South Yorkshire Museums

Cannon Hall Museum, Park and Gardens
 
Seventy acres of historic park and historic walled gardens surround this elegant 18th century country house museum. With delights such as fine paintings, pottery and furniture and the unique pear tree collection dating from the 1760's.
 
Bark House Lane  Cawthorne, Barnsley  S75 4AT Tel: 01226 790270   Email
 
Cusworth Hall & Museum of South Yorkshire
 
Former home of the Battie Wrightson family and built in the 1740s, Cusworth Hall is set in 50 acres of parkland and contains displays illustrating everyday life in South Yorkshire over the last 200 years. Exhibits include costumes, childhood, transport and local occupations
 
Cusworth Lane Doncaster   DN5 7TU   Tel: 01302 – 782342
 
Elsecar Heritage Centre
 
An Antique, History & Craft Centre, hosting a range of events and offering an interesting and fun day out for all the family. The site hosts the Elsecar Steam Railway, the Living History Centre, a Victorian Classroom & Beam Engine
 
Wath Road, Elsecar, Barnsley  S74 8HJ  Tel: 01226 740203   Email

Fire & Police Museum
 
Largest Fire and Police museum in the UK with fascinating displays from 18th century to the modern day. Exciting hands on exhibits and rides on fire engines.
 
101-109 West Bar, Sheffield  S8 8PT  Tel: 0114 249 1999   Email

Kelham Island Museum
 
Find out the real story behind the city of steel. This living and working museum is a good place for any heritage enthusiast to start. The main attraction is the mighty 12,000 HP River Don Engine 'in steam'. Younger visitors can enjoy the interactive experience where children are processed like steel!
 
Alma Street, Sheffield  S3 8RY  Tel:0114 272 2106
 
Renishaw Hall, Gardens and Museum
 
Superb 7 acre Italinate gardens standing in 300 acres of mature parkland with woodland walk, sculpture park, nature trail and reserve. Don’t miss the Sitwell family museum, costume gallery, John Piper Gallery and performing art gallery. Exhibition event every month during season by local artists.
 
Renishaw Park, Sheffield S21 3WB  Tel: 01246 432310

Sheffield Bus Museum
 
A collection ranges from the period 1926-1985 and comprises of over 20 assorted buses and coaches. Of particular interest is a locally-built Sheffield tramcar (1926). The Sheffield Bus Museum is housed in the former Sheffield Tramways Company horse tram shed (dating from 1873).
 
Tinsley Tram Sheds, Sheffield Road, Tinsley, Sheffield  S9 2FY  Tel: 0114 255 3010   Email
 
The Traditional Heritage Museum
 
A truly charming museum with a fascinating collection of social and industrial artefacts, illustrating life and work in the Sheffield area between 1850 and 1950.
 
605 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield  S11 8PR  Tel: 0114 268 1270   Email
 
Turner Museum of Glass
 
A beautiful collection of contemporary European and American studio glass,
 
University of Sheffield, Sir Robert Hadfield Building, Sheffield, S1 3JD  Tel: 0114 222 5500   Email
  
Victoria Jubilee Museum
 
Lovely village museum in reconstructed historic building and set in the lovely village of Cawthorne. An amazing collection of domestic bygones, Victoriana, village history, memorabilia, ethnography, eccentric and local objects and much more. Something of interest for all ages.
 
Taylor Hill, Cawthorne, Barnsley, S73 4HQ Telephone 01226 790545 

Weston Park Museum
 
Formally the City Museum and Mappin Art Gallery.  Currently cosed for a £17.3 million refurbishment and due to re open in Autumn 2005.  An exciting new vision is being created to save the Victorian building and provide a new visitor experience that will make this a museum for the 21st century and beyond.  Weston Park museum will be an inspiring place for discovery and learning, opening up Sheffield's collections and making the most of the building itself and its superb location in Weston Park.
 
Weston Park, Sheffield  S1 2LH  Tel: 0114 278 2600
 
Worsbrough Mill Museum & Country Park
 
There has been a mill at Worsbrough since the time of the Domesday Book with the present buildings dating from 1625. On milling days you can experience the noise and smells of the water-powered machinery grinding the wheat to produce wholemeal flour which is for sale. The mill is set in an impressive country park which is a haven for wildlife. The reservoir also attracts a great variety of birds including herons, canadian geese and kestrels.
 
Worsbrough Bridge, Barnsley, S70 5LJ Telephone 01226 774527   Email
  
Wortley Top Forge Industrial Museum
 
A fascinating water powered Iron Forge whose history can be traced back to 1640. Best known for the Wrought Iron Railway Axles that were produced between 1840 and 1910, exhibits include the original waterwheels and water powered drop hammers.
 
Forge Lane, Thurgoland, Sheffield S35 7DN  Tel: 114 288 7576