Manchester Airport 1 hr 31
Cusworth Hall (7 min) Imposing 18th-century Georgian country house museum in the landscaped Cusworth Park. Brodsworth Hall and Gardens (11 min) A stately home that retains its period interior and furnishings, with elegant gardens and play area. Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery (9 min) Free museum offering art collections & natural history, archaeology & local history exhibits. Potteric Carr Nature Reserve (12 min) Reserve home to a large range of wetland birds, dotted with hides, plus a tearoom and gift shop. Clifton Park Museum (31 min) Museum featuring exhibits on Rotherham's natural & cultural history in an 18th-century home. Yorkshire Wildlife Park (20 min) Wildlife park with walking safaris through a lion reserve, as well as tigers, meerkats and lemurs. Nostell Priory and Parkland (28 min) 18th-century country house with Chippendale furniture, parkland, gardens and an adventure play park. Sandall Park (11 min) Tranquil park with nature, fitness & sensory trails, a fishing lake & 2 cafes, plus play areas. RSPB Dearne Valley - Old Moor (22 min) Nature reserve with a visitor centre, 7 viewing hides, walking trails and a cafe with homemade food. The Minster Church of St George (7 min) Church, history, and architecture Conisbrough Castle (18 min) Partially restored, romantic 12th-century castle, made famous by Ivanhoe, with a museum and a shop. Pontefract Castle (25 min) Free-to-visit castle with grounds with picnic spaces, a visitor centre and kids' activity sheets. Wentworth Woodhouse (31 min) Europe's largest privately owned house, combining baroque and Palladian architecture, with tours. South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum (12 min) Family-friendly museum including exhibits from a 1909 airshow and modern interactive displays. Roche Abbey (29 min) Gothic remains and foundations of a Cistercian abbey within grounds designed by Capability Brown. |