Visit South Yorkshire for stunning landscape of dales, fells and moors and a collection of lively cities and quaint villages. During the 18th and 19th centuries South Yorkshire was the heartland of Britain’s iron and steel industries. Today monumental landmarks stand as reminders of this Victorian-era industry alongside excellent museums, atmospheric pubs and sporting venues.
Sheffield is England’s “Steel City," whose industrial importance is celebrated at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet and Kelham Island Museum. Appreciate the Victorian Sheffield Town Hall and Gothic-style Sheffield Cathedral. Browse arts and crafts at the Millennium Gallery and tropical flower displays at the Winter Garden. Attend world championship snooker matches at the Crucible Theatre.
Regal Doncaster is a market town home to Doncaster Minster and Doncaster Racecourse. Tour the stately Brodsworth Hall and Gardens, shop at Doncaster Market and spot big cats at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
Barnsley is the birthplace of the Barnsley Chop, a double loin lamb chop often served with fries or mashed potato. Don’t miss the nearby manor houses Cannon Hall Museum Park and Gardens, Wentworth Castle Gardens and Wortley Hall.
Find more stately living at Rotherham’s Wentworth Woodhouse, which is Europe’s biggest private residence. Ride the Elsecar Heritage Railway in the colliery village of Elsecar. In Loxley, a statue of Robin Hood commemorates the supposed birthplace of the legendary folkloric outlaw. Worsbrough Mill is a working flour mill that dates back to the 1600s.
The Peak District National Park is a great place for hikes and bike rides around wild countryside made up of dales, forested valleys, moorland and rivers. Stumble upon rural villages such as Bradfield, home to a Norman castle and friendly inns. Walk between the picture-perfect hamlets of Hope Valley. The Trans Pennine Trail cuts through the park on its 215-mile (346-kilometer) long coast-to-coast route.
South Yorkshire is part of the Yorkshire and the Humber region, in northeastern England. International flights arrive at the Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Direct train services provide easy access to the area from Birmingham, London and Manchester.