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Life in Fishlake during World War II
Fri 18 Sep 26
Fishlake Village Hall, Pinfold Lane, Fishlake, Doncaster DN7 5JR
Heritage Open Day: An exhibition of life in a rural village during World War II. Rationing, blackout, make do and mend...
Drop in session
Fri 18 Sep 26
Cusworth Hall, Cusworth, Doncaster DN5 7TU
Heritage Open Day: A drop-in session at Cusworth Hall Join our social history curator to find out more about the lives of the Cusworth Hall servants...
St Pauls Wordsworth Avenue Open Morning
Thu 17 Sep 26
St. Pauls Church Hall, Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield S5 9JH
Heritage Open Day: Come and look inside St Paul's Church Wordsworth Avenue - a Grade II* Listed building designed by Sir Basil Spence...
Quirky Churches Talk
Thu 17 Sep 26
St Lawrence Church, Station Road, Hatfield, Doncaster DN7 6RX
Heritage Open Day: An entertaining, interesting and interactive talk focusing on the often unseen sights and unheard stories contained in the rich...
Opening the Doors
Thu 17 Sep 26
St Peter in Chains Church, Chequer Road, Doncaster DN1 2AA
Heritage Open Day: Join the Doncaster Civic Trust to hear an illustrated talk by David Winpenny - Opening the Doors; A Brief History of Country House...
Ancient White Willows - a unique living heritage
Thu 17 Sep 26
Fishlake Village Hall, Pinfold Lane, Fishlake, Doncaster DN7 5JR
Heritage Open Day: Join Professor Ian Rotherham as he explores the rich landscape heritage and high biodiversity value of the veteran white willows...
Broomhill Community Library - Baronets and Beggars
Thu 17 Sep 26
Broomhill Community Library, Taptonville Road, Sheffield S10 5BR
Heritage Open Day: How an ordinary Sheffield family became grand - and ordinary again! Geoffrey Harbord will explore how over 200 years the...
Rossington Hall Open Day
Thu 17 Sep 26
Rossington Hall, Great North Road, Rossington, Doncaster DN11 0HR
Heritage Open Day: A chance to look around this Grade 2 Listed Nineteenth Century Historic House not normally open to the general public Rossington...
Guided tours of Rotherham Town Hall
Thu 17 Sep 26
The Crofts, Moorgate Street, Rotherham S60 2TH
Heritage Open Day: Town Hall staff to give two tours of the Town Hall on Thursday 17th September starting at 11am and a guided short stroll around...
Hooton Pagnell Hall Gardens Open Day
Wed 16 Sep 26
Hooton Pagnell Hall, Hooton Pagnell, Doncaster DN5 7BW
Heritage Open Day: We will be opening our Gardens, Tithe Barn and Summer House for an insight into the history of Hooton Pagnell Hall...
Broomhill Community Library - Garden Tour & Tools from the Past
Wed 16 Sep 26
Broomhill Community Library, Taptonville Road, Sheffield S10 5BR
Heritage Open Day: Tour of the Percy Cane heritage garden with Jill Sinclair. Join the garden volunteers in exploring some everyday tools past and...
Broomhill Community Library - Archiving Broomhill’s Everyday Histories
Wed 16 Sep 26
Broomhill Community Library, Taptonville Road, Sheffield S10 5BR
Heritage Open Day: Interested in Broomhill’s heritage, family history and archiving? Do you have information on local people, places and stories?...
St Helena's Church High Street Austerfield HODS
Wed 16 Sep 26
St Helena's Church, High Street, Austerfield, Doncaster DN10 6QU
Heritage Open Day: St Helena's is an 11th century Norman church with beautiful Norman arches, a rare Sheela-na-Gig (only 16 in the country) and...
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience @ Sheffield
Wed 16 Sep 26
Tapton Hall, Shore Lane, Sheffield S10 3BU
Embarking on its 29th year of touring, Faulty Towers The Dining Experience continues its universally acclaimed adaptation of the iconic TV series...
Tour of Danum Gallery, Library and Museum
Wed 16 Sep 26
Danum Gallery Library & Museum, Waterdale, Doncaster DN1 3BZ
Heritage Open Day: Danum Gallery, Library and Museum - Waterdale - DN1 3BZ
Wednesday, 16th September | Free | No Booking Required Join one of our...
Stocksbridge Museum and Heritage Centre
Tue 15 Sep 26
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...
Bawtry Hall and Gardens Open Day
Tue 15 Sep 26
Bawtry Hall, 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...
Broomhill Community Library - FORK TALK!
Tue 15 Sep 26
Broomhill Community Library, Taptonville Road, Sheffield S10 5BR
Heritage Open Day: Paul Iseard, who ran the Famous Sheffield Shop, will open the ‘fork talk’ with a quiz, before taking us on the journey of the...
A Morning with our Stone Masons
Tue 15 Sep 26
Station Road, Hatfield, Doncaster DN7 6RX
Heritage Open Day: An interactive, hands on demonstration and opportunity to meet with the team from Matthias Garn- Master Mason, who have been...
Beauchief Gardens - a guided tour
Tue 15 Sep 26
Beauchief Garden, Abbeydale Road South, Sheffield S17 3LB
Heritage Open Day: Slum clearance, snuff , the Titanic and a horse trough - all in a small tranquil garden between 4 rail tracks and a busy main...
Pop-Up Exhibition: Doncaster Rovers Football Museum at Club Doncaster Sports Village
Mon 14 Sep 26
DRFC Stadium, Club Doncaster Sports Village, Stadium Way, DRFC Stadium, Doncaster DN4 5JW
Heritage Open Day: Doncaster Rovers Football Museum pops up for the first time in its new location within the stadium especially for Heritage Open...
St Andrew's Psalter Lane Church
Mon 14 Sep 26
St Andrew's Psalter Lane Church, 31 Psalter Lane, Sheffield S11 8YL
Heritage Open Day: Take a short tour of the church, chat with our stewards about our history or simply enjoy the quiet space and wonderful light of...
Did any of your family mine in any of the collieries linked to the Oaks?
Mon 14 Sep 26
Oaks Lane, Barnsley S70 3ET
Heritage Open Day: Come and check out the site of Barnsley Main Colliery and have a look in the museum on site...
Wood Tools at Beehive Works
Mon 14 Sep 26
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...
St Mary's Church, Wheatley, Open Church & Guided Tour
Mon 14 Sep 26
59 St. Marys Road, Doncaster DN1 2NR
Heritage Open Day: St Mary's Church Wheatley, was opened in 1885, designed by Edmund Beckett, created Lord Grimethorpe a year later...
Open Door at Doncaster Little Theatre
Mon 14 Sep 26
East Laith Gate, Doncaster DN1 1JD
Heritage Open Day: Looking back at the 30+ year history of the Little Theatre and theatre group Looking back at the 30+ year history of the Little...
Doncaster Rovers Stadium Tour at Club Doncaster Sports Village
Mon 14 Sep 26
Doncaster Rovers FC, Club Doncaster Sports Village, Stadium Way, Doncaster DN4 5JW
Heritage Open Day: See behind the scenes with a guided tour of the stadium at the Club Doncaster Sports Village...
Zion Graveyard Attercliffe
Sun 13 Sep 26
Zion Graveyard, Lawrence Street, Attercliffe, Sheffield S9 3RG
Heritage Open Day: Visit the forgotten burial place of Victorian anti-slavery campaigner Mary Ann Rawson...
Broomhill Community Library - ‘Three Gardens Eighteen People Treasures Trail’
Sun 13 Sep 26
Broomhill Community Library, Taptonville Road, Sheffield S10 5BR
Heritage Open Day: A guided tour following the new ‘Three Gardens Eighteen People Trail†from Broomhill Community Library to Sheffield Botanical...
Conduit and Confinement - A Lodge Moor explore
Sun 13 Sep 26
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...
Sheffield Botanical Gardens
Sun 13 Sep 26
Botanical Gardens, Clarkehouse Road, Sheffield S10 2LN
Heritage Open Day: Short tours of the Sheffield Botanical Gardens on Sunday 13th September, 11.30 - 4pm, last tour 3.00...
John the Baptist Church Wadworth Open Day
Sun 13 Sep 26
St John the Baptist Church, Old Church Lane, Wadworth, Doncaster DN11 9BW
Heritage Open Day: Fantastic medieval church with 21st century facilities in the centre of the old village with its origins in Saxon Times...
Sports and Recreation - Guided Walk of Hyde Park Cemetery
Sun 13 Sep 26
Hyde Park Cemetery, Carr Lane, Doncaster DN4 5AA
Heritage Open Day: Join the Friends of Hyde Park Cemetery to discover sporting stars and popular pastimes from Doncaster’s rich history...
Sheffield Street Art
Sun 13 Sep 26
Shalesmoor Tram Stop, Sheffield
Heritage Open Day: Kelham Island and Neepsend are major hubs of Sheffield’s thriving official Street Art scene...
Graves Park: 1926-2026 Centenary Walk
Sun 13 Sep 26
Graves Park, Top of Derbyshire Lane, Sheffield S8 8QA
Heritage Open Day: A walk within the original Graves Park, exploring the beauty and diversity of J G Graves's original gift to the citizens of...
Bawtry Unmissable Building
Sun 13 Sep 26
1 station road, Bawtry, Doncaster DN10 6RQ
Heritage Open Day: Bawtry's Unmissable Building - Is the Methodist chapel opened in 1904 looking south down the High Street standing at...
'Old Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth'
Sun 13 Sep 26
Holy Trinity Church, Main Street, Wentworth, Rotherham S62 7TX
Heritage Open Day: Explore the history of an historic estate church. This atmospheric, picturesque ruin started life as a church back in the 15th...
Bower Spring Cementation Furnace
Sun 13 Sep 26
Bower Spring Lane, off Gibraltar Street, Sheffield S3 8UB
Heritage Open Day: A chance to get up close to this recently restored 200 year old survivor of Sheffield's industrial past...
Open Door and Back Stage Tour at Bawtry Phoenix Theatre
Sun 13 Sep 26
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 A Primitive Methodist Chapel...
Lindholme Hall Heritage Day
Sat 12 Sep 26
Lindholme Hall, Lindholme Bank Road, Hatfield Woodhouse, Doncaster DN7 6DT
Heritage Open Day: Discover a hidden island in the heart of Hatfield Moors. Enjoy woodland walks, reflections from different faith traditions,...
Doncaster Unitarian and Free Christian Church Open Afternoon
Sat 12 Sep 26
60A Hall Gate, Doncaster DN1 3PB
Heritage Open Day: Look around our historic building and learn about some of the historic figures who have met, spoken and sung here...
St Mary's Worsbrough, Church and Churchyard Open weekend
Sat 12 Sep 26
St. Marys Church, Worsbrough Village, Worsbrough, Barnsley S70 5LW
Heritage Open Day: We are encouraging people to come and visit our churchyard and open church. This historic church has lots of interesting...
St Michael & All Angels Church Skelbrooke Acriculture and Quarrying Local History
Sat 12 Sep 26
St Michael & All Angels Church, Straight Lane, Skelbrooke, Doncaster DN68LX
Heritage Open Day: Village church built in medieval times but nearly totally destroyed by fire in 1870. Rebuilt in Victorian style in 1872...
Scissors Paper Stone - Lost and Found Exhibition
Sat 12 Sep 26
St John's Church, 5 Ranmoor Park Road, Ranmoor, Sheffield S10 3GX
Heritage Open Day: The September 2026 events focus on the Heritage Open Days at St John’s Church and explore the history of the original church...
Only 1 of 3 built in the UK! St Michael And All Angels Church, Great Houghton!
Sat 12 Sep 26
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...
Meadowhall to host Gruffalo event this weekend
Sat 12 Sep 26
Meadowhall Shopping Centre,
Sheffield S9 1EP
Meadowhall has partnered with the National Literacy Trust to host a weekend of free activities to celebrate the publication of Gruffalo Granny - the...
Barnburgh Dovecote
Sat 12 Sep 26
Barnburgh Hall Gardens, Barnburgh, Doncaster DN5 7DS
Heritage Open Day: An opportunity to view a well preserved 16th century octagonal dovecote, originally constructed as a wedding gift from the Lord...
St Peters Church Barnburgh
Sat 12 Sep 26
St Peters Church, Barnburgh, Doncaster DN5 7ES
Heritage Open Day: This is a great opportunity to visit a Grade 1 listed example of a 12th century church The church is known as the Cat and Man...
Heritage of St Laurence's Church and the community of Adwick le Street
Sat 12 Sep 26
St Laurence's Church, Village Street, Adwick le Street, Doncaster DN6 7AD
Heritage Open Day: Church open for an informal visit to view the medieval architecture and artefacts and displays of local history...
St Mary Magdalene Church Campsall
Sat 12 Sep 26
St Mary Magdalene Church, The Avenue, Campsall, Doncaster DN6 9AG
Heritage Open Day: Legend suggests that Robin Hood was married at St Mary Magdalene Church Campsall as centuries ago the village stood on the...
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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!