Heritage Open Days in Barnsley, 2025

Heritage Open Days started in 1994 and this year there are over 10 free events taking place across Barnsley.

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A large window with blue-green trim displays various items inside the Maurice Dobson Museum & Heritage Centre, which is identified by a sign above the window. Posters and decorations are visible behind the glass.

Maurice Dobson Museum & Heritage Centre (13, 17, 20 Sept)

A brick industrial building with a tall metal mining tower stands on a grassy field, surrounded by trees under a cloudy sky.

Barnsley Main Heritage site (18 Sept)

A historic stone building with arched windows, a pitched roof, and a central entrance with a white door. A paved path curves in front, with green grass and trees in the background.

Bullhouse Chapel (13, 14, 17, 20, 21 Sept)

A detailed black and white illustration of an industrial factory complex. The image shows multiple buildings with various roof shapes, a tall chimney emitting dark smoke, and several smaller structures.

Friends of Hemingfield Colliery (13,14,20,21 Sept)

Promotional poster for an event titled 'How to Build a Cemetery' hosted by Friends of Wombwell Cemetery.

Friends of Wombwell Cemetery (18, 19, 20 Sept)

Photograph of an old, rustic room with exposed brick walls and a wooden door. At the centre is a large, worn brick structure resembling an old fireplace or stove, with some bricks broken or missing.

Hoylandswaine Nail Forge (20 Sept)

A small stone church with a stepped roofline and bellcote, surrounded by a low stone wall and greenery, under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

St Michael And All Angels Church, Great Houghton (13 Sept)

A historic theater building with posters and Union Jack flags on the exterior, steps leading to the entrance, a black trash bin, and a flower planter in the foreground. Trees and a parked car are visible to the left.

Penistone Paramount Cinema (13, 14 Sept)

Four people with backpacks walk along a grassy path beside a flooded river. One person takes a photo, while a sign partially submerged in water reads "DO NOT WALK" with an industrial building visible in the distance.

RSPB Old Moor (12-21 Sept)

A stone church with a square clock tower and arched windows stands under a clear blue sky, surrounded by grass, trees, and a pathway.

St Leonard's Church Wortley (17, 20 Sept)

Event poster for “Designs of our past shaping our future,” held Saturday 13 to Sunday 14 September, 10am–2pm. Includes info about Worsbrough’s social, industrial, and architectural heritage. Background: stone buildings, greenery, blue sky.

Worsbrough Mill (13, 14 Sept)

An old brick wall with an arched doorway, partially covered by a weathered green wooden gate, stands in sunlight. Some bricks are missing or worn, and vines are creeping up the side of the wall.

Wentworth Castle Gardens (19, 20, 21 Sept)

A tall stone church tower with a clock, set against a clear blue sky, surrounded by trees with autumn foliage.

Penistone St Johns Church (20 Sept)

An ornate room with three large, colorful miners’ union banners hanging above a wooden table. The banners feature detailed illustrations and text. The wall is patterned, with a plaque in the center and two shields below.

Miners Hall ( 16 + 17 Sept)

A stone church with arched windows and a square tower stands in a graveyard with old headstones and trees under a clear blue sky, illuminated by sunlight.

Darfield All Saints ( 13+14 Sept)