Elsecar Heritage Centre

Johnny James, Managing Editor Posted 30 October 2023

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Elsecar Heritage Centre

Wath Road, Barnsley, S74 8HJ

01226740203

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Monday10:00am - 4:00pm
Tuesday10:00am - 4:00pm
Wednesday10:00am - 4:00pm
Thursday10:00am - 4:00pm
Friday10:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday10:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday10:00am - 4:00pm

Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.

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Elsecar Heritage Centre is a much-loved place to visit in Barnsley, with independent shops and cafes, artist and maker studios, antiques centre, exciting events programme, tasty cafes, beer tap with beautiful walking and cycling routes, award-winning park, nature reserve and reservoir nearby.

What's on near Elsecar Heritage Centre

Brightly coloured painting of a fantastical creature with two dragon heads

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Jordy Kerwick: One to Give. One to Take Away at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

YSP presents the first UK solo exhibition by Jordy Kerwick, from fantastical creatures on colourful canvases to carved stone.

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William Kentridge: The Pull of Gravity at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

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Two hands covered in sand are uncovering a piece of red fabric woven with flowers and a black and red repeating geometric pattern which is buried in the sand.

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A Grain of Sand at Leeds Playhouse

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Plant Dreaming at Leeds Art Gallery

‘Plant Dreaming’ gathers the work of seven contemporary artists and their thoughts on plant knowledge and ecopolitics, at Leeds Art Gallery.

Free entry

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