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Worsbrough Mill and Country Park has been recently recognised as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in recognition of its importance as a wet woodlands habitat. We are very proud to have helped secure funding from the National Lottery Heritage … Continue reading →

Following our successful exhibition of paintings by Dutch artists, this exhibition brings together works by British artists from the collections at Cannon Hall Museum. Themes of portraiture and landscape pictures by local and national artists ranging from the eighteenth to … Continue reading →

By adopting a harvest mouse, you will be helping us to continue with the valuable conservation work at Worsbrough Mill and Country Park which protects this crucial habitat. Adoption costs £20 and in return you will receive: Mouse soft toy … Continue reading →

Worsbrough Mill and Country Park needs your help! They want to know what you think about the Mill and Country Park, so they can make exciting plans for the future. Fill in the survey to share your thoughts. https://surveys.barnsley.gov.uk/s/F286J6/ 

Three art installations are coming together at Elsecar in Barnsley to mark the culmination of ambitious three-year art and heritage programme. The Great Place Wentworth & Elsecar programme delivered a range of activities, projects and festivals inspired by Wentworth Woodhouse … Continue reading →

Invasive Species: Shaping the Landscape is an exhibition of contemporary sculpture by members of the Yorkshire Sculptors Group. The artists explore ideas around nature, humanity and control.To maintain the delicate balance between order and disorder which is characteristic of garden design, the artworks highlight … Continue reading →

Follow the trail through Barnsley Town Centre between May 29th and June 13th to discover eight giant willow beasts inspired by local legends. The free trail starts at Barnsley Town Hall and if you visit the Metrodome, you will find … Continue reading →

An extraordinary story about the small Yorkshire village that became an international centre of industry. Ironworks, collieries, aristocrats, royalty and generations of villagers with achievements to be proud of all contribute to the fascinating story of Elsecar. Elsecar guided tours … Continue reading →

Forty local poets have had their work published as part of the Hear My Voice 2020 competition and will be featured alongside a new poem by Barnsley’s Poet Laureate, Eloise Unerman and seven sonnets by Ian McMIllan in a moving … Continue reading →

Cannon Hall is a superb example of a Georgian Estate and the North Range Glass is one of the oldest glass houses in the walled garden. There have been multiple stages of construction, starting in the 1790’s, with alterations in … Continue reading →