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Ayscoughfee Hall Museum
Attractions in Pode Hole

Near Pode Hole: Gordon Boswell Romany Museum and other places to visit

All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Pode Hole’s built-up area. Beyond the town, the best known is Peterborough Cathedral, 23 km off.

Photo: Ayscoughfee Hall Museum, Thorvaldsson (CC BY 3.0)
In Pode Hole
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Best known

The best known around Pode Hole

Close behind Gordon Boswell Romany Museum are 3 museums.

MuseumMuseumGordon Boswell Romany Museum3.3 km outside town, to the eastMuseumAyscoughfee Hall Museum2.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumChain Bridge Forge Museum3.2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumSpalding Gentlemans Society2.7 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

Where to find them

The map shows most of the 4 nearby to the east.

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The dashed line is Pode Hole’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

They are all museums or galleries: 4 in all.

Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby

Green: inside Pode Hole. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Every place, in and near Pode Hole

Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 4 places in all.

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

1 listed building is on Pode Hole’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pode Hole →

Big names nearby

A little further out

Most famous of the 12 is Peterborough Cathedral, 23 km from the centre.

CathedralPeterborough Cathedral23 km southHistoric houseBurghley House23 km southwestGarden · National TrustWoolsthorpe Manor29 km westHistoric house · National TrustBelton House34 km northwestHistoric house · National TrustTattershall Castle36 km northCastleFotheringhay Castle33 km southwestCastleWoodcroft Castle19 km southwestAbbey or prioryCrowland Abbey12 km southCastleGrimsthorpe Castle17 km westMuseumFlag Fen23 km southCastle · English HeritageLongthorpe Tower24 km southHistoric houseHarlaxton Manor34 km west

Places well known beyond Pode Hole (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.

Questions before you go to Pode Hole

What is there to see near Pode Hole?

No attraction is mapped inside Pode Hole itself. Within 5 km of it are Gordon Boswell Romany Museum, Ayscoughfee Hall Museum, Chain Bridge Forge Museum and Spalding Gentlemans Society.

Does Pode Hole have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Pode Hole: Gordon Boswell Romany Museum, Ayscoughfee Hall Museum, Chain Bridge Forge Museum and Spalding Gentlemans Society.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pode Hole?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Woolsthorpe Manor (National Trust), 29 km west.

What are the best-known days out near Pode Hole?

Within 40 km: Peterborough Cathedral (23 km), Burghley House (23 km), Woolsthorpe Manor (29 km), Belton House (34 km).

Where are Pode Hole’s historic buildings listed?

Pode Hole has 1 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 Pode Hole 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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