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Barnsley Bowl

Opens every day from 11am till 11pm Barnsley Bowl is situated 5 minutes from Barnsley Town Centre, and combines all the atmosphere of a friendly country pub with the excitement and exhilaration of ...

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Barnsley Metrodome

The Metrodome is the region's leading sports and leisure centre, with superb state-of-the art facilities. Swimming; you can learn to swim, swim for pleasure or simply enjoy our activity pools in th...

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Cannon Hall Museum Park and Gardens

For two hundred years this fine country house was home to the Spencer-Stanhope family. The house was designed by John Carr of York and is set in over 70 acres of historic parkland which includes be...

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Cannon Hall Open Farm

Almost every farm animal you can imagine is waiting down on the farm to welcom you to a world of animal magic. Set in the grounds of Cannon Hall Country Park and owned by a local family for over 40 ye...

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Cooper Gallery

Samuel Joshua Cooper lived from 1830 to 1913, the son of a local colliery owner and linen manufacturer. In 1912 he purchased the old Holgate Grammar School in Church Street with the intention of creat...

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Elsecar Heritage Centre

The 'Living History Centre' tells the human story behind the Workshops - and there's a chance to travel on Elsecar's own steam railway. No one with an interest in the past will want to miss the Newcom...

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Locke Park

Locke Park was given to the town by Phoebe Locke, in memory of her husband Joseph Locke. It opened in 1862.  The Tower was erected in memory of Phoebe by her sister Sarah McCreery, in 1877. Sarah a...

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Monk Bretton Priory

Barnsley's oldest heritage site is Monk Bretton Priory, a Cluniac monastery founded in the twelfth century by Adam Fitzswain of Cawthorne. Its remains and surviving grange mill are in Lundwood, five m...

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National Coal Mining Museum

The Museum's collections currently total more than 32,000 objects, and the number is still growing. The collections cover all aspects of coal mining and life in mining communities, from large industri...

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RSPB Old Moor

Old Moor is only a short drive from Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield and yet, with its extensive visitor facilities, it is a fantastic place to watch wildlife at the heart of the Dearne Va...

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Victoria Jubilee Museum

This unique and exciting, small volunteer run museum can be found in the picturesque village of Cawthorne. The museum is a typical Victorian hotch potch, whichever way you turn there is something to c...

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Wentworth Castle and Gardens

Wentworth Castle Gardens in Barnsley provides a great day out for all the family. The estate captured the nation's attention on the BBC TV series 'Restoration'. It is one of the most important and his...

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Worsbrough Mill Museum and Country Park

Over 200 acres of country parkland with a large fishing reservoir, working water powered corn mill and open farm, Worsbrough provides the ideal family day out. The water and its margins attract a wide...

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Yorkshire Sculpture Park

An extraordinary place that sets out to challenge, inspire, inform and delight. Yorkshire Sculpture Park has four indoor galleries, as well as 500 acres of 18th century parkland, it is an internationa...

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