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After enjoying their farming series on tv I’m treating hubby to a trip to canon hall farm near Barnsley.
I’ve never been north of the midlands and so would welcome any advice on places to stay in that area please. I’d like a pretty town with a couple of nice pubs and cafes ideally. If it’s nearer another or bigger town for more to do that would be great. Cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'd have a look at Holmfirth, should suit the bill unless you have a pathological aversion to Last of the Summer Wine!!!
Hebdon Bridge is also nice but a bit of a trek from Cannon Hall.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Cheers holmfirth does indeed look good.
It’s already going to be a trek to get there for this long weekend so didn’t want to travel miles when there if possible so whilst Hendon bridge does look nice, as you say, a bit far really.
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@bambionskiis, Holmfirth - also give the winery a visit.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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bambionskiis wrote: |
......... I’d like a pretty town ..... |
That's not Barnsley.
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@bambionskiis, Holmfirth is a good shout.
Smaller village, about 12 miles east of Barnsley, on the road to Doncaster, is Hooton Pagnell. That might be worth checking out.
FWIW we also really enjoyed the Sculpture Park just outside Wakefield. Depends whether you like that sort of thing.
If you’re heading south back home, lots of Peak District villages that would fit your requirements.
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@bambionskiis, by the way proper Yorkshire starts 25 miles north of there!
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Come to Sheffield for great beer and great food.
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@Markymark29, I spotted this and fancied it.
@skimastaaah, rude!!
@PeakyB, I love a sculpture park. Will give Hooton pagnell a lookie -worth going just for the name
@Markymark29, are you sure people in that area agree with your statement?
@DaddyLouLou, sounds cracking. I used to work with a Sheffield lass: really lovely person.
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Markymark29 wrote: |
@bambionskiis, by the way proper Yorkshire starts 25 miles north of there! |
True.
Barnsley apart from Jerry is awful
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There is only 1 Yorkshire, and thats North Yorkshire (Gods Country), the Dales and Moors, lovely coastal towns.
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Just bear in mind Yorkshire was the biggest county in the country so they split it in 3... and one of those is still the biggest county in the country
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You know it makes sense.
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I hadn’t realised just how big it was until I looked on the map earlier. It’s a shame we have such a short stay there. I’m sure we’ll be back though.
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@Markymark29, are you sure people in that area agree with your statement?
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@bambionskiis, you asked for feedback. If you’re committed to Barnsley area then I suggested you stay in Holmfirth. I’ve no idea what other people in Barnsley think - I’ll leave it with you, and not offer any further comment, crack on.
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Poster: A snowHead
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You’ve got to visit York really. Very walkable. The minster is amazing, especially if you can still do the tours. Walk the walls in roughly an hour.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Miss Yorkshire out completely and come over to the correct side of the Pennines to Lancashire, everything is instantly better!
Only joking Yorkshire is a stunning county. How many days have you got in total?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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bambionskiis wrote: |
@skimastaaah, rude!!
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Frosty the Snowman wrote: |
Barnsley apart from Jerry is awful |
Rude I may well be, however, there are much better "Yorkshire" towns than Barnsley. As Markymark says ... a good few miles north! Try Harrogate, Ilkley, Skipton, Grassington, even venture up to Richmondshire.
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Harrogate. No question.
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@PeakyB, I love a sculpture park. Will give Hooton pagnell a lookie -worth going just for the name
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Just be careful with the satnav you don't to end up back in the Midlands (newport pagnell) by mistake.
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@adithorp, Yorkshire remains the biggest county.
The Ridings are administrative bodies, but the bounds of Yorkshire whole, are unchanged.
Fun fact - Saddleworth "in Oldham", is actually in Yorkshire - the county boundaries that put Saddleworth under the Greater Manchester administration remain.
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I've had to forgive it the fact that it is on the wrong side of the Pennines and agree it's a great place.
We've been holidaying in Yorkshire for quite a few years now and are there at the moment, on the coast.
But there are many great areas they also have good beer and fish and chips.
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@bambionskiis,
You should also check out The Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield.
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@ansta1,
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@PeakyB, I love a sculpture park. Will give Hooton pagnell a lookie -worth going just for the name
Just be careful with the satnav you don't to end up back in the Midlands (newport pagnell) by mistake.
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Good point. Leaving Geneva once my friend insisted on entering 'Tignes' into the rental car satnav.
I went along with this, though I knew the journey like the back of my hand.
'Turn right at the next roundabout' it urged. 'That's the wrong direction' I replied.
I went along with it again, thinking maybe a new fast circular road route had been built.
20 minutes at 80kph later I asked 'Are you sure this is right, we're still heading west?'
Turned out there's a Tignes (or something similar) on the west Atlantic coast.
Better to ask a local and get told 'I wouldn't start from here if I were you'.
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Just be careful with the satnav you don't to end up back in the Midlands (newport pagnell) by mistake.
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Is there a Newport Pagnell in the Midlands as well as the one near the M1 service station?
One thing I love about this forum is that people expand geography. Harrogate, Ilkley, Skipton, Grassington, or indeed Whitby are not near Barnsley.
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If it’s nearer another or bigger town for more to do that would be great.
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I find that the closer you get to and the bigger the town the less there is to do. However since this is snowheads you could try the Castleford indoor snow centre. Anyway, my reccomendation for a place to stay near Barnsley is Penistone and explore the industrial heritage of the Don valley.
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Good point. Leaving Geneva once my friend insisted on entering 'Tignes' into the rental car satnav.
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I once tried to book a hotel in Les Arcs only to discover that ther is another Les Arcs in Provence. It's the same in the UK try going to Newport for example
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skimastaaah wrote: |
Try Harrogate, Ilkley, Skipton, Grassington, even venture up to Richmondshire. |
All a good few miles North of where the OP is wanting to visit. Not sure what accommodation like around Holmfirth but you could also try Penistone.
Have a walk around Cawthorne village whilst at Cannon Park it's lovely. My late wife introduced herself at first as from Barnsley but there's a world of difference when you go over the M1 and get to Cawthorne, it certainly is in gods own county!
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@johnE,
Depends on your definition, it can either be classed as in the east, The east Midlands, the midlands. It's certainly not the south, but then again some people class everything north of Watford gap as the north.
Either way, there's a good chance you'll go through the proper midlands to get there.
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You know it makes sense.
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Do they still serve a proper (at least I was told it was) yorkshire pudding - as a starter ladled with gravy? I would definitely go for one of them again.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Depends on your definition, it can either be classed as in the east, The east Midlands, the midlands. It's certainly not the south, but then again some people class everything north of Watford gap as the north.
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As I suggested ealier there must be two Newport Pagnells The one I am thinking of is in Buckinghamshire which according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica is not in the Midlands
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Midlands, region of central England, commonly subdivided into the East and the West Midlands. The East Midlands includes the historic and geographic counties of Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, and Rutland. The West Midlands comprises Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. Parts of the historic counties of Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and Staffordshire make up the metropolitan county of West Midlands. The West Midlands contains a heavy concentration of large industrial cities, including Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Dudley, Stoke-on-Trent, Walsall, and Wolverhampton. Parts of the region are rural, however, and agriculture remains economically important. Pop. (2001) 9,439,482; (2011) 10,135,069.
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Its NUTS classification is UKJ13 UKJ refers to the South East of England.
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Poster: A snowHead
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stevew wrote: |
skimastaaah wrote: |
Try Harrogate, Ilkley, Skipton, Grassington, even venture up to Richmondshire. |
All a good few miles North of where the OP is wanting to visit. |
Barnsley is not pretty town, the OP may just get confused with South Yorkshire conurbation as opposed to the Yorkshire of folk-lore. Maybe the OP would like the local delicacy "Barnsley Chop", inspired cuisine, not a pretty dish either!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@johnE, one and the same and I'm not disagreeing about it's official classification. Just a perception thing depending on your age and where you grew up and as it's only a couple of miles from the northants border. As I said above you'd still be almost certainly passing through the east midlands to get there. Unless you go down the A1 and then hang a hard right at Bedford.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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skimastaaah wrote: |
Barnsley is not pretty town, |
Hard to disagree but cross over to the West of the M1, where Cannon Hall is and you're in to the South Pennines and there's some beauty there as well as in the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors etc
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Markymark29 wrote: |
@bambionskiis, Holmfirth - also give the winery a visit. |
Just don't expect any locally produced wine!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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bambionskiis wrote: |
Cheers holmfirth does indeed look good.
It’s already going to be a trek to get there for this long weekend so didn’t want to travel miles when there if possible so whilst Hendon bridge does look nice, as you say, a bit far really. |
If you choose Holmfirth try the Nook pub
thenookbrewhouse.co.uk
They do accommodation too.
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Kenzie wrote: |
Markymark29 wrote: |
@bambionskiis, Holmfirth - also give the winery a visit. |
Just don't expect any locally produced wine! |
Why not???
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Thanks for all your feedback guys. Sorted on holmfirth for our long weekend. Going to give the winery a look. Also I hadn’t realized there was a snowdome so we’ll give that a go too (we’ve been going to Tamworth so it’ll be nice to try somewhere different). The picturedome has also got some interesting options for the evening. I’m really impressed by how much there is to do in the area.
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bambionskiis wrote: |
I’m really impressed by how much there is to do in the area. |
Welcome to Yorkshire!
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NickYoung wrote: |
Kenzie wrote: |
Markymark29 wrote: |
@bambionskiis, Holmfirth - also give the winery a visit. |
Just don't expect any locally produced wine! |
Why not??? |
From experience I know it can be marginal to get outdoor grown tomatoes to ripen here, never mind grapes.
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Kenzie wrote: |
NickYoung wrote: |
Kenzie wrote: |
Markymark29 wrote: |
@bambionskiis, Holmfirth - also give the winery a visit. |
Just don't expect any locally produced wine! |
Why not??? |
From experience I know it can be marginal to get outdoor grown tomatoes to ripen here, never mind grapes. |
https://www.littlewoldvineyard.co.uk/
In our village in East Yorkshire, the wine is not bad to bad either!
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