Barnsdale, Doncaster

Name: Barnsdale
Address: Doncaster, United Kingdom

#21 among attractions in Doncaster

Nature, Forest, Natural attraction

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Barnsdale, or Barnsdale Forest, is an area of South and West Yorkshire, England. The area falls within the modern-day districts of Doncaster and Wakefield. Barnsdale was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Barnsdale lies in the immediate vicinity north and northwest of Doncaster, and which was formerly forested and a place of royal hunts, and also renowned as a haunt of the outlaw Robin Hood in early ballads. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°37'3"N, 1°13'53"W

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North ElmsallDoncaster United Kingdom

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Barnsdale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kinsley Greyhound Stadium, Brodsworth Hall, St Giles' Church, Pontefract Market Hall.

$kinsley greyhound stadium pontefract$ 5.6 miW
Dog track, Gambling, Sport
Kinsley Greyhound Stadium, Pontefract
143 min walk • Kinsley greyhound stadium is a Greyhound Board of Great Britain regulated greyhound racing stadium situated in Kinsley, West Yorkshire, England.
4.1 miS
Museum, Historical place, Garden
Brodsworth Hall, Doncaster
106 min walk • Brodsworth Hall, near Brodsworth, 5 miles north-west of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, is one of the most complete surviving examples of a Victorian country house in England. It is virtually unchanged since the 1860s.
$st giles church pontefract$ 6.1 miNW
Church
St Giles' Church, Pontefract
155 min walk • The Church of the St. Giles' in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds. The church is Grade II* listed. St Giles is one of two Anglican churches in the town centre; the other being All Saints' which united into one benefice in June 2019.
$pontefract market hall$ 6.1 miNW
Market, Shopping
Pontefract Market Hall, Pontefract
155 min walk • Pontefract Market Hall is a market hall in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was completed in 1860. Pontefract market takes place both in the hall and on the Market Place on which the hall is situated.
$pontefract town hall$ 6.1 miNW
City hall
Pontefract Town Hall, Pontefract
155 min walk • Pontefract Town Hall is a town hall in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was completed in 1882. It is now owned and used by Wakefield Council as a registry office. The building has been Grade II listed since 15 November 1988.
$pontefract museum$ 6.1 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, Art Nouveau architecture
Pontefract Museum, Pontefract
156 min walk • Pontefract Museum is a local museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The collections cover archaeology, archives, decorative and applied art, fine art, photographs and social history.
$micklegate methodist church pontefract$ 6.1 miNW
Church
Micklegate Methodist Church, Pontefract
156 min walk • Micklegate Methodist Church is an active Methodist Church of Great Britain church in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.
$pontefract library$ 6.1 miNW
Library
Pontefract Library, Pontefract
156 min walk • Pontefract Library is a public library in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The present day building is notable as one of the last examples of architecture by John...
2.2 miE
Church
St Mary Magdalene
57 min walk • St Mary Magdalene is a parish church in the Church of England in Campsall in South Yorkshire. It is Grade I listed. There is a service every Sunday at 11.00.
5.5 miS
Church
St Wilfrid's Church
140 min walk • St Wilfrid's Church, Hickleton, is a parish church of the Church of England in Hickleton, near Doncaster in South Yorkshire.
$pontefract hospital$ 5.9 miNW
Church
Pontefract Hospital, Pontefract
152 min walk • Pontefract Hermitage is a medieval hermitage situated below the old Southgate entrance to the General Infirmary in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is a grade I listed structure. The retreat consists of two chambers carved out of sandstone, side by side but on different levels.