Museum · Hoyland · South Yorkshire

Elsecar Heritage Centre

Elsecar Heritage Centre is a living history museum. Look for it within Hoyland’s built-up area. The site is in the hands of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.

Photo: Elsecar Heritage Centre, Nigel Homer (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Hoyland

inside the built-up area

Run by

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

the operator on record

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Hoyland

Inside Hoyland

Elsecar Heritage Centre is inside Hoyland’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month

For warmth, aim for June to September (18–21°C highs in Hoyland).

Jan7° / 1°54 mm

Feb7° / 1°52 mm

Mar10° / 2°47 mm

Apr13° / 4°48 mm

May16° / 7°51 mm

Jun19° / 10°68 mm

Jul21° / 12°64 mm

Aug21° / 12°63 mm

Sep18° / 9°58 mm

Oct14° / 7°68 mm

Nov10° / 4°65 mm

Dec7° / 2°66 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Hoyland, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Hoyland. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Hoyland’s full climate →

About

Elsecar Heritage Centre

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. Top of the 50 other places within 15 km is Conisbrough Castle, 13 km off.

Type: Museum
Run by: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Hoyland
Official site: elsecar-heritage.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Practical details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Locating Elsecar Heritage Centre

Orange shows Elsecar Heritage Centre; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Staying near Elsecar Heritage Centre

The 8 towns are led in size by Wath upon Dearne, with 16,962 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Hoyland

15,527 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 1 km north of it

Jump

1,424 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 1.3 km north of it

Hemingfield

1,815 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 1.5 km south of it

Wentworth

320 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Elsecar Heritage Centre is	People	Places to visit
Hoyland	It’s in town	15,527	10
Jump	1 km north of it	1,424	8
Hemingfield	1.3 km north of it	1,815	8
Wentworth	1.5 km south of it	320	4
Wombwell	2 km north of it	16,758	10
Brampton	2.2 km northeast of it	4,620	5
Wath upon Dearne	2.7 km east of it	16,962	7
Thorpe Hesley	3.1 km south of it	4,153	5

Make a day of it

Around Elsecar Heritage Centre

There are 50 within 15 km, 2 castles, 2 cathedrals and a historic house among them.

1CastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle13 km away 2

Historic houseWentworth Woodhouse2.5 km away 3

Heritage railwayElsecar Heritage Railway100 m away 4

CathedralSheffield Cathedral13 km away 5

CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie13 km away 6

Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonk Bretton Priory6.7 km away 7

CastleWentworth Castle7.3 km away 8

MuseumMagna Science Adventure Centre8.6 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Elsecar Heritage Centre: the answers

Where is Elsecar Heritage Centre?

Elsecar Heritage Centre is in Hoyland, South Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Elsecar Heritage Centre?

Living history museum in Elsecar, England.

Who runs Elsecar Heritage Centre?

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.

When is the best time to visit Elsecar Heritage Centre?

June to September are the warmest months in Hoyland, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Elsecar Heritage Centre?

Within 15 km: Conisbrough Castle (13 km), Wentworth Woodhouse (2.5 km), Elsecar Heritage Railway (100 m) and Sheffield Cathedral (13 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Elsecar Heritage Centre: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wentworth Woodhouse: Jeff Pearson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elsecar Heritage Railway: cooldudeandy01, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sheffield Cathedral: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral Church of St Marie: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monk Bretton Priory: Tony Grist, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Wentworth Castle: Klaus with K. Blue fringing removed by Digon3 13:34, 24 August 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Magna Science Adventure Centre: RRRR NNNN, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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