Wortley Top Forge
You will find Wortley Top Forge, a museum, 500 m south of Thurgoland. Top of the 42 other places within 15 km is Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 13 km off.
Museum near Thurgoland
Just outside Thurgoland
Wortley Top Forge is 500 m south of Thurgoland. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
Warm weather in Thurgoland runs June to September, with highs of 17–21°C.
Wortley Top Forge
Museum.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- 500 m south of Thurgoland
- Official site
- topforge.co.uk
Visiting: the details
- EntryA fee is charged
Finding Wortley Top Forge
The places near Wortley Top Forge are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Largest of the 8 is Chapeltown and High Green, home to 22,187. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
- 1Thurgoland
- 2Deepcar
- 3Stocksbridge
- 4Oxspring
- 5Upper Tankersley
- 6Silkstone Common
- 7Penistone
- 8Chapeltown and High Green
Thurgoland
Deepcar
Stocksbridge
Oxspring
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Wortley Top Forge is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurgoland | 500 m north of it | 1,239 | 3 |
| Deepcar | 1.6 km southwest of it | 5,644 | 1 |
| Stocksbridge | 1.9 km southwest of it | 7,264 | 1 |
| Oxspring | 3 km northwest of it | 1,196 | 3 |
| Upper Tankersley | 3.6 km east of it | 914 | 7 |
| Silkstone Common | 4.2 km north of it | 1,278 | 7 |
| Penistone | 4.2 km northwest of it | 8,541 | 4 |
| Chapeltown and High Green | 4.3 km southeast of it | 22,187 | 5 |
Also near Wortley Top Forge
Within 15 km are 42 places, among them 2 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 castles.
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park13 km away · 300K visitors a year2
CathedralSheffield Cathedral14 km away3
CastleWentworth Castle4.2 km away4
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie14 km away5
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonk Bretton Priory10 km away6
Historic houseWentworth Woodhouse10 km away7
CastleSheffield Castle14 km away8
MuseumCannon Hall8.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Wortley Top Forge
Where is Wortley Top Forge?
Wortley Top Forge is 500 m south of Thurgoland, South Yorkshire.
What is Wortley Top Forge?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Wortley Top Forge?
June to September are the warmest months in Thurgoland, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Wortley Top Forge?
Within 15 km: Yorkshire Sculpture Park (13 km), Sheffield Cathedral (14 km), Wentworth Castle (4.2 km) and Cathedral Church of St Marie (14 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)
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield Cathedral: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Cathedral Church of St Marie: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monk Bretton Priory: Tony Grist, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wentworth Woodhouse: Jeff Pearson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield Castle: Gregory Deryckère, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cannon Hall: Dave Gorman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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