Wombwell

Worth seeing in and around Wombwell

10 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
   Wentworth Woodhouse

   Wentworth Woodhouse is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Wentworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. The building has more than 300 rooms, with 250,000 square feet of floorspace, including 124,600 square feet of living area, and was – until it ceased to be privately owned – often listed as the largest private residence in the United Kingdom.

   4.7 km · country house in the village of Wentworth, South Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Church of All Saints

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

   2.8 km · Anglican church in Darfield, South Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St Andrew's Church

   The Church of St Andrew the Apostle is an active Church of England parish church located on High Street in Bolton upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, England. The building contains surviving pre-Conquest Anglo-Saxon stonework alongside Norman and late medieval additions.

   5.7 km · church in Bolton upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth

   Holy Trinity Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Wentworth, South Yorkshire.

   4.4 km · church in South Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Hoyland Town Hall

   Hoyland Town Hall is a former municipal building in Hoyland, a town in South Yorkshire in England. The town hall, which was previously the offices and meeting place of Hoyland Urban District Council, is currently in residential use.

   3.1 km · municipal Building in England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Church of St Mary

   The Church of St Mary is an active Church of England parish church located in Worsbrough Village, South Yorkshire, England. Dating from the 12th century, with substantial 15th- and 19th-century additions, the church was designated a Grade I listed building on 11 November 1966.

   4.9 km · church in the village of Worsbrough, South Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Elsecar Heritage Centre

   Elsecar Heritage Centre is a visitor attraction centre in Elsecar, Barnsley, England. Operated by Barnsley Museums, it has independent shops, studios, galleries and cafes in former Victorian engineering workshops.

   2.8 km · Living history museum in Elsecar, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Hoober Stand

   Hoober Stand is a 30-metre-high tower and Grade II* listed building on a ridge in Wentworth, South Yorkshire in northern England. It was designed by Henry Flitcroft for the Whig aristocrat Thomas Watson-Wentworth, Earl of Malton to commemorate the quashing of the 1745 Jacobite rebellion.

   3.9 km · tower in Wentworth, South Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Oaks viaduct

   Oaks Viaduct spanned the Dearne Valley, in South Yorkshire, England. The viaduct was 1,087 feet long and crossed Pontefract Road at Hoyle Mill, and spanned the Dearne Valley including the Dearne and Dove Canal and the Barnsley Coal Railway.

   5.4 km · Railway viaduct in South Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St Michael and All Angels Church, Great Houghton

    St Michael and All Angels Church is the parish church of Great Houghton in South Yorkshire. The church is dedicated to St Michael, and was originally a private chapel and was built by Sir Edward Rodes, the High Sheriff of Yorkshire, who was a conspicuous Parliamentarian.

    5.3 km · church in Great Houghton, South Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Wombwell

Airports

Leeds Bradford (LBA), 43 km · Manchester (MAN), 61 km · East Midlands (EMA), 76 km

Stations

Elsecar railway station, 2.6 km · Bolton-on-Dearne railway station, 5.9 km · Wombwell railway station, 1.1 km · Earl Fitzwilliam's private railway station, 2.7 km

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  32 km · quickest by road, 52 min · £4–6
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  56 km · quickest by road, 1h 40m · £6–8
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  65 km · quickest by road, 1h 33m · £7–10
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