Barnsley Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in South Yorkshire, England
About Barnsley
Some 300 million years ago, a vast triangle of swamp and forest became buried, and morphed into the York-Derby-Notts coalfield, with one large component being the South Yorkshire coalfield. The coal outcropped in the west towards the Pennines, becoming deeper to the east beyond Doncaster, so it was easily mined around Barnsley from medieval times. First excavations were simple pits dug into outcrops, deepening into "drifts", then "room and pillar" techniques, then sideways-creeping tunnels for long-wall mining and total extraction. The "Barnsley Bed" coal was suitable for coking to support glass and steel manufacture, and the seam was up to ten feet thick. Profit! Whatever the height of the seam, that's what the miner has to work in, since the rock above and below is unprofitable. The coll
Top Attractions in Barnsley
Explore the best things to see and do in Barnsley:
- ★Barnsley FC
- ★Barnsley Town Hall
- ★Cannon Hall
- ★Cooper Gallery
- ★Parkway Cinema
- ★Wentworth Castle Gardens
Where to Eat in Barnsley
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Beatson House Restaurant
- 🍴The Secret Italian
Where to Stay in Barnsley
- 🏨Holiday Inn
- 🏨The Fairway
Barnsley Travel Guide Sections
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