South Yorkshire Events
Past Events In South Yorkshire
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St Mary's Church Ecclesfield
Fri 19 Sep 25
Priory Road, Ecclesfield, Sheffield S35 9XZ
Heritage Open Day: Church open to visitors to look around the building, enjoy a very historical building and meet other visitors...
Join our choir in West Sheffield for a FREE taster session
Thu 18 Sep 25
Dore and Totley United Reformed Church, Totley Brook Road, Sheffield S17 3QS
If you have ever thought 'I want to join a choir near me in Sheffield?' then why not join your local Rock Choir...
Join our choir in West Sheffield for a FREE taster session
Thu 18 Sep 25
Dore and Totley United Reformed Church, Totley Brook Road, Sheffield S17 3QS
If you are wanting to learn to sing you'll find just what you were looking for with us in the Sheffield Rock Choir...
From Sewage Works to Nature Reserve: the Shire Brook Valley transformed
Thu 18 Sep 25
Shire Brook Valley Nature Reserve Visitor Centre, Stone Lane, Sheffield S13 7BR
Heritage Open Day: Established as a nature reserve in 1995, this year is Shire Brook Valley’s 30th anniversary...
How to Build a Cemetery
Thu 18 Sep 25
Wombwell Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Wombwell, Barnsley S73 8HY
Heritage Open Day: How do you build a cemetery? We'll show you the step-by-step journey of how Wombwell Cemetery came to be, including the...
Brodsworth Hall - an illustrated talk by Steve Willimott
Thu 18 Sep 25
St. Peters in Chains RC Church Hall, Chequer Road, Doncaster DN1 2AA
Heritage Open Day: An illustrative talk on Brodsworth Hall by Steve Willimott. This will be part of an Open Evening with the Doncaster Civic Trust...
Barnsley Main Heritage Site
Thu 18 Sep 25
Oaks Lane, Barnsley S71 1HS
Heritage Open Day: Barnsley Main Heritage Group volunteers will be on site with informative and interesting walks, talks and artefacts related to the...
Broomhill Community Library - Designing for People, Landscape and Heritage
Thu 18 Sep 25
Taptonville Road, Sheffield S10 5BR
Heritage Open Day: Landscape Architect Ollie Pike will talk about some of his latest projects that connect people, place and heritage including the...
Broomhill Community Library - Iconic & Bygone Illustrations of Sheffield
Thu 18 Sep 25
Taptonville Road, Sheffield S10 5BR
Heritage Open Day: An illustrated talk and exhibition by artist Greg Harris of the familiar iconic architectural landmarks, past and present, across...
FREE taster session with the Sheffield City Centre Rock Choir
Wed 17 Sep 25
St Mary's Church and Conference Centre, Bramall Lane, Sheffield (City Centre) S2 4QZ
If you have ever thought 'I want to join a choir near me in Sheffield (City Centre)?' then why not join your local Rock Choir...
Broomhill Community Library - Architectural Design - Conservation Principles in Practice
Wed 17 Sep 25
Taptonville Road, Sheffield S10 5BR
Heritage Open Day: Thread Architects will join Lucy Newport of Castree Structural Design for a lively and fascinating discussion on how architectural...
St Helena's Church Austerfield
Wed 17 Sep 25
High Street, Austerfield, Doncaster DN10 6QU
Heritage Open Day: St Helena's is an 11th century Norman church with a rare Sheela-na-Gig and a wonderful Tympanum...
Big Kid Circus Barnsley
Wed 17 Sep 25
Circus Site, Grange Lane S71 5QQ
Prepare to be amazed as Big Kid Circus celebrates its monumental 20th anniversary in 2025 with a show unlike anything the UK has ever seen!...
Parkwood Springs - from Deer Park to Country Park
Wed 17 Sep 25
Parkwood Springs Car Park, Shirecliffe Road, Sheffield S5 8XB
Heritage Open Day: See the best views in Sheffield and hear how a medieval deer park provided materials for industry, a home for workers, a dump for...
Guided Tour of the Danum Gallery, Library and Museum
Wed 17 Sep 25
Waterdale, Doncaster DN1 3BZ
Heritage Open Day: Join one of our curators for a tour of our Rail Heritage, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum, Doncaster Museum Join...
St Leonard's Church Wortley
Wed 17 Sep 25
St Leonard's Church, Wortley Village, Halifax Road, Barnsley S35 7DB
Heritage Open Day: Explore the church and churchyard. The church dates from 1753 and contains monuments and memorials to the Wortley family (the...
Miners’ Hall
Tue 16 Sep 25
Miners’ Hall, Victoria Road, Barnsley S70 2LS
Heritage Open Day: Miners’ Hall Heritage Open Days 2025, National Union of Mineworkers. Explore the Miners’ Hall, talk to former miners about...
St Mark's Church, Broomhill & Broomhall
Tue 16 Sep 25
St Mark's Church Sheffield, Broomfield Road, Sheffield S10 2SE
Heritage Open Day: A chance to visit to the architect George Pace's finest parish church with its stained glass by John Piper and Patrick...
Stocksbridge Museum and Heritage Centre
Tue 16 Sep 25
Town Hall, Manchester Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield S36 2DT
Heritage Open Day: This hidden gem of a museum houses a wealth of unique exhibits including a fabulous collection of Bolsterstone glassware & Midhope...
George Wolstenholm’s Kenwood mansion
Tue 16 Sep 25
Kenwood Road, Sheffield S7 1NQ
Heritage Open Day: A short, guided walk organised by the Nether Edge Festival / History groups, around the grounds of the Kenwood Hall Hotel...
Bawtry Hall and Gardens Open Day
Tue 16 Sep 25
South Parade, Bawtry, Doncaster DN10 6JH
Heritage Open Day: A chance to look around this Grade II Listed Building and its extensive gardens. Bawtry Hall, a Grade II listed building was...
'Drainspotting' - Sheffield's Victorian pavement features
Tue 16 Sep 25
Next Chapter Books, 7 Rustlings Road, Sheffield S11 7AA
Heritage Open Day: A look at the history under our feet. Discover the social heritage that we walk over every day...
Stan Shaw -Sheffield Cutler and 'Little Mester' An Illustrated Talk by Andy Kershaw
Tue 16 Sep 25
Kenwood Road, Sheffield S7 1NQ
Heritage Open Day: An illustrated talk about legendary Sheffield knife-maker and 'Little Mester' Stan Shaw who made exquisitely beautiful...
Don Aqueduct Heritage Walk
Tue 16 Sep 25
Forstead Land Canal Car Park, Barnby Dun, Doncaster DN3 1EB
Heritage Open Day: Join the Don Catchment Rivers Trust as we walk along the canal from Barnby Dun up to the Don Aqueduct and learn about the...
FREE taster session with the Doncaster Rock Choir
Mon 15 Sep 25
Hall Cross Academy, St Michael's Road, Bessacarr, Doncaster DN4 5LU
Do you want to learn to sing near you?
The local Doncaster choir is run by choir leader Kate Threlfall...
Sheffield Skeptics in the Pub
Mon 15 Sep 25
Farm Road Sports & Social Club, Farm Road, Sheffield S2 2TP
Sheffield Skeptics in the Pub was founded in December 2009 and is a good way for people from all walks of life to hear from experts and discuss with...
Hooton Pagnell Hall & Church Open Day
Mon 15 Sep 25
Hooton Pagnell Hall, Hooton Pagnell, Doncaster DN5 7BW
Heritage Open Day: Explore the beautiful grounds of Hooton Pagnell Hall, the home of the Warde family since the 1700s...
Wood Tools at Beehive Works
Mon 15 Sep 25
Beehive Works, 90 Milton Street, Sheffield
Heritage Open Day: A chance to visit this historic Grade II* listed Victorian cutlery factory, and see displays of traditional grinding at the home...
All Saints Ecclesall – explore the church, grounds, its history and heritage.
Mon 15 Sep 25
Ringinglow Road, Sheffield S11 7PP
Heritage Open Day: Explore the Grade II listed church building, first built in the 18th century, and discover the 10 acres of church grounds, its...
Meersbrook Park Walled Garden Sheffield
Sun 14 Sep 25
Meersbrook Park, Brook Road, Meersbrook, Sheffield S8 9FH
Heritage Open Day: Visit the historic Walled Garden in Meersbrook Park in Sheffield with its 200 year old wall and see the huge variety of plants and...
'Old Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth'
Sun 14 Sep 25
Main Street, Wentworth, Rotherham S62 7TX
Heritage Open Day: This atmospheric building started life as a church in the 15th century and was converted to a mausoleum in 1877 after a new church...
Green Moor Pump House
Sun 14 Sep 25
Green Moor Road, Sheffield S35 7JA
Heritage Open Day: A rare chance to see inside the pumphouse and descend the ladder to view the well! The Pump House will open 10.00am until 2...
Betfred St Leger Sunday Funday 2025
Sun 14 Sep 25
Doncaster Racecourse, Bawtry Rd, Doncaster DN2 6BB
Join Us for the Betfred Sunday Funday - featuring the Leger Legends Charity Race
Last but no means least, the closing day of the Betfred St Leger...
Betfred Leger Legends Sunday Funday
Sun 14 Sep 25
Doncaster Racecourse, Grandstand Leger Way, Doncaster, DN2 6BB DN6 2BB
Last but no means least, the closing day of the Betfred St Leger Festival 2025 is set to be bigger and better than ever...
Cusworth Hall Walled Garden Open Day
Sun 14 Sep 25
Cusworth, Doncaster DN5 7TU
Heritage Open Day: A chance to see this restored walled garden and orchard. With a chance to pick fruit from the trees...
Zion Graveyard Attercliffe
Sun 14 Sep 25
Zion Graveyard, Lawrence Street, Attercliffe, Sheffield S9 3RG
Heritage Open Day: Visit the forgotten burial place of Victorian anti-slavery campaigner Mary Ann Rawson...
Open Door at Bawtry Phoenix Theatre
Sun 14 Sep 25
The Phoenix Theatre, Station Road, Bawtry, Doncaster DN10 6PT
Heritage Open Day: A chance to have a Behind the Scenes tour of the Bawtry Phoenix Theatre once a Methodist Chapel The Bawtry Phoenix Theatre is...
Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park Guided Tour and Grave-Finding
Sun 14 Sep 25
Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park, Club Mill Road, Sheffield S6 2ET
Heritage Open Day: Explore once forgotten stories of past Sheffield locals on a guided tour of Wardsend Cemetery...
Conduit and Confinement - A Lodge Moor explore
Sun 14 Sep 25
51 bus terminus, Redmires Road, Sheffield S10 4LJ
Heritage Open Day: The beauty and history of Lodge Moor and Redmires. Reservoirs and conduit, a military base and prison camp, isolation hospitals...
Guided walk of historic Bawtry by Bawtry Heritage Group
Sun 14 Sep 25
Market Cross, Market Hill, Bawtry, Doncaster DN10
Heritage Open Day: A guided walk of historic Bawtry starting from the Market Cross, in the Market Place, at 2 pm on Sunday 14th September...
Graves Park: Architecture in this Historic Park
Sat 13 Sep 25
Graves Park, Top of Derbyshire Lane, Sheffield S8 8QA
Heritage Open Day: An exploration of the architecture in Graves Park, once Norton Park. A Guided Walk in Graves Park: Exploring the names,...
Open days at All Saints Darfield
Sat 13 Sep 25
Church Street, Darfield, Barnsley S73 9JX
Heritage Open Day: Come and see how a typical Parish Church has developed over nine centuries. Darfield All Saints is a beautiful and ancient church,...
2 Vicar Road Darfield - From Corner Shop to Museum
Sat 13 Sep 25
2 Vicar Road, Darfield, Barnsley S73 9JZ
Heritage Open Day: 2 Vicar Road was a corner shop owned by Maurice Dobson. On his death, he left the building to the people of Darfield and in 2000,...
Memoria Doncaster and South Yorkshire Open Day
Sat 13 Sep 25
Armthorpe Lane, Barnby Dun, Doncaster DN3 1DL
Heritage Open Day: Memoria Crematoria and Memorial Park, Armthorpe Lane, Barnby Dun. Everyone is welcome for a tour of the facility and join us for...
Only 1 of 3 built in the UK! St Michael And All Angels Church, Great Houghton!
Sat 13 Sep 25
St.Michael And All Angels Church, Church Street, Great Houghton, Barnsley S720BL
Heritage Open Day: Explore a GradeII Listed church building. St.Michaels is only 1 of 3 Churches built in the Cromwellian era, with Jacobean Style...
Mortuary Chapel in Burngreave Cemetery
Sat 13 Sep 25
North Chapel, Burngreave Cemery, Melrose Road, Sheffield S3 9DN
Heritage Open Day: Mortuary Chapel building with two chapels connected by Clock Tower and Spire. Designed by William Flockton and Sons in 1861...
Harmony Works at Canada House: Pop-up Urban Room exhibition
Sat 13 Sep 25
Canada House, 11 Commercial Street, Sheffield S1 2AT
Heritage Open Day: Discover the Victorian grandeur of Canada House, once the headquarters of the Sheffield United Gas Light Company with a pop-up...
Bullhouse Chapel
Sat 13 Sep 25
Bullhouse Chapel, Bullhouse Lane, Millhouse Green, Sheffield S36 9NF
Heritage Open Day: This simple chapel that has met for independent Christian worship since 1692. The oldest non conformist chapel to meet in the same...
Felkirk; The history and heritage of St Peter's church
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Peter's Parish Church, Church Lane, Felkirk, Barnsley S72 9DH
Heritage Open Day: The area known as Felkirk is small but its heritage is full of depth and character...
Wincobank Chapel and Iron Age Hillfort
Sat 13 Sep 25
132 Wincobank Avenue, Wincobank, Sheffield S5 6BB
Heritage Open Day: Visit the historic Wincobank Chapel, founded in 1841 as a village school by anti-slavery campaigner Mary Ann Rawson...
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Things to do around South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire offers a diverse range of activities for a memorable day out. Whether you're interested in history, nature, or family-friendly adventures, there's something for everyone in this vibrant county. Let's explore some of the best things to do:
1. Brodsworth Hall & Gardens, Doncaster:
- Managed by English Heritage, Brodsworth Hall is a beautifully preserved Victorian country estate. Visitors can step back in time and experience the upper-class lifestyle of the 1860s. Explore period furniture, dramatic architecture, and meticulously restored gardens. Fun fact: The Thellusson family, former owners of the house, maintained these gardens with care. There's also a tearoom for refreshments, making it a great day out for all ages.
2. Peak District National Park:
- South Yorkshire serves as the eastern gateway to the Peak District National Park. This sparsely populated rural region boasts windswept moorland, rolling hills, and marked hiking trails. Look out for wildlife like buzzards, hen harriers, and red deer. It's perfect for outdoor enthusiasts and makes an excellent day trip from Sheffield.
3. Yorkshire Wildlife Park and South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, Doncaster:
- Combine a visit to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park with a trip to the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum. Get up close to animals and explore aviation history in one exciting day.
4. The Winter Garden, Sheffield:
- Sheffield's Winter Garden is Europe's largest urban glasshouse. Admire exotic plants, relax in the lush surroundings, and enjoy a peaceful escape in the heart of the city.
5. Explore Sheffield:
- Sheffield, known for its industrial heritage, offers a mix of cultural attractions, green spaces, and vibrant markets. Visit museums, art galleries, and historic sites like Sheffield Cathedral and Kelham Island Museum.
6. Rotherham and Barnsley:
- Explore the towns of Rotherham and Barnsley. Discover local history, visit markets, and enjoy riverside walks along the River Don.
7. Doncaster:
- Doncaster boasts historic architecture, including the Doncaster Minster and the Mansion House. Explore the town center, browse shops, and dine in local cafes.
Remember to check opening hours and any booking requirements for these attractions. Whether you're interested in heritage, nature, or family fun, South Yorkshire promises an unforgettable day out!
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1. Brodsworth Hall & Gardens, Doncaster:
- Managed by English Heritage, Brodsworth Hall is a beautifully preserved Victorian country estate. Visitors can step back in time and experience the upper-class lifestyle of the 1860s. Explore period furniture, dramatic architecture, and meticulously restored gardens. Fun fact: The Thellusson family, former owners of the house, maintained these gardens with care. There's also a tearoom for refreshments, making it a great day out for all ages.
2. Peak District National Park:
- South Yorkshire serves as the eastern gateway to the Peak District National Park. This sparsely populated rural region boasts windswept moorland, rolling hills, and marked hiking trails. Look out for wildlife like buzzards, hen harriers, and red deer. It's perfect for outdoor enthusiasts and makes an excellent day trip from Sheffield.
3. Yorkshire Wildlife Park and South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, Doncaster:
- Combine a visit to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park with a trip to the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum. Get up close to animals and explore aviation history in one exciting day.
4. The Winter Garden, Sheffield:
- Sheffield's Winter Garden is Europe's largest urban glasshouse. Admire exotic plants, relax in the lush surroundings, and enjoy a peaceful escape in the heart of the city.
5. Explore Sheffield:
- Sheffield, known for its industrial heritage, offers a mix of cultural attractions, green spaces, and vibrant markets. Visit museums, art galleries, and historic sites like Sheffield Cathedral and Kelham Island Museum.
6. Rotherham and Barnsley:
- Explore the towns of Rotherham and Barnsley. Discover local history, visit markets, and enjoy riverside walks along the River Don.
7. Doncaster:
- Doncaster boasts historic architecture, including the Doncaster Minster and the Mansion House. Explore the town center, browse shops, and dine in local cafes.
Remember to check opening hours and any booking requirements for these attractions. Whether you're interested in heritage, nature, or family fun, South Yorkshire promises an unforgettable day out!