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Cannon Hall (Barnsley)

Description: Barnsley / South Yorkshire / S70 2TA / England / A beautiful country house museum that stages events, weddings, ... more

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Newest Review: ... is a public museum and also houses the Regimental Museum of the 13th/18th Royal Hussars and the Light Dragoons. Cannon Hall was acquired by Barnsley District Council in 1951 when it was sold by the last member of the family to live there, Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope. It opened to the public in 1957. On approaching Cannon Hall the first thing that struck me was the grounds. These grounds were ... more

... landscaped during the 18th century by Richard Woods of Chertsey, and include parkland, lakes, waterfalls and woodland. In some ways the view from the car park reminded me a little bit of Chatsworth Park in Derbyshire, albeit not quite as grand. The ho...more

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Cannon Hall (Barnsley): Cannon Hall, South Yorkshire (1286 words)
by micksheff - written on 06/06/08 (Very useful, 105 readings)
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I am often amazed just how many major attractions there are within my local area that I have yet to visit and until very recently Cannon Hall, near Barnsley in South Yorkshire was one such example of a place. Cannon Hall is a grand country mansion that is located on the edge of the picturesque village of Cawthorne. Cawthorne lies approximately seven kilometres to the east of Barnsley's town centre and is roughly halfway between junctions 37 and 38 of the M1 motorway. A bus that departs from the central interchange every 30 minutes serves Cawthorne if you are visiting by public transport, but it is then a good 10-15 minute walk from where the bus terminates to ...

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