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Discovering the Ancient Don Gorge
Keen historians can find out more about the ‘Discovering the Ancient Don Gorge’ project by visiting an exciting new interactive website called www.yourfind.org.uk
Launched by the Don Gorge Strategic Partnership, the star attraction of the website is the Yourfind WebMuseum, an online gallery of artifact images from the collections of Doncaster Council’s Museum and Art Gallery archaeology collections. All the artifacts shown in the gallery come from within the project area, having been found in the Don Gorge between Cadeby Viaduct and Sprotbrough Plantation.
Cusworth Hall, Museum and Park
Cusworth Lane, Doncaster, DN5 7TU, Tel 01302 782342 for Cusworth Hall and 01302 390959 for the Tea Rooms.
Discover the delights of Cusworth Hall, an imposing 18th century country house set in extensive landscaped parklands, once home to the Battie-Wrightson family. The Grade 1 listed house is deemed a site of special interest due to the preservation of all elements of a Georgian country house. It houses displays on the history of Doncaster and its people.
Following a major grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Doncaster Council, the Hall and Park have recently undergone a major refurbishment programme: roofs on the buildings have been replaced and stonework repaired. In the chapel, ceiling paintings which have not been seen for 50 years have been revealed by painstaking conservation.
Visitors can also enjoy real country fare in the Hall's Tea Room, amidst plenty of old world charm and character. Delicious home-baked cakes and pastries are available, as well as a range of snacks, daily specials and ice cream.
For further information about events and opening times visit the Cusworth Hall website.
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserves
Sprotbrough Flash, one of the spectacular features of the Don Gorge is accessible by riverside paths and trails leading from Sprotbrough lock and can be viewed by walkers enjoying the Trans Pennine Trail with the nearby Denaby Ings.
Denaby Ings
Denaby. Tel: 01302 734309
A 100 acre reserve with habitats ranging from wetlands to hay meadows and supporting a wide range of birds, insects and flowers. A good footpath takes visitors around the reserve and there are three viewing hides offering excellent opportunities to enjoy the wildlife.
The reserve lies between Mexborough and High Melton. Access is from Pastures Road which links these two settlements. Travelling from Mexborough, leave the A6023 Doncaster Road turning left before the railway bridge on to Pastures Road. The reserve's car park is on the right just before the road crosses the River Dearne.
The trail offers a wide contrast of landscape from deep rural areas to river estuaries and towns and cities, where former industrial sites have become woodlands and nature reserves. From the Dearne Valley area the trail takes a route along the River Don and through Sprotbrough, following peaceful riverside and railway paths to the outskirts of Doncaster town centre. For further information visit the trans pennine trail website or use the link above.
Conisbrough Castle
The Visitor Centre, Castle Hill, Conisbrough, Doncaster, DN12 3BU , Tel 01709 863329
Visit Conisbrough Castle and climb to the top of the magnificent Keep with it's breath-taking views across the breadth of Yorkshire; from the Television Mast on Emley Moor in the west to the Docks at Goole in the east.
There is a Visitor Centre with a gift shop, displays and information. Various events are held throughout the summer and further details can be found on the Castle's website. Refreshments are available in the Tea Rooms which are located in The Lodge within the Castle grounds.
St Peter's, Church Street, Conisbrough
The oldest building in South Yorkshire. Dated AD 650-700, it embodies the remains of a Saxon Minister church. Contact the Reverend for further information on 01709 867718.
St Albans Mining Chapel, Denaby Main
All Saints Church incorporates a small memorial chapel which is dedicated to the miners and coal mining heritage of the area.
