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The steep-cobbled Pennine village where the Brontë sisters lived and wrote, with the Parsonage Museum and moorland walks to Top Withens.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Colne
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Colne
Colne works well as a base: 10 minutes from Brierfield, 24km from Malham Cove.
Colne is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 20,118, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Colne sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Colne to your route.
About Colne
Colne () is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. The town is 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Nelson, 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Burnley and 25 mi (40 km) east of Preston.
The town should not be confused with the unrelated Colne Valley around the River Colne near Huddersfield inRead more
West Yorkshire.
Colne is close to the southern entrance to the Aire Gap, the lowest crossing of the Pennine watershed. The M65 terminates west of the town and from here two main roads take traffic onwards towards the Yorkshire towns of Skipton (A56) and Keighley (A6068). Colne railway station is the terminus of the East Lancashire railway line.
Colne adjoins the Pendle parishes of Foulridge, Laneshaw Bridge, Trawden Forest, Nelson, Barrowford and Blacko.
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Where is Colne located?
Colne is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 53.8571 latitude, -2.1685 longitude.
What is the population of Colne?
Colne has a population of approximately 20,118 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 20,118
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 53.8571, -2.1685
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Colne
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Bolton Abbey
Romantic 12th-century Augustinian priory ruins on the banks of the River Wharfe, surrounded by 30,000 acres of moorland and woodland.
23 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
Janet’s Foss
A small waterfall dropping into a pool below a tufa screen, on the walk from Malham village to Gordale Scar.
23 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Malham Cove
Vast curved limestone cliff rising 80 metres from the valley floor, crowned with an extraordinary limestone pavement of weathered clints and grykes.
24 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Gordale Scar
A jaw-dropping limestone ravine with waterfalls tumbling between overhanging cliffs near Malham.
24 km · about 30 min drive
film location
Malham Cove (Deathly Hallows camp)
Harry and Hermione camp on the limestone pavement at the top of this 80m curved cliff in Deathly Hallows Part 1.
24 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Malham Cove and Malham Tarn
An 80m curved limestone amphitheatre with a rare limestone pavement on top, and England's highest lime-rich lake nearby.
24 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
The Strid, Bolton Abbey
A narrow chasm where the whole River Wharfe squeezes into a few feet of rock - beautiful and genuinely lethal.
24 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Colne
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.
- 29 kmTrough of BowlandRemote moorland pass through the Forest of Bowland linking Lancaster and Dunsop Bridge, following the route the Pendle witches were marched to trial in 1612. Sweeping single-carriageway bends with barely a building in sight.
- 34 kmPen-y-ghentThe most distinctive of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, a 694 m stepped ridge above Horton in Ribblesdale.
- 42 kmHolme MossA 524 m Pennine pass on the A6024 topped by a landmark transmitter mast, a celebrated cycling climb used in the 2014 Tour de France.
- 44 kmWhernsideThe highest point in Yorkshire at 736 m, forming the long whaleback ridge above Ribblehead Viaduct.
- 45 kmWoodhead PassThe A628 trans-Pennine route over bleak moorland past the Woodhead reservoirs, frequently closed by snow and high winds.
- 49 kmA684 Wensleydale (Sedbergh to Leyburn)A flowing dales road along the Ure past Hawes, linking to Buttertubs and the Ribblehead country.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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