Danum Gallery, Library and Museum
Museum in Doncaster, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Doncaster
Photo: Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, Marasmusine (Janine Timiney) (Public domain)Seeing Doncaster? Begin at Danum Gallery, Library and Museum
Of the 8 places to visit in and around Doncaster, 5 are museums or galleries. The built-up area itself has 4 places on our list; 4 others are within 5 km of its edge. Among them, one is cared for by English Heritage. For a full day, there is Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 32 km away.
In Doncaster
4
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
The names to know in Doncaster
Beyond Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, there are 3 museums, a castle and a zoo.
MuseumDanum Gallery, Library and Museumin townMuseumMuseumSouth Yorkshire Air Museumin townMuseumMuseumKings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museumin townMuseumMuseumAshworth Barracks Victoria Cross Museumin townCastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle3.9 km outside town, to the southwest
ZooYorkshire Wildlife Park1 km outside town, to the eastEach 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
On the map
The list reaches out to Conisbrough Castle, 8.2 km away.
The dashed line is Doncaster’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
By kind
Ahead are museums or galleries (5); next, castles or historic places (2).
Museums & galleries 5 museums4 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 historic site0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Doncaster. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Conisbrough Castle).
Every place
All of them, one by one
4 in town lead, with 4 more within 5 km of its edge after them.
South Yorkshire Air Museum
Aviation museum in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum
Museum in United Kingdom.
Conisbrough Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK.
7Cusworth Hall
Grade I listed historic house museum in Sprotbrough and Cusworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK.
The 4 inside Doncaster come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
119 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Doncaster’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Doncaster →
Big names nearby
Out of town
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, at 32 km, heads the 12 day trips.
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park32 km west · 300K visitors a year
CastleTickhill Castle9.6 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageRoche Abbey13 km south
Garden · English HeritageBrodsworth Hall and Gardens9.5 km northwest
CastleSandal Castle30 km northwest
CastlePontefract Castle24 km northwest
CathedralSheffield Cathedral28 km southwest
CathedralWakefield Cathedral31 km northwest
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie28 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle34 km south
MuseumThe Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft17 km east
Historic house · National TrustNostell Priory24 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Doncaster (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.
Know before you go to Doncaster
What are the main attractions in Doncaster?
The best known inside Doncaster’s built-up area are Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, South Yorkshire Air Museum, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum and Ashworth Barracks Victoria Cross Museum. In all, 4 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Doncaster have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Doncaster: Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, South Yorkshire Air Museum, Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum and Ashworth Barracks Victoria Cross Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Doncaster?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Doncaster, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Conisbrough Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Doncaster?
Within 40 km: Yorkshire Sculpture Park (32 km), Tickhill Castle (9.6 km), Roche Abbey (13 km), Brodsworth Hall and Gardens (9.5 km).
Where are Doncaster’s historic buildings listed?
Doncaster has 119 listed buildings, 2 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 Doncaster 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 (15)
- Danum Gallery, Library and Museum: Marasmusine (Janine Timiney), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Wildlife Park: steven ruffles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cusworth Hall: Foto43, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tickhill Castle: original: Michael Patterson derivative work: Paravane, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roche Abbey: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brodsworth Hall and Gardens: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pontefract Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield Cathedral: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of St Marie: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft: James Race, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nostell Priory: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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