- Chatsworth House - Chatsworth is home to the Devonshire family and has been passed down through 17 generations. Today, Chatsworth is cared for by a registered charity, the Chatsworth House Trust, which preserves the house, garden and parkland for everyone to enjoy, and cares for the Devonshire Collections; works of art that span 4,000 years, from ancient Roman and Egyptian sculpture, and masterpieces by Rembrandt, Reynolds and Veronese, to work by outstanding modern artists, including Lucian Freud, Edmund de Waal and David Nash.
There are over 25 rooms to explore, including the magnificent Painted Hall, regal State Rooms, restored Sketch Galleries and atmospheric Sculpture Gallery.
There are also extensive gardens, farm shop, cafes, children’s adventure playground and farmyard. Activities include an annual country fayre, popular Christmas fayre and the famous house dressed for the festive season. Click here for more
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park - 15 minutes - Yorkshire Sculpture Park is the leading international centre for modern and contemporary sculpture. Welcoming around 350,000 visitors in 2022, YSP is an independent charitable trust and registered museum situated in the 500-acre, 18th-century Bretton Hall estate in West Yorkshire.
- National Trust Wentworth Castle Gardens - 10 minutes - glorious gardens, woodland and parkland. Dog-friendly cafe. Adventure playground. Cycle Park.
- Wentworth Woodhouse - 15 minutes - is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Wentworth, in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Standing in 87 acres of gardens and grounds, the house has extensive views over former parkland, including a deer park and lakes. The current Wentworth Woodhouse was built for the 1st Marquess of Rockingham from circa 1725, the work continuing over four decades, and then passed to the Fitzwilliam family. The house is now owned by the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust, whose sole purpose is the regeneration of the site for the benefit of South Yorkshire. The house is now open to the public, Tuesday to Sunday, for guided tours, free-flow admission, exhibitions and events. Cafe. Gift shop.
- Holmfirth (popular town for walkers) - 20 minutes – Sitting in the heart of the breathtaking Holme Valley, this picture-postcard town is popular with walkers and wildlife lovers alike. Holmfirth is famous as the location for the popular BBC programme, Last of the Summer Wine. is the renowned location of the TV classic Last of the Summer Wine. Check out events at the Picturedrome - Click here fore more
- The National Coal Mining Museum for England – 20 minutes - is based at the site of Caphouse Colliery in Overton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Discover 180 years of mining history. Find out about the people and communities at the heart of the industry and uncover how the miners lived at work and play. Explore acres of woodland, spot plants and wildlife, and find out how excess water from the mine is cleaned and pumped back into a local river. Adventure playground. Pony centre. Underground tunnel tours.
- Elsecar Heritage Centre -20 minutes - The New Yard, also known as Elsecar Workshops, was built in the 1850s under the direction of John Hartop, manager of Elsecar Workshops, for the 5th Earl Fitzwilliam. Originally consisting of two long building ranges along Wath Road and Forge Lane, along with a shorter range on its eastern boundary (Distillery Side), it provided a central hub for joiners, carpenters, blacksmiths and repair shops. Today, the New Yard is a vibrant destination, home to independent shops, artists, maker studios, cafés, a pub and an antiques centre. The former ironworks rolling mill has been transformed into an events venue.
- Wortley Top Forge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument to the Iron Industry of South Yorkshire. It is also an Industrial Museum with many working exhibits. Exhibits at Top Forge include the original water wheels and water-powered drop hammers within the original Forge building, which has been restored to 1900s condition. An adjoining 1750s building houses a 1900s Machine Shop, which is used for most of the restoration work, displays of medium-sized and small stationary steam engines and displays of old machines and hand tools.
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