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in the county of South Yorkshire

Thrybergh Country Park, South Yorkshire

About Thrybergh

Thrybergh is a pretty South Yorkshire village with a history stretching back to the time of the Doomsday Book, for centuries it was little more than a small rural village with scattered housing and farms. It has now spread somewhat, but is still surrounded by some very pleasant countryside where you can see several handsome houses and farms.

The country park here is a popular place for relaxation, it has a caravan and camping park drawing holidaymakers from far and wide. Perhaps the most scenic place is the reservoir, this was built in the 1870's to provide drinking water for Doncaster. It offers visitors idyllic walking paths from which to see the rich variety of wildfowl inhabiting the area.

Thrybergh offers all the usual village amenities, church, pub, a small selection of shops, and a garden centre. There are several old landmarks in the area, including the remains of an ancient Anglo-Saxon Cross standing outside the post office.

Visitors will find plenty of attractive villages in the area, and for those interested in local history there is a museum in the nearby town of Rotherham.


Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.

Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner

Recommended attractions near Thrybergh

Thrybergh Country Park(0.8 miles, 1.2 km)Pictures
Conisbrough Castle(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction NE)Pictures
Dearne Valley(4.0 miles, 6.5 km, direction N)Pictures
Catcliffe Flash LNR(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction SW)Pictures
Ulley Country Park(5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction S)Pictures
Sprotbrough Flash Nature Reserve(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction NE)Pictures
Roche Abbey(6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction SE)Pictures
Cusworth Hall & Museum(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction NE)Pictures
Brodsworth Hall(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction N)Pictures
Rother Valley Country Park(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction S)Pictures
Doncaster Minster(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction NE)Pictures
Brodsworth Community Woodlands(8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction NE)Pictures
Sheffield Cathedral(8.7 miles, 13.9 km, direction SW)Pictures
The Winter Gardens(8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction SW)Pictures
Monk Bretton Priory(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction NW)Pictures

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Recommended towns near Thrybergh

Rotherham, in the county of South Yorkshire (3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction SW)
This town was formerly a Saxon market town which remained largely unaltered until the Industrial Revolution.
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Whiston, in the county of South Yorkshire (3.3 miles, 5.4 km, direction S)
Whiston is surrounded by fine countryside, leafy lanes lead towards Morthen and Wickersley.
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Braithwell, in the county of South Yorkshire (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction E)
Braithwell lies at the centre of a largely rural community, the surrounding landscape is mostly of farms and leafy lanes siding fields full of grazing cattle and sheep.
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Maltby, in the county of South Yorkshire (4.6 miles, 7.5 km, direction SE)
The town was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, and several historic properties can be found in the region from shortly after this time, of these, of particular note are the handsome ruins of Roche Abbey, a Cistercian foundation of 1147.
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Stainton, in the county of South Yorkshire (5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction E)
This picturesque South Yorkshire village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, but there is considerable evidence that it existed as a settlement long before 1086.
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Laughton en le Morthen, in the county of South Yorkshire (5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction SE)
Once a mining hamlet, Laughton-en-le-Morthen is now thriving village with stylish housing expanding out from its medieval centre.
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Sprotbrough, in the county of South Yorkshire (6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction NE)
Sprotbrough lies in the valley of the River Don, it is a lovely rural location with fertile fields and meadows leading from leafy lanes whose hedgerows are full of wild plants and flowers.
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Wadworth, in the county of South Yorkshire (6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction E)
This is a pleasant South Yorkshire village lying in lush countryside a few miles from the city of Rotherham.
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Tickhill, in the county of South Yorkshire (7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction E)
This is a pleasant, somewhat sprawling village lying in rural countryside a short distance from the market town of Maltby
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Doncaster, in the county of South Yorkshire (8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction NE)
Doncaster lies in what was once a great sweep of Yorkshire coalfields. It is home to one of the finest racecourses in the country where the classic St.Leger Stakes has been run each September since 1776, making the race four years older than the Derby.
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Sheffield, in the county of South Yorkshire (8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction SW)
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Barnsley, in the county of South Yorkshire (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction NW)
This is an attractive town laid out along the River Dearne, it is enclosed by spectacular Pennine scenery and is an ideal place from which to discover the limestone hills and fresh green valley's of the Yorkshire Dales.
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Worksop, in the county of Nottinghamshire (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction SE)
The dense spread of Worksop in Nottinghamshire meets with some seriously picturesque countryside, it is fortunate to be ringed by two rivers, the Clumber which borders Clumber Country Park, and the River Ryton.
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Featherstone, in the county of West Yorkshire (15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction N)
Featherstone is a large town lying between Wakefield and Pontefract in West Yorkshire. For the past couple of centuries the town was known chiefly for its coal mines.
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Bolsover, in the county of Derbyshire (15.6 miles, 25.0 km, direction S)
Bolsover is a small town lying 5 miles east of Chesterfield. It occupies a picturesque valley setting, watched over by 17th century Bolsover Castle which stands on the site of a former fortress of Norman times.
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Nearby travel help

Swinton (S. Yorks.) Station(2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction N)
Mexborough Station(2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction N)
M18 Junction 1(3.1 miles, 4.9 km, direction SE)
M1 Junction 33(4.4 miles, 7.0 km, direction SW)
Sheffield City Airport(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SW)
Leeds Bradford International Airport(32.1 miles, 51.6 km, direction NW)
Thrybergh to London(143.4 miles, 230.8 km, direction S)

Hotels & Accommodation in Thrybergh

Hotel NameApproximate distance from Thrybergh center
Best Western Elton Hotel(2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction SE)
Stonecroft Hotel(2.4 miles, 3.9 km, direction SE)
Restover Lodge Hotel(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction SE)
Hellaby Hall(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction SE)
Carlton Park Hotel Rotherham/Sheffield(3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction SW)
The Welcome Inn Rotherham/Sheffield(4.1 miles, 6.5 km, direction W)
Holiday Inn Rotherham Sheffield(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction SW)
The Old Rectory(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction NE)
Holiday Inn Doncaster A1(M) Jct 36(5.9 miles, 9.4 km, direction NE)
Aston Hall Hotel(6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction S)
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