is Fence’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

Sorted by kind

The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 6 of the 7.

Museums & galleries 6 museums0 in town · 6 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

The list in full

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.

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

Big names nearby

Further out, the best known

Worth the drive, Blackburn Cathedral (18 km) is first of the 12.

CathedralBlackburn Cathedral18 km southwestCastleSkipton Castle21 km northeastMuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame39 km southAbbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey10 km westAbbey or priory · English HeritageSawley Abbey10 km northwestMuseumNational Science and Media Museum33 km east · 442K visitors a year (2015)CathedralManchester Cathedral39 km southArt galleryManchester Art Gallery40 km southBig drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum40 km south · 830K visitors a yearCathedralBradford Cathedral34 km eastMuseumBronte Parsonage Museum20 km eastMuseumChetham's Library39 km south

Places well known beyond Fence (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.

What people ask about Fence

What is there to see near Fence?

No attraction is mapped inside Fence itself. Within 5 km of it are Pendle Heritage Centre, Gawthorpe Hall, Weavers' Triangle and Castercliff.

Does Fence have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Fence: Pendle Heritage Centre, Gawthorpe Hall, Weavers' Triangle and Queen Street Mill Textile Museum.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Whalley Abbey (English Heritage), 10 km west.

What are the best-known days out near Fence?

Within 40 km: Blackburn Cathedral (18 km), Skipton Castle (21 km), English Football Hall of Fame (39 km), Whalley Abbey (10 km).

Where are Fence’s historic buildings listed?

Fence has 15 listed buildings. 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 Fence 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).

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