In Darfield, Maurice Dobson Museum is the place to visit
One place to visit is mapped inside Darfield’s built-up area, with 3 more within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 museums, an abbey or priory and a heritage railway to choose from. Here, one place is kept up by English Heritage. At 12 km, Conisbrough Castle is worth the journey.
Start here in Darfield
After Maurice Dobson Museum, look out for an abbey or priory, a museum and a heritage railway.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonk Bretton Priory3.3 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumElsecar Heritage Centre4.6 km outside town, to the southwest
Heritage railwayElsecar Heritage Railway4.7 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
Leave town to the southwest for most of the 3 nearby.
The dashed line is Darfield’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Between them they are 2 museums, an abbey or priory and a heritage railway.
Green: inside Darfield. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Monk Bretton Priory).
The complete list
After the one in town come 3 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Darfield comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Darfield’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Darfield →
Within a day
Of the 12 day trips, Conisbrough Castle (12 km) is the best known.
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park15 km northwest · 300K visitors a year
CastleSandal Castle15 km northwest
Historic houseChatsworth House38 km southwest
CathedralWakefield Cathedral18 km northwest
CathedralSheffield Cathedral18 km south
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie18 km south
CastlePontefract Castle18 km north
Historic houseWentworth Woodhouse7.1 km south
Garden · English HeritageBrodsworth Hall and Gardens9.8 km east
Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle34 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustNostell Priory13 km northPlaces well known beyond Darfield (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Practical questions about Darfield
What are the main attractions in Darfield?
The place to visit inside Darfield’s built-up area is Maurice Dobson Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Darfield have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Darfield: Maurice Dobson Museum and Elsecar Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Darfield?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Darfield, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Monk Bretton Priory).
What are the best-known days out near Darfield?
Within 40 km: Conisbrough Castle (12 km), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (15 km), Sandal Castle (15 km), Chatsworth House (38 km).
Where are Darfield’s historic buildings listed?
Darfield has 9 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Darfield when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (14)
- Monk Bretton Priory: Tony Grist, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elsecar Heritage Centre: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elsecar Heritage Railway: cooldudeandy01, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 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
- Pontefract Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wentworth Woodhouse: Jeff Pearson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brodsworth Hall and Gardens: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nostell Priory: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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