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Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Attractions in Darton

Yorkshire Sculpture Park heads the list around Darton

6 of the 8 places to visit in and around Darton are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Darton itself. Around 300K people visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park each year. Here, one place is kept up by English Heritage. Out of town, Sandal Castle is 8.3 km away.

Photo: Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Nigel Homer (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Darton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
8
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The best known around Darton

Alongside Yorkshire Sculpture Park you find 3 museums, an abbey or priory and a heritage railway.

MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park3 km outside town, to the northwest · 300K visitors a yearAbbey or priory · English HeritageMonk Bretton Priory4.5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumCannon Hall2.7 km outside town, to the westHeritage railwayHeritage railwayWhistlestop Valley3.8 km outside town, to the westMuseumCooper Art Gallery2.8 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumExperience Barnsley Museum and Discovery Centre2.9 km outside town, to the southeast

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where each one is

Furthest from the centre is Whistlestop Valley, 6.5 km away.

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The dashed line is Darton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

Kind by kind

6 of the 8 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.

Museums & galleries 6 museums0 in town · 6 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Darton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Monk Bretton Priory).

Every place

Each place in turn

You will find all 8 within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

28 listed buildings are on Darton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Darton →

Big names nearby

For a day out

Of the 12 day trips, Sandal Castle (8.3 km) is the best known.

CastleSandal Castle8.3 km northCathedralWakefield Cathedral11 km northCastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle22 km southeastArt galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield10 km northMuseumNational Science and Media Museum28 km northwest · 442K visitors a year (2015)CastlePontefract Castle19 km northeastHistoric house · National TrustNostell Priory11 km northeastCathedralSheffield Cathedral23 km southCastle · English HeritagePeveril Castle32 km southwestHistoric houseHarewood House35 km northCathedralLeeds Cathedral24 km northCathedralCathedral Church of St Marie23 km south

Places well known beyond Darton (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.

Darton, answered

What is there to see near Darton?

No attraction is mapped inside Darton itself. Within 5 km of it are Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Monk Bretton Priory, Cannon Hall and Whistlestop Valley.

Does Darton have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Darton: Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Cannon Hall, Cooper Art Gallery and Experience Barnsley Museum and Discovery Centre.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Darton?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Darton, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Monk Bretton Priory).

What are the best-known days out near Darton?

Within 40 km: Sandal Castle (8.3 km), Wakefield Cathedral (11 km), Conisbrough Castle (22 km), The Hepworth Wakefield (10 km).

Where are Darton’s historic buildings listed?

Darton has 28 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 Darton 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).

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