Dodworth

Worth seeing in and around Dodworth

9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Oakwell

   Oakwell is a multi-purpose sports ground in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England used by Barnsley Football Club for home fixtures, and those of their reserves. From 2023, the Barnsley F.C. Women's team also played at the stadium until the club withdrew them from the 2025/26 season.

   3.7 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Wentworth Castle

   Wentworth Castle is a grade-I listed country house, the former seat of the Earls of Strafford, at Stainborough, near Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is now home to the Northern College for Residential and Community Education.

   1.9 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in Stainborough, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Holy Rood Church, Barnsley

   Holy Rood Church is a Roman Catholic Parish Church in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It was opened in 1905.

   2.7 km · Catholic church building in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of All Saints, Silkstone

   The Church of All Saints is the parish church in the village of Silkstone in South Yorkshire, England. It is a Church of England church in the Diocese of Leeds.

   2.8 km · Anglican church in Silkstone, South Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Mary's Church

   St Mary's Church is an active parish church in the town of Barnsley, within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Built in the year 1400, the church is located on Church Lane and is directly next to the college and town hall.

   3 km · church in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Barnsley College

   Barnsley College is a further education college just outside the town centre of Barnsley, England. It has several campuses, including the SciTech Digital Innovation Centre and The Electric Theatre.

   3 km · college in Barnsley, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Central Offices, Barnsley

   Central Offices was a municipal facility at Kendray Street in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. As County Hall, it was the headquarters of South Yorkshire County Council.

   3.1 km · building in Barnsley, Barnsley, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Locke Park

   Locke Park is a 47-acre public open space and one of the largest outdoor green spaces in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. In 1861, Phoebe Locke, widow of railway pioneer Joseph Locke donated the park for the benefit of the people of Barnsley.

   2.2 km · park in Barnsley, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Pot House Hamlet

   Silkstone glassworks is situated at Pot House Hamlet, a historic former industrial site in Silkstone, South Yorkshire, England. A glass works was established at Silkstone around 1659 by John Pilmey, who had emigrated from France some years earlier.

   2.6 km · industrial site in Silkstone, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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Getting to Dodworth

Airports

Leeds Bradford (LBA), 37 km · Manchester (MAN), 55 km · East Midlands (EMA), 80 km

Stations

Silkstone Common railway station, 2.9 km · Dodworth railway station, 700 m

• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Dodworth

  47 km · quickest by road, 1h 28m · £5–6
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Dodworth

  70 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · £8–10
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• Liverpool → Dodworth

  97 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · £11–14
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