Hoober Stand, Rotherham

Name: Hoober Stand
Address: Rotherham, United Kingdom

#12 among attractions in Rotherham

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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. It lies close to his country seat Wentworth Woodhouse. Its site is approximately 157 metres above sea level and from the top there are long-distance views on a clear day. It is open to the public 2–5 pm on Sundays and bank holiday Mondays from the spring bank holiday weekend until the last Sunday in September. Hoober Stand is one of several follies in and around Wentworth Woodhouse park; the others include Needle's Eye and Keppel's Column. Sidney Oldall Addy, the Sheffield author calls the structure Woburn Stand in his 1888 book, A glossary of words used in the neighbourhood of Sheffield. ()

Built: 1748 (276 years ago)Coordinates: 53°28'55"N, 1°23'15"W

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Rotherham United Kingdom

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Hoober Stand – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wentworth Woodhouse, Trans Pennine Trail, Wath Hall, Elsecar Heritage Centre.

0.9 miSW
Georgian architecture
Wentworth Woodhouse, Rotherham
23 min walk • Wentworth Woodhouse is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Wentworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It is currently owned by the Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust.
2.4 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Trans Pennine Trail
62 min walk • The Trans Pennine Trail is a long-distance path running from coast to coast across Northern England entirely on surfaced paths and using only gentle gradients.
2.1 miNE
Church
Wath Hall, Wath-upon-Dearne
55 min walk • Wath Hall is a former private residence and former municipal structure in Church Street, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, England. The hall, which was the headquarters of Wath upon Dearne Urban District Council Council, is a Grade II listed building.
1.6 miNW
Museum, History museum
Elsecar Heritage Centre, Barnsley
41 min walk • Elsecar Heritage Centre is a living history centre in Elsecar, Barnsley, England. It covers the industrial history of the area, and includes a Newcomen steam engine, the only such engine still in its original location.
2.4 miE
Archaeological site
Roman Rig, Rotherham
62 min walk • The Roman Rig is the name given to a series of earthworks in the north of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. They are believed to originally have formed a single Dyke running from near Wincobank in Sheffield to Mexborough.
1.5 miW
Church
Holy Trinity Church
38 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Wentworth, South Yorkshire.
~960 ftE
Observatories and planetariums
Hoober Observatory, Rotherham
5 min walk • J A Jones Hoober Observatory is a privately owned observatory located in South Yorkshire, England near to the villages of Hoober and Wentworth, 4 miles North-northwest of Rotherham. It can be found about 300 metres east of Hoober Stand. The observatory is owned and operated by Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society.
3.3 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Rotherham
83 min walk • The South Yorkshire Transport Museum is a transport museum of South Yorkshire and surrounding areas in the United Kingdom. It was formerly known as the Sheffield Bus Museum Founded in the 1960, STYM is located in Aldwarke in Rotherham.
1.5 miW
Church
Old Holy Trinity Church
38 min walk • The Old Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Wentworth, South Yorkshire, England. It is partly in ruins, and stands close to a newer church also dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
2.6 miSW
Tower
Keppel's Column, Rotherham
67 min walk • Keppel's Column is a 115-foot tower Grade II* listed building between Wentworth and Kimberworth in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.
3.6 miN
53°32'1"N • 1°22'17"W
Maurice Dobson Museum & Heritage Centre, Barnsley
93 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, History museum