Category:Yorkshire South

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From bustling, cosmopolitan towns to the peace and quiet of the breathtaking countryside, Yorkshire South has the best of both worlds.

Including Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham and Barnsley, Yorkshire South is also the gateway to the stunning Peak District National Park and Pennines – ideal for those who want to escape to the country. And it’s so easy to get to!

Discover more than you expected with Yorkshire South

Unmissable Attractions

• Award-winning Magna - the UK’s first science adventure centre • Conisbrough Castle is one of Europe’s finest examples of a grand fortress and stone keep • Europe’s largest outdoor ski centre is based in Sheffield • Sheffield’s Winter Garden is the largest temperate glasshouse in any European city centre • Visit Wentworth Gardens as featured on BBC TV series ‘ Restoration’ and other Gardens of South Yorkshire – www.gardensofsouthyorkshire.com

Cultural Gems

• Be one of the first to see Treasures from the V&A 400–1600AD. One of the world’s finest collections of European decorative arts will go on display at Museums Sheffield next January. Sheffield will be hosting this exhibition fresh from its tour at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

• Graves Gallery for an outstanding collection of modern art including Picasso, Cezanne and Spencer. • Weston Park is Sheffield’s exciting new £17 million museum.

Glittering Nightlife

• Soak up diverse, cosmopolitan nightlife and northern hospitality, only 15 minutes away from The Peak District. • Sheffield is a hot-bed of musical talent and home to bands like the Arctic Monkeys, Human League, Pulp, Def Leppard, Joe Cocker and Paul Carrack.

World-Class Shopping

• Seek out Seen, recently transformed by BBC 2’s ‘Mary Queen of Shops’ Mary Portas. • Pollyanna’s in Barnsley is one of Britain’s oldest independent fashion retailers and hailed by London's Victoria and Albert Museum as one of the leading shops in the world, with designers such as Lanvin, Yohji Yamamoto, Issey Miyake, YSL and Nina Ricci on the racks. • Award-winning boutique Kelly Clarke, was showcased on the red carpet by Nell McAndrew at premier of ‘The Holiday’ • Matt Helder from the Arctic Monkeys has just launched his own fashion store devoted to UK label Supreme Being. • Doncaster’s Frenchgate Centre has been newly expanded for a cool £200 million. • Meadowhall is one of Europe’s largest shopping centres, with more than 270 outlets.

Reach for the spas

• Spa & Hair 1877 is housed in the original ‘Glossop Road Baths’, which date back to 1836 and combine original Victorian architecture with modern technology

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