The Joys of South Yorkshire

ÂThe highly interactive museum is based around
The main county attractions can claim over 4four themes earth, air, fire and water and takes
million satisfied visitors every year. Here is ayou on a journey though spacecraft, airships, and
breakdown of some of the most popular thingseven a real boy's toy a JCB. On the same site is
to see and do in south Yorkshire. The NationalSci-Tek described as a playground of science and
railway museum is home to some truly historictechnology that combines a good amount of play
locomotives, including Shinkansen, the ultra fastwith a dose of learning. If that's not enough, there
'Bullet Train' as well its distant ancestor the worldsis also Aqua-Tek the county's biggest water play
fastest stream train The Mallard.area.
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There is a miniature railway as well as manySouth Yorkshire is also the home to Eureka! The
other attractions including a permanent exhibitioncountry's foremost kid's museum, they claim that
of the flying Scotsman story. There are alsoyou will never have visited a museum like this
many children's features including the Interactivebefore. And that may well be true with its several
Learning Centre.hundred interactive exhibits that invite children to
Âtouch and get involved.
Over in Leeds on the waterfront you will find theÂ
free admission Royal Armouries, the worldsIf you want to get out into the countryside then
largest and oldest collection of arms and armourSouth Yorkshire has far more than its fair share
dating as far back as Ancient Greece and theof stunning scenery, there are simply a multitude
Romans and spanning the centuries right up toof places to visit either to take a walk, mountain
the present day with summertime outdoorbiking or just sitting and enjoying the view.
exhibitions of the weapons and armour in actionÂ
as well as War, Tournament, Oriental, Hunting andThese areas of interest include Rother Valley
Self Defence galleries, all together there are overCountry Park, near Rotherham, the 11th century
seven and a half thousand exhibits.Roche Abbey and stunning Wentworth Castle. For
Âwalkers the Sheffield Round Walk is increasingly
Harewood is an exceptional stately home openedpopular, but with so many walks available in South
to the public by the Earl of Harewood. It is veryYorkshire it would be hard to choose.
well known for its unusual and stunningÂ
architecture as well as its world renownedSouth Yorkshire has come of age as far as
collection of fine Chippendale furniture, beautifulnatural and man-made attractions are concerned
porcelain and incredible art collection.and it is so easy to get there with its wealth of
Âmotorways and roads that it would almost be a
A symbol of the county's re-birth is found at thecrime not to take in just a little of what this large
long disused Templeborough Steelworks inand interesting county has to offer. You could try
Rotherham, which is now the home Britain'sa restaurant in Rotherham or if on business the
Science Adventure Centre, Magna.conference facilities in South Yorkshire.
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