Barnsley

Barnsley is a large town in South Yorkshire in the north of England, nowadays a metropolis. It grew up as a linen-making town, but then in the 18th and 19th century made its living from coal-mining, glass-making and steel. Wikivoyage

Population 245,199 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United Kingdom

• 112AnyAll emergencies
• 999AnyAll emergencies

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

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• Experience Barnsley Museum and Discovery Centre Museum · 150 m
• Cooper Art Gallery Museum · 280 m
• Barnsley War Memorial Memorial · 180 m
• Sportsmen's War Memorial Memorial · 750 m
• Coronavirus Pandemic Memorial Memorial · 280 m
• Barry Hines Memorial Memorial · 310 m
• George Orwell Memorial · 630 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Pizza 7
• Chicken 5
• Sandwich 4
• Italian 4
• Fish and chips 4
• Indian 3
• Turkish 3
• Burger 3

All 50 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Dearne Valley Park 1.5 km across 1.7 km
• Dearne Valley Park 990 m across 1.7 km
• Locke Park 650 m across 1.2 km
• Burton Bank 880 m across 1.7 km

Getting around

• Barnsley Transport Interchange 340 m
• Barnsley Interchange 410 m
• Dodworth 3.4 km
• Darton 5.0 km
• Silkstone Common 5.6 km
• Wombwell 5.9 km

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