Top 10 things to do in South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire pairs the steel city of Sheffield with the Peak District edge, big museums and industrial heritage. It is down to earth and good value.
- 1
Sheffield Botanical Gardens
📍 SheffieldGardens, freeA Victorian garden with glasshouses, free to enter.
- 2
Kelham Island Museum
📍 SheffieldHistory, industryA museum of Sheffield’s industrial past, with working steam engines.
- 3
Peak District edge
📍 Hathersage and the Dark PeakWalks, sceneryMoors, edges and reservoirs just west of Sheffield.
- 4
Magna Science Adventure Centre
📍 RotherhamScience, familiesA hands-on science centre in a former steelworks.
- 5
Cannon Hall
📍 Near BarnsleyHouse, parkA country house with museum, park and walled gardens.
- 6
Wentworth Woodhouse
📍 Near RotherhamHouse, historyOne of the largest houses in Britain, now being restored. Check tour times.
- 7
Conisbrough Castle
📍 ConisbroughHistoryA 12th-century castle with a round keep.
- 8
Weston Park Museum
📍 SheffieldFree, familiesA free museum in a park, with a collection on local life.
- 9
Cusworth Hall
📍 DoncasterHouse, parkA Georgian house and park, with a museum of local history.
- 10
Sheffield Winter Garden
📍 SheffieldFree, glasshouseA large public glasshouse with plants from around the world, in the city centre.
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Last checked: October 2026.