ATTRACTIONS IN DN11 9DG
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12.1milesOld Rectory
1 Rectory Street, Epworth, DN91HX
In this house John and Charles Wesley grew up as boys. Samuel Wesley built this house in 1709 after fire had destroyed the earlier building from which John was rescued as 'a brand plucked from the burning.
5.3milesDoncaster Museum and Art Gallery
Chequer Road, Doncaster, DN12AE
The last phase of the substantial refurbishment programme has now been completed. It tells the story of Doncaster and its region through the twin routes of the River Don and the Great North Road in an exciting and innovative way.
5.4milesRoche Abbey
1½ miles S of Maltby off A634 (OS Map 111; ref SK 544898), S668NW
Founded in 1147, the fine early Gothic transepts of this Cistercian monastery in South Yorkshire still survive to their original height. In the 18th century, Lancelot 'Capability' Brown transformed an already beautiful valley into a truly enchanting landscape, incorporating the ruins.
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6.5milesConisbrough Castle
Conisbrough (NE of Town Centre), DN123BU
Conisbrough Castle boasts the finest Circular Norman Keep Tower in the UK. This testament to the Stone Masons of medieval England was built during the 1180s by the fifth Earl of Surrey, Hamelin Plantagenet half brother of the most powerful of the Angevin Kings of England, Henry II.
6.8milesMuseum of South Yorkshire Life
Cusworth Lane, Cusworth, DN57TU
Cusworth Hall is an imposing 18th century country house set in extensive landscaped parklands, once home to the Battie-Wrightson family. The Grade 1 listed house is deemed a site of special interest due to the preservation of all elements of a Georgian country house.
8.1milesWetlands Waterfowl Reserve
Off Loundlow Road, Sutton-Cum-Lound, DN228SB
Wetlands Waterfowl reserve and Exotic Bird Park - 32 acres of tranquil lakes and woodland. Wetlands primary objective is to enable people of all ages to view and get close to animals they wouldn't normally have the chance to see.
8.5milesTropical Butterfly House and Falconry
Hungerhill Farm, Woodsetts Rd, N Anston, S254EQ
Venture deep into the Tropical Rainforest; watch out for the caiman basking by his pool. Try and spot all the different types of free flying exotic butterflies and birds as they search for food.
10milesBrodsworth Hall and Gardens
Brodsworth, Doncaster, DN57XJ
Charles Sabine Augustus Thellusson inherited the Brodsworth estate in 1859 and decided to commission a new mansion to replace the old 18th-century house. Designed in the Italianate style and decorated and furnished in the opulent fashion of the 1860s, it retains much of its original scheme to this day, making it one of England's most complete surviving Victorian country houses.
12.6milesClumber Park
Estate Office, Clumber Park, Worksop, S803AZ
The park comprises over 3800 acres of peaceful woods, open heath and rolling farmland, with a superb serpentine lake at its heart and the longest avenue of lime trees in Europe. Part of Nottinghamshire's famed 'Dukeries', Clumber was formerly home to the Dukes of Newcastle.
12.7milesMagna Science Adventure Centre
Sheffield Road, Templeborough, Rotherham, S601DX
Magna Science Adventure Centre is the first UK Sceince Centre, which aims to explore the earth through air, water, fire and power, and gives visitors the chance to get hands on with a variety of interactive challenges. There are 5 Adventure Pavilions, Water, Fire, Sci-Tek, Earth and Air, giving visitors and unforgettable day out.
12.9milesGainsborough Old Hall
Parnell Street, Gainsborough, DN212NB
Gainsborough Old Hall is a unique medieval manor house right in the centre of Gainsborough. Sir Thomas Burgh built it between 1460 and 1480 and it remains much as he left it, to the delight of thousands of visitors each year.
13.3milesCreswell Crags Museum
Crags Road, Welbeck, S803LH
Creswell Crags is a limestone gorge honeycombed with caves and smaller fissures. There are many exciting and interesting things to do at Creswell Crags.
16.4milesMonk Bretton Priory
Barnsley, S715QD
Barnsley is fortunate to have within its boundary the extensive remains of a Priory, originally founded under the Cluniac order, which offers much for the visitor to appreciate. The open space of the priory grounds and the views across the wooded countryside still convey the feeling of peace and tranquility as benefited monastery life.
16.7milesKelham Island Museum
Alma Street, S38RY
Kelham Island Museum was opened in 1982 to house the objects, pictures and archive material representing Sheffield's industrial story. The displays at the Museum tell that story from the 'Little Mester' to mass production, skilled workers, revolutionary processes, quality products, invention and innovation.
17.1milesSherwood Forest Country Park
B6034 Road, Edwinstone, NG219HN
Browse around the Visitor Centre shops or relax after a stroll in the Forest Table Restaurant. Take a walk to the mighty Major Oak, pick up one of our fun family nature trails, or just stand and admire the weird and wonderful shapes of the ancient oak trees, twisted by age and weathered into living sculptures.
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17.6milesBolsover Castle
Castle Street, Bolsover, S446PR
Venue for the recent 'I'm Famous and Frightened' on Living TV, Bolsover Castle regularly hosts concerts, Shakespearian plays and other living history events. The award winning property has turrets and battlements rising from a beautiful wooded hilltop.
17.6milesSherwood Forest Amusement Park Sherwood Forest Fun Park
Church Street, Edwinstowe, Mansfield, NG219QA
Sherwood Forest Amusement Park Sherwood Forest Fun Park - Amusement Park in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Contact venue on telephone number 01623823536 for opening times, entrance costs, and attractions/rides available at this park.
18.9milesRevolution House
High Street, Old Whittington, S419LA
The Revolution House, in the Derbyshire village of Old Whittington, three miles north of Chesterfield, takes its name from the Revolution of 1688.The House is open from Saturday 8th April to Saturday 30th September 2006 from 11am to 4pm every day except Tuesdays.
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