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Worksop es la ciudad más grande en el distrito de Bassetlaw de Nottinghamshire, Inglaterra, en el río Ryton en el extremo norte del bosque de Sherwood. Se encuentra a unas 19 millas (31 km) al este-sureste de la ciudad de Sheffield y su población se estima (mediados de 2012) en 44.970 habitantes. [1]
- Creswell Crags
- Clumber Park
- Welbeck Abbey
- The Harley Gallery
- Thoresby Park
- Worksop Priory Church
- Mr Straw’s House
- Tropical Butterfly House Wildlife and Falconry Centre
- Langold Country Park
- Chesterfield Canal
On Worksop’s west flank is an enclosed magnesian limestone gorge, something to behold in its own right, but also layered with human history dating back 43,000 years. Europe’s northernmost cave art and flint tools from a succession of prehistoric cultures have been discovered in Creswell Crags’ many caves, fissures and rock shelters. Among the finds...
Owned by the National Trust since 1946, Clumber Park used to be the seat of the Dukes of Newcastle, who abandoned the property in the early 20th century. The estate, composed of parkland, woods and farmland is more than 3,800 acres in size, and while the house was demolished after a fire in 1938 lots of outbuildings remain. There’s a cathedral-like...
The story of this stately home, the seat of the Dukes of Portland, in 15,000 acres, goes back to the middle of the 12th century when a Premonstratensian monastery was founded here. This monastery was powerful, and the Abbot of Welbeck oversaw all of England’s Premonstratensian communities until it was dissolved under Henry VIII. After that the abbe...
Sitting in Welbeck Abbey’s courtyard gardens is the award-winning Harley Gallery, established in 1977 and devoted to contemporary exhibitions by prominent artists. These shows are updated five times a year and among the artists featured at the gallery are Peter Blake, David Hockney, George Stubbs and Euan Uglow. In spring 2019 there were exhibition...
The estate at Thoresby Park was in the hands of the Pierrepoint family from the 1600s until 1955 when the Earl Manvers title became extinct after Gervas Pierrepoint died without a male heir. In the 18th century the parkland was landscaped by Capability Brown, while the current Thoresby Hall is an Eclectic Victorian building designed by Anthony Salv...
The Norman lord, William de Lovetot founded the Augustinian Worksop Priory in 1103. After the priory was suppressed under Henry VIII in the 16th century the domestic buildings were lost, but the nave was saved as a parish church. This is joined to modern transepts, lady chapel, crossing tower, sanctuary and east end, all built from the 1920s to the...
At 5-7 Blyth Grove, Mr Straw’s House is an Edwardian semi-detached built in 1905. Up to the late-20th century it was home to two bachelor brothers, Walter and William jr. They had inherited the property from their mother Florence whose husband William passed away in 1932. The house was last decorated in 1923, but as a Victorian woman in mourning, F...
Now open for more than 25 years, this animal attraction is closer to a fully-fledged zoo than its name makes it sound. But rather than relying on just static displays the Tropical Butterfly House Wildlife and Falconry Centre gets you close to its inhabitants with a series of encounters all day long. This might be a spectacular bird of prey flight d...
Minutes north of Worksop there’s 300 acres of parkland on a historic estate that was landscaped by the Gally Knight family in the 18th century. They were responsible for the man-made lakes here, well stocked with bream, tench and roach, and a hotspot for anglers. The park also merges with Dyscarr Wood, a Site of Special Scientific Interest as a sta...
This waterway between Chesterfield and West Stockwith was a big catalyst for growth in Worksop after it opened in 1777. The Chesterfield Canal shipped lead, limestone and coal out of Derbyshire to West Stockwith on the River Trent. Going in the other direction into Chesterfield were iron, timber and grain. The canal was last used for cargo in the 1...
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Worksop ( / ˈwɜːrksɒp / WURK-sop) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 15 miles (24 km) south of Doncaster, 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Sheffield and 24 miles (39 km) north of Nottingham.
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4 de oct. de 2023 · Qué hacer en Worksop. Worksop es una ciudad llena de historia y cultura, por lo que hay muchas cosas que hacer y ver. A continuación, te mencionamos algunas de las actividades y lugares que no puedes perderte: 1. Visitar el Castillo de Worksop. El Castillo de Worksop es una de las principales atracciones turísticas de la ciudad.
Worksop es la ciudad más grande en el distrito de Bassetlaw de Nottinghamshire, Inglaterra, en el río Ryton en el extremo norte del bosque de Sherwood. Se encuentra a unas 19 millas (31 km) al este-sureste de la ciudad de Sheffield y su población se estima (mediados de 2012) en 44.970 habitantes.
Worksop es la ciudad más grande en el distrito de Bassetlaw de Nottinghamshire, Inglaterra, en el río Ryton en el extremo norte del bosque de Sherwood. Panorama Mapa
