Places to explore near Doncaster
Roman Danum and later a railway and racing town, Doncaster has run the St Leger on its moor since 1776, the oldest of the Classic horse races. The River Don threads the town on the edge of the drained Humberhead levels. West, the cylindrical white keep of Conisbrough Castle stands over the gorge the river cut through the magnesian limestone. The wetland hides and reedbeds of Potteric Carr lie on the southern edge, Victorian Brodsworth Hall sits in its gardens to the north-west, and Sherwood Forest begins just to the south.
84 places within 25 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.
Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach
Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first
Everything else within 25 km (67) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling
- Chesterfield CanalCanal17.9 km SE
- Mattersey PrioryPriory18.7 km SE
- WentworthVillage18.8 km W
- Ulley Country ParkCountry park19.2 km SW
- Fitzwilliam Country ParkCountry park19.3 km NW
- Holy Trinity Old Church, WentworthChurch19.8 km W
- Dearne Valley Country ParkCountry park20.1 km W
- Monk Bretton PrioryPriory20.5 km W
- Wall of Roman fortRoman archaeological siteaccess unclear0.4 km N
- Potteric CarrSSSIaccess unclear2.8 km SE
- Sandall BeatSSSIaccess unclear3.3 km E
- Sprotbrough GorgeSSSIaccess unclear3.3 km SW
- Cusworth MotteEarthworks of a former castleaccess unclear3.4 km W
- Castle Hills motte, Adwick le StreetCastleaccess unclear4.2 km NW
- Edlington WoodSSSIaccess unclear5.1 km SW
- Cadeby QuarrySSSIaccess unclear5.2 km SW
- New Edlington BrickpitSSSIaccess unclear6.3 km SW
- Rossington Roman fortRoman archaeological siteaccess unclear6.7 km SE
- Denaby IngsSSSIaccess unclear7.5 km W
- Ashfield Brick PitsSSSIaccess unclear7.9 km SW
- Stancil Roman villaRoman archaeological siteaccess unclear8.1 km SE
- Owston Hay MeadowsSSSIaccess unclear8.3 km N
- Shirley PoolSSSIaccess unclear8.4 km N
- Cromwell's Batteries motteEarthworks of a former castleaccess unclear8.5 km NW
- Bilham Sand PitsSSSIaccess unclear9.4 km W
- Castle Hill (South Yorkshire)Castleaccess unclear9.6 km NW
- Castle Hills motte (South Yorkshire)Castleaccess unclear9.7 km W
- Dearne Valley WetlandsSSSI10.1 km W
- Tickhill CastleCastleaccess unclear10.5 km S
- Hatfield MoorsSSSI10.5 km E
- CownhillCounty topaccess unclear10.6 km SW
- Humberhead PeatlandsNational Nature Reserve10.7 km E
- Maltby Low CommonSSSI12.1 km S
- Wood Lee CommonSSSI12.3 km S
- South Elmsall QuarrySSSIaccess unclear12.4 km NW
- River Idle WashlandsSSSIaccess unclear12.5 km SE
- Roche Abbey WoodlandsSSSIaccess unclear12.9 km S
- Sandbeck Park and Roche AbbeyHouse & gardenaccess unclear13.3 km S
- Styrrup QuarrySSSIaccess unclear13.3 km S
- Forlorn Hope MeadowSSSIaccess unclear14.2 km N
- Misson Training AreaSSSIaccess unclear14.3 km SE
- BrockadaleSSSIaccess unclear14.8 km NW
- Misson Line BankSSSIaccess unclear14.8 km SE
- Hatfield Chase DitchesSSSI15.1 km E
- Peel Hill motteEarthworks of a former castleaccess unclear15.2 km NE
- Dyscarr WoodSSSI15.4 km S
- Barrow Hills SandpitSSSIaccess unclear15.5 km SE
- Scrooby Top QuarrySSSIaccess unclear15.9 km SE
- Castle Hill motte (South Yorkshire)Castleaccess unclear16.2 km S
- Went Ings MeadowsSSSIaccess unclear16.3 km NE
- Blyth PrioryPrioryaccess unclear16.7 km S
- Carlton Main BrickworksSSSIaccess unclear16.7 km W
- Haxey TurbarySSSIaccess unclear16.8 km E
- Haxey Grange FenSSSIaccess unclear17 km E
- Epworth TurbarySSSI17.5 km E
- Wentbridge IngsSSSIaccess unclear17.7 km NW
- Thorne, Crowle and Goole MoorsSSSI17.8 km NE
- Chesterfield CanalSSSI17.9 km SE
- Mattersey Hill MarshSSSIaccess unclear18.4 km SE
- Bradgate BrickworksSSSIaccess unclear18.9 km SW
- BelshawSSSIaccess unclear19.3 km E
- Stairfoot BrickworksSSSIaccess unclear19.4 km W
- Kimberworth motteEarthworks of a former castleaccess unclear19.6 km SW
- Sutton and Lound Gravel PitsSSSIaccess unclear20.1 km SE
- Anston Stones WoodSSSIaccess unclear20.2 km S
- Gringley on the HillVillage20.3 km SE
- Lindrick Golf CourseSSSIaccess unclear20.5 km S
Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.