Manchester Airport 1 hr 29
Potteric Carr Nature Reserve (13 min) Reserve home to a large range of wetland birds, dotted with hides, plus a tearoom and gift shop. Wentworth Woodhouse (25 min) Europe's largest privately owned house, combining baroque and Palladian architecture, with tours. South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum (14 min) Family-friendly museum including exhibits from a 1909 airshow and modern interactive displays. Clifton Park Museum (25 min) Museum featuring exhibits on Rotherham's natural & cultural history in an 18th-century home. Conisbrough Castle (10 min) Partially restored, romantic 12th-century castle, made famous by Ivanhoe, with a museum and a shop. Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery (11 min) Free museum offering art collections & natural history, archaeology & local history exhibits. Yorkshire Wildlife Park (19 min) Wildlife park with walking safaris through a lion reserve, as well as tigers, meerkats and lemurs. Roche Abbey (20 min) Gothic remains and foundations of a Cistercian abbey within grounds designed by Capability Brown. RSPB Dearne Valley - Old Moor (19 min) Nature reserve with a visitor centre, 7 viewing hides, walking trails and a cafe with homemade food. Elsecar Heritage Centre (24 min) Heritage center with art & craft workshops, plus historic exhibits, shops & a kids' play area. Tropical Butterfly House Wildlife And Falconry Centre (27 min) Large alternative zoo with wildlife including meerkats, prairie dogs and birds of prey, plus events. Brodsworth Hall and Gardens (10 min) A stately home that retains its period interior and furnishings, with elegant gardens and play area. Cusworth Hall (5 min) Imposing 18th-century Georgian country house museum in the landscaped Cusworth Park. Clifton Park (23 min) Water park Magna Science Adventure Centre (28 min) Science & technology museum in a former steel mill with interactive exhibits & an outdoor play area. |