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Somewhere in Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Barnsley (161 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction NW)

This is an attractive town laid out along the River Dearne, it is enclosed by spectacular Pennine scenery and is an ideal place from which to discover the limestone hills and fresh green valley's of the Yorkshire Dales...

Rotherham Minster

Rotherham (107 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction SE)

This town was formerly a Saxon market town which remained largely unaltered until the Industrial Revolution...

Thrybergh Country Park, South Yorkshire

Thrybergh (14 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction SE)

Thrybergh is a pretty South Yorkshire village with a history stretching back to the time of the Doomsday Book, for centuries it was little more than a small rural village with scattered housing and farms...

St. Mary Magdalene's Church, Whiston (nr Rotherham), South Yorkshire.

Whiston (11 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction SE)

Whiston is surrounded by fine countryside, leafy lanes lead towards Morthen and Wickersley...

Sheffield

Sheffield (127 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction S)

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River Don at Sprotbrough

Sprotbrough (114 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of South Yorkshire (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction E)

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...

St James Church, Braithwell village, South Yorkshire

Braithwell (32 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction E)

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...

Roche Abbey in October

Maltby (70 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction SE)

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...

St Winifred's church Stainton

Stainton (2 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (11.0 miles, 17.8 km, direction E)

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...

Sunrise over All Saints, Laughton en le Morthern

Laughton en le Morthen (25 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction SE)

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

Wadworth south Yorkshire

Wadworth (7 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction E)

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

Entrance to market area and view of Corn Exchange, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Doncaster (118 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction E)

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...

Countryside 5 minutes out of Featherstone, West Yorkshire

Featherstone (2 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (12.5 miles, 20.2 km, direction N)

Featherstone is a large town lying between Wakefield and Pontefract in West Yorkshire. For the past couple of centuries the town was known chiefly for its coal mines...

Village Houses, Tickhill, South Yorkshire

Tickhill (34 Pictures)

in the county of South Yorkshire (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction E)

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

Dawn in Secker Wood

Wakefield (43 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction N)

Wakefield was the capital of Yorkshire's woollen industry for more than 700 years, it was an important weaving and dying centre as far back as the 13th century...

Town Square in Pontefract, West Yorkshire

Pontefract (181 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of West Yorkshire (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction N)

Pontefract has a ruined castle which has seen many tragedies, Richard II was murdered there in 1400, and later it was the scene of bitter, bloody battles between Roundheads and Royalists...

Rock climbers on Stanage Edge

Hathersage (59 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Derbyshire (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction SW)

The town now takes advantage of its superb position, operating mostly as an attractive place for tourists...

Castleford

Castleford (34 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction N)

This is a large Northern town with roots stretching back to the Romans and beyond, as proven by the recent finding of a Bronze Age male skeleton and his chariot...

Holmfirth Last of the Summer Wine

Holmfirth (40 Pictures)

in the county of West Yorkshire (16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction W)

This is a place that will forever be associated with the gentle, romantic comedy "Last of the Summer Wine" which has graced our TV screens for more than a quarter of a century...

ALL HALLOWS CHURCH, ALMONDBURY, HUDDERSFIELD

Almondbury (6 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of West Yorkshire (16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction NW)

Almondbury is one of the oldest and prettiest of the villages dominating the edge of the Pennine moors...

Recommended attractions near Elsecar

at Monk Bretton Priory, Cudworth, South Yorkshire

Monk Bretton Priory (8 Pictures)

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction N)

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A good view of Stainborough Castle at Wentworth Castle Gardens near Barnsley

Wentworth Castle (50 Pictures)

(4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction NW)

Wentworth Castle Gardens have been the subject of an ambitious plan to restore the magnificent estate, once home to the Earls of.....

Thrybergh Country Park in South Yorkshire, England

Thrybergh Country Park (18 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction SE)

Thrybergh Country Park evolved out of Thrybergh Reservoir built in the 1800's to supply the borough of Doncaster with water. .....

Conisbrough Castle, 5 miles west of Doncaster

Conisbrough Castle (16 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction E)

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

A picture of Sheffield Cathedral

Sheffield Cathedral (1 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction S)

This cathedral dates mostly from the 15th century, it was the former parish church of St.Peter and St.Paul, its tower and.....

Brodsworth Hall at night

Brodsworth Hall (120 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction NE)

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Cannon Hall park

Cannon Hall Country Park (24 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction NW)

Outstanding country park originally landscaped in the 1760's by Richard Woods. The park surrounds a magnificent hall designed by.....

Botanical Gardens fountain 24th Feb 2005

Botanical Gardens, Sheffield (5 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.7 km, direction S)

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A view of Newmillerdam taken near the memorial, West Yorkshire.

Newmillerdam Country Park (20 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction N)

This attractive country park offers a rich and varied country landscape, it is dominated by a large lake ringed by numerous trees.....

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

Cusworth Hall & Museum (40 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction E)

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

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, West Yorkshire

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (35 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction NW)

This is an exciting, fascinating tourist attraction that is both fun and thought provoking for all the family. It has fast.....

Robin Hood

Bradfield Moors (3 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction SW)

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A picture of Doncaster Minster

Doncaster Minster (4 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction E)

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

Outline of Sandal

Sandal Castle (12 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction N)

The crumbling, naked ruins of Sandal Castle are now owned by Wakefield council, and what an inspired choice of centre-piece they.....

Roche Abbey, Maltby

Roche Abbey (68 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction SE)

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

Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire. Viewed from Westgate

Wakefield Cathedral (2 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction N)

This was formerly the parish church of All Saints, it only became a cathedral at the end of the 19th century. With its.....

Towards Stanage on an Autumn day

Stanage Edge (26 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction SW)

Stanage Edge is an elevated gritstone edge or enscarpment that stretches for around 4 miles giving extensive views across the.....

Pit head gear at Caphouse Colliery

National Coal Mining Museum (33 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction NW)

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Pontefract Castle Chapel in Autumn. West Yorkshire.

Pontefract Castle (101 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.2 km, direction N)

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Ladybower Reservoir, Derbyshire. October 2004

Ladybower Reservoir (108 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.7 km, direction SW)

This beautiful reservoir is found in the undulating Derbyshire countryside. It is the lowest of the Peak districts three.....


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