England: South Yorkshire
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South Yorkshire is a landlocked county in the North of England which shares its borders with the counties of; Derbyshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and West Yorkshire. As a UK vacation destination the county is not really that well known however the city of Sheffield is popular with daytrippers, shoppers and those in search of a good night out.
Once a thriving industrial powerhouse of the Industrial revolution, with its many coal and iron mines, and the steel industry in Sheffield, the region fell into sharp decline in the later part of the twentieth century. Unfortunately the county of South Yorkshire is now one of the less prosperous regions of Europe and it has not seen the massive investments which the likes of Leeds has witnessed over the last few decades. However having been identified as so funds have been made available from Europe and the first signs of investment are beginning to show, and all this is good news for the tourist as more modern facilities begin to appear. In the meantime you will find that there are actually rather an impressive number of visitor attractions in South Yorkshire and a variety of thoroughly enjoyable vacations can be had, often at bargain prices.
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Places To Visit In South Yorkshire, England
Settlements In The County Of South Yorkshire
Sheffield is the only city and the main South Yorkshire towns are Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham.
Museums & Art Galleries
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Cannon Hall Museum, Cawthorne Victoria Jubilee Museum, Clifton Park Museum, Cooper Gallery, Doncaster Museum, Elsecar Heritage Centre, Graves Art Gallery, Kelham Island Museum, Maurice Dobson Museum and Heritage Centre, Millennium Galleries, Museum of South Yorkshire Life, Rotherham Art Gallery, Sheffield Fire and Police Museum, Shepherd Wheel, South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Weston Park Museum, Worsborough Mill Museum and the York and Lancaster Regimental Museum.
Heritage Railways
Elsecar Steam Railway
Parks & Gardens, Places Of Natural Beauty
Creswell Crags, Howden Moors, Sheffield Winter Gardens, Rother Valley Country Park, RSPB Old Moor Wetland Centre, Ulley Reservoir & Country park and Worsborough Mill and Country Park,
Historic Religious Buildings
Chapel of Our Lady of Rotherham Bridge, Ecclesfield Priory, Monk Bretton Priory, Roche Abbey, St Lawrence Church in Adwick le Street, St Thomas the Apostle Church,
Historic Houses & Stately Homes
Abbeydale Hall, Beauchief Hall, Brodsworth Hall, Burntwood Hall, Cannon Hall, Cusworth Hall, Doncaster Mansion House, Meersbrook House, Sheffield Manor, Swinden House, Totley Hall, Wentworth Woodhouse (privately owned, public access to grounds only), Whirlow Hall (shown to the right) and Wortley Hall.
Castles
Conisbrough Castle, Manor Castle, Mexborough Castle (earthwork), Rotherham Castle (also known as Boston Castle), Tickhill Castle (Privately Owned) and Wentworth Castle (Privately owned Baroque mansion). There are no remains of Doncaster Castle and Sheffield Castle was dismantled.
Other Places In South Yorkshire To Visit
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Magna Science Adventure Centre, Meadowhall Centre, Pot House Hamlet and Woodlands model village
Other Interesting Buildings To Visit In South Yorkshire
Barnsley Town Hall
Hotels In South Yorkshire
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Useful South Yorkshire Links
South Yorkshire Bed & Breakfast
Listings of guest houses and B&B in South Yorkshire.
South Yorkshire Hotels
Listings of hotels in towns & villages in South Yorkshire.
Sheffield Bed & Breakfast
Listings of guest houses and B&B in Sheffield.
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