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Welcome to Visit Dodworth Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Dodworth

  

Dodworth Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Dodworth

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Dodworth history

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Dodworth is a former coal mining village with approximately 5,800 people. The land occupying the former pit is now the Dodworth Business Park. During the early 1980s a mass planting of silver birch trees began to halt erosion and create a wildlife habitat.

You can visit Dodworth places with Walkfo Dodworth to hear history at Dodworth’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Dodworth has 47 places to visit in our interactive Dodworth map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Dodworth, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Dodworth places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Dodworth & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 47 audio facts unique to Dodworth places in an interactive Dodworth map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Dodworth Places Map
47 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Dodworth tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Dodworth

  

Best Dodworth places to visit

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Dodworth has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Dodworth’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Dodworth’s information audio spots:

Dillington Park Stadium Dillington Park Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium on Highstone Road in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. It was built in 1950s and 1960s.

Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire. The borough was formed under the Local Government Act 1972. It was formed from a merger of Cudworth, Darfield, Darton, Dearne, Dodworth, Hoyland Nether, Penistone, Royston, Wombwell and Worsborough urban districts. In 2007 it was estimated that Barnsley had 224,600 residents, measured at the 2011 census as 231,221.

Oakwell Oakwell is a multi-purpose sports development in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The main stadium is used primarily by Barnsley Football Club for playing their home fixtures, and those of their reserves. It also includes an indoor training pitch, a smaller stadium with seating on the south and west sides for around 2,200 spectators. It was the first stadium in English football to have a designated stand for disabled supporters.

Holy Rood Church, Barnsley Holy Rood Church is a Roman Catholic Parish Church in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. It was designed by Edward Simpson and is a Grade II listed building. It is situated on the corner of Castlereagh Street and George Street.

Central Offices, Barnsley Central Offices was a municipal facility at Kendray Street in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It was the headquarters of South Yorkshire County Council.

Higham, South Yorkshire Higham is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire. The village falls within the Dodworth ward of the Barn’sley MBC.

Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club was founded in 1887 by Reverend Tiverton Preedy. The club’s colours were originally blue, but were changed to red and white in 1904. They have spent more seasons in the second tier of English football than any other club in history. Their home ground since 1888 has been Oakwell.

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