Foxton Inclined Plane Trust Museum
Independent Museum in the East Midlands, England.
Attractions in Fleckney
Photo: Leicester Cathedral, NotFromUtrecht (CC BY-SA 3.0)Trips from Fleckney, starting with Foxton Inclined Plane Trust Museum
From Fleckney, the big name within reach is Leicester Cathedral, 13 km away. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a museum and an attraction, among others.
In Fleckney
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known
Leading the list near Fleckney
Then comes an attraction, behind Foxton Inclined Plane Trust Museum.
MuseumMuseumFoxton Inclined Plane Trust Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionFoxton Locks4.8 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
Mapped around Fleckney
Furthest out is Foxton Locks, at 5.9 km.
The dashed line is Fleckney’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 types of place
The list holds a museum and an attraction.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Fleckney. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All of them, one by one
2 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Fleckney’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fleckney →
Big names nearby
A drive away
Start with Leicester Cathedral, 13 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralLeicester Cathedral13 km northwest
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael34 km southwest
Historic houseAlthorp28 km south
Castle · English HeritageKirby Muxloe Castle17 km northwest
CastleLeicester Castle13 km northwest
MuseumLeicester Museum and Art Gallery12 km northwest
MuseumNational Space Centre14 km northwest
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum34 km southwest · 300K visitors a year (2010)
Abbey or prioryLeicester Abbey14 km northwest
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral33 km south
CastleRockingham Castle22 km east
GardenBradgate Park21 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Fleckney (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.
Quick answers on Fleckney
What is there to see near Fleckney?
No attraction is mapped inside Fleckney itself. Within 5 km of it are Foxton Inclined Plane Trust Museum and Foxton Locks.
Does Fleckney have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Fleckney: Foxton Inclined Plane Trust Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Fleckney?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kirby Muxloe Castle (English Heritage), 17 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Fleckney?
Within 40 km: Leicester Cathedral (13 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (34 km), Althorp (28 km), Kirby Muxloe Castle (17 km).
Where are Fleckney’s historic buildings listed?
Fleckney has 3 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 Fleckney 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 (12)
- Leicester Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Althorp: Andrew Walker (walker44), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Muxloe Castle: en:User:Neddyseagoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Castle: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Museum and Art Gallery: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Space Centre: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester Abbey: Kev747 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradgate Park: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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