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Pendle Heritage Centre
Attractions in Foulridge

A museum just outside Foulridge: Pendle Heritage Centre

Of the 6 places to visit in and around Foulridge, 4 are museums or galleries. Foulridge itself has none of them. Pendle Heritage Centre sees about 100K visitors a year. If you have a day, head to Skipton Castle, 14 km away.

Photo: Pendle Heritage Centre, Peter Worrell (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Foulridge
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Leading the list near Foulridge

The rest of the best known are 3 museums, a castle and a ruins.

MuseumPendle Heritage Centre3.3 km outside town, to the southwest · 100K visitors a yearMuseumBancroft Mill3.6 km outside town, to the northCastleCastercliff3.1 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumBritish in India4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumThe Aisled Barn4.6 km outside town, to the southeastRuinsRuinsWycoller Hall4.6 km outside town, to the southeast

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

Finding your way

The farthest of them, The Aisled Barn, is 5.4 km out.

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The dashed line is Foulridge’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

Grouped by kind

There are more museums or galleries (4) than anything else, then castles or historic places (2).

Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 ruins0 in town · 2 nearby

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

Every place

The places, one by one

These 6 are all within 5 km of its edge.

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

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

Big names nearby

A drive away

Most famous of the 12 is Skipton Castle, 14 km from the centre.

CastleSkipton Castle14 km northeastMuseumNational Science and Media Museum29 km east · 442K visitors a year (2015)MuseumBronte Parsonage Museum15 km eastCathedralBradford Cathedral29 km eastAbbey or priory · English HeritageSawley Abbey12 km westCastleCliffe Castle17 km east · 65K visitors a yearCathedralBlackburn Cathedral25 km southwestAbbey or priory · English HeritageWhalley Abbey17 km westMuseumMuseumGawthorpe Hall12 km southwestAbbey or prioryBolton Abbey22 km northeastAbbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)38 km eastMuseumTowneley Hall12 km south

Places well known beyond Foulridge (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 Foulridge: questions

What is there to see near Foulridge?

No attraction is mapped inside Foulridge itself. Within 5 km of it are Pendle Heritage Centre, Bancroft Mill, Castercliff and British in India.

Does Foulridge have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Foulridge: Pendle Heritage Centre, Bancroft Mill, British in India and The Aisled Barn.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Sawley Abbey (English Heritage), 12 km west.

What are the best-known days out near Foulridge?

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

Where are Foulridge’s historic buildings listed?

Foulridge has 7 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 Foulridge 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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