Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery
(1 Mile)*
Opened in 1964 as a purpose-built Museum to display important collections of natural history, archaeology, local history, fine and decorative art.
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Cusworth Hall, Museum and Park
(2 Miles)*
Cusworth Hall, Museum and Park has now re-opened to the public after several years of extensive restoration work.The Hall and its surrounding parkland have been transformed
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Hatfield Water Park
(6 Miles)*
The Water Park Lake is used for canoeing, dinghy sailing, windsurfing and sub-aqua. Structured RYA and BCU Courses are run at the Water Park for both adults and juniors.
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Epworth Old Rectory
(12 Miles)*
Samuel Wesley built the house in 1709 after fire had destroyed the earlier building from which John was rescued as 'a brand plucked from the burning'.
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Wetlands Waterfowl Reserve
(13 Miles)*
Set in 32 acres of tranquil lakes and woodland the Wetlands Waterfowl Reserve has an Exotic Bird Sanctuary and two large lakes with fishing.
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Pontefract Park Racecourse
(13 Miles)*
Extensive improvements over the past few years have made Pontefract one of the best appointed courses of its kind in the Country. There are modern bars and refreshment areas in all enclosures.
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Mr Straws House
(14 Miles)*
Mr Straw's is a semi-detached house built in 1905, it is unchanged inside since the 1930s.
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Wentworth Castle Gardens
(16 Miles)*
One of the most important historic gardens in the North of England, this hidden gem from the 18th century opened fully in spring 2007.
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Harley Gallery
(17 Miles)*
The Harley Foundation is based in the Ducal Estate of Welbeck. As well as offering studio space and grant-aid to artists and craftspeople, it also funds an art gallery and full programme of exhibitions and events.
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Creswell Crags Museum and Education Centre
(17 Miles)*
Creswell Crags is one of the most important archaeological sites in Britain. It was used as a seasonal camp by Ice Age hunters over 45,000 years ago.
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Sheffield Botanical Garden
(18 Miles)*
Sheffield Botanical Gardens were designed in 1834 by Robert Marnock, a leading horticulturalist and landscape designer. The Gardens are listed by English Heritage as a Grade II site of special historic and architectural interest.
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Wakefield Cathedral
(18 Miles)*
The ancient Parish Church of All Saints, Wakefield became the Cathedral Church of All Saints in 1888, when the Diocese of Wakefield was carved out of Ripon Diocese.
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Cawthorne Victoria Jubilee Museum
(18 Miles)*
The Cawthorne Museum Society was founded in 1884 by the Rev. Charles Tiplady Pratt who was vicar of the parish at the time. He encouraged the young people of the village to become interested in Natural History and start a museum collection.
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Wakefield Museum
(18 Miles)*
Explore the sights and sounds of the rainforest as you enter the world of Wakefield explorer and early conservationist Charles Waterton
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Wakefield Art Gallery
(19 Miles)*
Significant early works by the highly acclaimed locally born sculptors Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, and important work by other major British modern artists, form the core of this collection.
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