Pencil

Pencil: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pencil

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Pencil — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.90702, -1.44111. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pencil

• National Spiritualist Church · church · Derby · ~3 km · Must-see
• Friends Meeting House · church · Derby · ~4 km · Must-see
• Strutt's Park Roman fort · fort · City of Leicester · ~5 km · Must-see
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · church · Derby · ~6 km · Must-see
• St James Church, Shardlow · church · City of Leicester · ~9 km · Must-see
• Horston Castle · fort · Derby · ~11 km · Must-see
• St. Alkmund's Church · church · Derby · ~11 km · Must-see
• Melbourne Castle · fort · City of Leicester · ~12 km · Must-see
• St Clements Church · church · Derby · ~12 km · Must-see
• Donington Castle · museum · City of Leicester · ~12 km · Must-see
• St Michael's, Kirk Langley · church · Derby · ~12 km · Must-see
• Duffield Castle · fort · Derby · ~13 km · Must-see
• Repton School Museum · church · City of Leicester · ~13 km · Must-see
• West Park · park · City of Leicester · ~13 km · Must-see
• All Saints Dalbury · church · Derby · ~14 km · Must-see
• St. Luke's Church, Stapleford · church · City of Leicester · ~14 km · Must-see
• St. Mary the Virgin · church · Derby · ~15 km · Must-see
• Saint Wilfred's Church · church · Derby · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pencil

Other other attractions near Pencil

• The Sockman · attraction · City of Leicester · ~27 km · Must-see
• Major Oak · attraction · Nottingham · ~52 km · Must-see
• Moseley Old Hall · attraction · Staffordshire · ~67 km · Must-see
• Little Moreton Hall · attraction · Cheshire East · ~74 km · Must-see
• Boscobel House · attraction · Staffordshire · ~75 km · Must-see
• Monk Bretton Priory · attraction · South Yorkshire · ~90 km · Must-see
• Staircase House · attraction · Greater Manchester · ~92 km · Must-see
• Daniels Mill · attraction · Staffordshire · ~98 km · Must-see
• Benthall Hall · attraction · Staffordshire · ~98 km · Must-see
• Sibsey Trader Mill · attraction · Greater Lincolnshire · ~122 km · Must-see

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