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Doncaster Town Centre

Doncaster

(3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction W)

Doncaster lies in what was once a great sweep of Yorkshire coalfields. It is home to one of the finest racecourses in the country where the classic St.Leger Stakes has been run each September since 1776, making the race four years older than the Derby...

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Wadworth church, Wadworth, South Yorkshire

Wadworth

(5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction SW)

This is a pleasant South Yorkshire village lying in lush countryside a few miles from the city of Rotherham...

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A picture of Tickhill

Tickhill

(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction SW)

This is a pleasant, somewhat sprawling village lying in rural countryside a short distance from the market town of Maltby..

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Reflections in Sprotborough

Sprotbrough

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction W)

Sprotbrough lies in the valley of the River Don, it is a lovely rural location with fertile fields and meadows leading from leafy lanes whose hedgerows are full of wild plants and flowers...

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St Winifred's church Stainton

Stainton

(7.4 miles, 11.8 km, direction SW)

This picturesque South Yorkshire village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, but there is considerable evidence that it existed as a settlement long before 1086...

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St James, Braithwell South Yorkshire

Braithwell

(8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction SW)

Braithwell lies at the centre of a largely rural community, the surrounding landscape is mostly of farms and leafy lanes siding fields full of grazing cattle and sheep...

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Maltby, South Yorkshire

Maltby

(8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction SW)

The town was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, and several historic properties can be found in the region from shortly after this time, of these, of particular note are the handsome ruins of Roche Abbey, a Cistercian foundation of 1147...

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Epworth Church

Epworth

(9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction E)

The birthplace of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, early leaders of the Methodist movement..

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St Peter & St Paul Church  - Gringley on the Hill, Nottinghamshire

Gringley on the Hill

(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction SE)

This charming hill-top village lies in spacious countryside close to the Chesterfield Canal. It shows an abundance of picturesque red-brick properties including out lying farms with ancient barns and dovecotes...

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Frosty morning in Laughton en le  Morthen

Laughton en le Morthen

(11.2 miles, 17.9 km, direction SW)

Once a mining hamlet, Laughton-en-le-Morthen is now thriving village with stylish housing expanding out from its medieval centre...

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Recommended attractions near Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Hen pheasant....phasianus colchicus

Potteric Carr Nature Reserve

(3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction W)

"POTTERIC CARR is the flagship of 80 nature reserves owned or leased by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and attracts over 25,000.....

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A picture of Doncaster Minster

Doncaster Minster

(4.3 miles, 6.8 km, direction W)

St.Georges is the Minster Church of Doncaster. It was built to a design by Sir Gilbert Scott, architect, who was instructed to.....

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Hatfield Water Park, Hatfield, South Yorkshire

Hatfield Water Park

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction N)

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A picture taken across the lake looking up at Cusworth Hall, Nr Doncaster

Cusworth Hall & Museum

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction W)

Cusworth Hall is a mid 18th century house built for the Wrightson family, with wings added later by James Paine. The house.....

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Sprotbrough Flash from the woods

Sprotbrough Flash Nature Reserve

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction W)

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Brodsworth Community Woodland autumn colours, South Yorkshire

Brodsworth Community Woodlands

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction NW)

"This picturesque woodland is rapidly developing into one of the most attractive wildlife sites in the region. With its mixture.....

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Conisbrough Castle, 5 miles west of Doncaster

Conisbrough Castle

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction W)

The dilapidated ruins of Conisbrough Castle make an impressive sight, particularly its keep, which is unusual in design. The.....

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Brodsworth Hall at night

Brodsworth Hall

(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction NW)

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Roche Abbey, Maltby

Roche Abbey

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction SW)

The evocative remains of Roche Abbey rising from a landscape laid out by Capability Brown present an awe-inspiring sight,.....

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Bandstand at Langold Country Park, Nottinghamshire

Langold Country Park

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction S)

Until the 1980's, Langold Park was provided as a recreational facility for miners by the coal board. The local council took over.....

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