Photo : Thrybergh
Country Park
Photo : Rotherham
Indoor Market
Book : Sheffield,
Doncaster, Rotherham, Barnsley and Thorne (OS Landranger Map).
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Canal
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Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield. Tel: 0114 2233600. Built at a
cost of £29 million and offering a capacity for 50000 spectators,
Don Valley Stadium is one of the finest sports stadiums in the
UK. The stadium is situated on the Sheffield Supertram line,
between Attercliffe and Meadowhall. donvalleystadium.co.uk. About
4 miles southwest of Rotherham.
The Sheffield Ski Village,
Vale Road, Sheffield, S3 9SJ Tel: 0114 276 9459. Sheffield Ski
Village has the largest dry ski slope in Europe as well as snowboarding
facilities and a toboggan run, modern ski lifts, nursery slopes,
blue, red and black runs and ski lessons. sheffieldskivillage.co.uk.
About 4 miles southwest of Rotherham.
Sheffield Hallam FM Arena, Broughton Lane, Sheffield S9 2DF Tel:
0114 256 2002 - the award winning Hallam FM Arena has established
an excellent reputation for hosting world class events including
concerts, ice shows, sport and exhibitions. www.hallamfmarena.co.uk.
About 4 miles southwest of Rotherham.
Magna Science Adventure
Centre, Sheffield Rd, Rotherham, S60 1DX Tel: 01709 720 002.
The Magna science and adventure centre lets visitors walk on
air, feel the heat of a fire tornado, blast water cannons and
take the controls of a JCB. The complex is converted from a former
steelworks and divided into four indoor pavilions, Earth, Fire,
Water and Air. www.visitmagna.co.uk. On the outskirts of Rotherham.
Conisbrough Castle, Castle Hill, Conisbrough, Doncaster. South
Yorkshire. DN12 3BU. One of the country's finest Norman castles.
Since the Ivanhoe Trust took over the management of the castle,
a new Visitor Centre has been constructed, floodlighting has
been installed around the castle and a new car park has been
provided. Conisbrough Castle is regarded as having one of the
finest Norman keep towers anywhere in England. Coach and car
parking free of charge at the foot of the castle. Disabled car
parking is available next to the visitor centre. www.conisbroughcastle.org.uk.
About 5 miles north of Rotherham.
Roche Abbey, Maltby, Rotherham,
South Yorkshire S66 8NW. Tel: 01709 812739. A Cistercian abbey
with a striking tall eastern end, built around 1170 in the new
Gothic style. It displays one of the most complete ground plans
of any English Cistercian monastery, laid out as excavated foundations
and incorporating the original drainage ditch. English Heritage
charges apply. About 5 miles east of Rotherham.
Thrybergh Country Park, Doncaster Road, Thrybergh, Rotherham,
South Yorkshire. Tel: 01709 850353. Thrybergh reservoir was constructed
in 1880 to supply the borough of Doncaster with water. Due to
the amount of leakage Thrybergh reservoir never met the demands
put on it. Today Thrybergh is a nature lover’s paradise
with 200 species of birds and other wildlife in the area. On
the outskirts of Rotherham.
Chesterfield Canal Trust.
The Trust aims to promote the full restoration and development
of the Chesterfield Canal. Already the Chesterfield Canal has
much to offer; the 46-mile canal has narrow locks, wide locks,
and tunnels. It originally ran from the River Trent at West Stockwith
to Chesterfield. It is currently only navigable as far as Kiveton
Park near Rotherham. The section near Chesterfield offers the
Tapton Lock Visitor Centre at Tapton Lock, Lockoford Lane, CHESTERFIELD,
Derbyshire, S41 7JB. Tel: 01246 551035. Main towns near the canal
- Rotherham Chesterfield, Worksop, Retford, Gainsborough.
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