Visiting South Yorkshire
I am sure there are others like us, who still have parts of the UK to explore, but are not sure which are the must see, must do, give it a try type of things to visit while on a holiday in a particular area. My home area is South Yorkshire, which like a lot of other places, has seen tremendous change down the decades. If I was helping someone to get the most out of a visit, there are certain things, places that are well worth visiting.
My top five recommendations would be….
Wentworth Woodhouse, village and Estate. (Rotherham)The house is possibly the biggest renovation certainly this century, and is likely to be ongoing for many years yet, but there’s lots to see, do, tours, events, two nice pubs and two more eateries in the preserved village, and walks galore in the area.
Elsecar Heritage Centre, (Rotherham)which is also part of the Fitzwilliam Wentworth story. Industrial heritage meets antiques, crafts, retail outlets, and again lots of walks. Both these two projects are likely to end up with World Heritage status at some point.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park, (Doncaster) started small, renown for rescuing traumatised animals from zoos across the World. Huge enclosures, the walk around is something like four miles if you want to see absolutely everything, has eateries dotted around the park, and a special shopp8ng area, including locally made gifts and crafts. Brilliant day out for children and families.
National Emergency Services Museum (Sheffield). Fire Engines, Ambulances, Police Cars, Lifeboats, thousands of exhibits to entertain little ones and adults.
A bit of a cheat for my last recommend, as they aren’t that far apart, and both could easily be done in a day…Brodsworth House and Gardens (EH) and around five mile away, mighty Conisborough Castle (EH) Both are well worth half a day at least, combining very old history (the illegitimate brother of HenryII built Conisborough), and another wealthy mining family built Brodsworth.
I hope others will share their local area gems…….😁
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Having been brought up in Stannington (when it was still a village!), there is, of course, the fact that you're right on the edge of the Peak District with all its rugged and stunning scenery
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Indeed, it’s a half hour from us, and absolutely beautiful. Strines area is mostly owned still by Fitzwilliam Wentworth Estates, and we often drive out and link into Derbyshire round Ladybower, Edale, Castleton.😁
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Despite my information to the left saying I am from Lanarkshire I do originate from Halifax in West Yorkshire. To e frank like I think a lot of people I never saw much to attract me to South Yorkshire although I know things have changed. I think possibly I was put off that I travelled there with work over fifty years ago and to be frank the area left a lot to be desired.
The only place we have visited as tourists was Elsicar where as antique china collectors we were attracted by the large antiques centre but it is an interesting place as a whole. We are probably doing the area an injustice though.
Now settled just outside Glasgow we are in another area worth visiting and the club has a great site there for you. The area is rich in museums, gardens and houses of all types possibly the full list would be boring though. Loch Lomond is only an hours drive away with more private sites there and several other lochs and hills also within an easy drive. The city centre has great shopping and food for those who like these. It was recently voted Britain's friendliest city.
The city tends to be shunned in favour of Edinburgh, but do this and you are missing a trick.
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It’s changed a lot indeed, like many other areas.
We have only driven through parts of Glasgow, on our way Gourock, but have said we want to go back to explore. We know Edinburgh better, it was our annual Xmas weekend on train, plus we love the Southern banks of the Forth Estuary. We like small specialist museums in towns, as well as the big ones.
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Thanks for the info, tda, it is an area where we have not spent much time visiting, mainly because there are very few CLs that we fancy in the vicinity.
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Agree Nellie, there is no Club Site closer than either Chatsworth or Clumber, and very few CLs, Wortley Hall being the best (but not cheap). There are a couple of CS sites, and a few private sites. As I said, it’s rather undiscovered around here😁 we have been out to Wentworth village today, had a meal with friends in one of the pubs.
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With respect to Brodsworth hall a lovely place to visit except they do not accept dogs.
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I was a volunteer at Brodsworth for 13 years, so know the place very well. It’s quite unusual for an EH property in that it is a furnished house, more what you would expect from the NT. So not really suitable to take dogs inside (other than guide dogs). The gardens have a lot of steps, rock garden paths, and as a dog owner myself, it’s not a garden that I would want to explore with a dog for fear of being tugged down a steep rocky drop. I think back when EH took it on, there might have been something in the covenant as well, but not certain on this. For a cooler day visit, it does have parking in the shade, with a field you can walk your dog in. You cannot take dogs around certain parts of some NT and HHA properties either.
You can take dogs inside parts of Wentworth Woodhouse, and you can walk them all over the Estate, not sure on the more formal gardens. They can go anywhere at Conisborough Castle. No dogs at YWP, which is simply common sense. Don’t want the Tigers and Polar Bears being upset.😁
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Can I add one to your list Ttda?
Yorkshire Sculpture Park at Wakefield. I've always been fascinated by sculptures and the talented people who create them. Not yet got to YSP but on my list.
We've been to the Rodin Museum in Paris where some of the best exhibits were the drawings he made and I once had the privilege of having a well known sculptor as a client. Stephen Broadbent is his name. Responsible for the memorials in Warrington, commissioned after the IRA bomb that killed 2 children in that town, plus the sculptures outside Chester town hall and over the river in Lincoln centre. Fascinating visiting his studios to see works in progress. Lovely human being to boot.
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We are looking at TN to visit Rare Breeds. Kaiser Chiefs are doing a big outdoor gig there next year, pondering🤔 We saw Genesis at Roundhay Park back in our youth.
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tda... You mention the NESM (Sheffield) in your post...whilst there , visitors could also visit the Kelham Island Museum which is close by, excellent for young and old. ..and perhaps a visit to the Winter Gardens which is the largest temperate glasshouse anywhere in Europe and also houses the Millennium Gallery.
Also a very decent site to stay whilst visiting South Yorkshire is Waleswood, located within and operated by Rother Valley Country Park (Rotherham). CaMC members are offered a 10% discount. (See Ad in Club magazine).. There is also Gullivers Theme Park next door for the little ones..
For the Sheffield end of SY..I would choose Castleton Club site...bus stop outside to Sheffield.
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Thanks for those suggestions. I am locked out of CT at the moment but will respond when I can.😁 Haven’t been naughty, merely becoming a Non Member😁
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