The Trans Pennine Trail (TPT) is an exciting route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders that links the North and Irish seas, passing through the Pennines, alongside rivers and canals and through some of the most historic towns and cities in the north of England. It passes 1 mile from Silverwood and is suitable for cycling and walking. Webpage. Back.

Cannon Hall Farm is an award winning working farm set in the rolling Pennine hills in a landscape full of undiscovered charm; home to hundreds of creatures, great and small waiting to welcome you to a world of animal magic.
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The ultimate in aqua excitement, challenge and daring! Ride the TERRORSHIP 3000 Confuse the senses and defying gravity the Terrorship will take control. The Black Hole How fast can you complete the time tunnel without screaming ? Alien Mountain A ride for all the family through tunnels and across lunar whirlpools on a specially prepared space transporter. Lunar Run For the smaller space travellers who want to plunge into the depths of the lunar pools. Website. Back.

See Baden-Powell's original ceremonial uniform and the charge of the Light Brigade in the regimental museum of the 13/18 Hussars. Orienteering is available in the grounds. The park is a 90 minute walk from Silverwood (Scout age upwards). Park website. Hussars website. Back.

Elsecar Heritage Centre is an Antique, History and Craft Centre offering something for everyone.

Set in the attractive conservation village of Elsecar, Elsecar Heritage Centre is located within the former ironworks and colliery workshops of the Earl Fitzwilliam. Restored historical buildings now house an antique centre, individual craft workshops, and exhibitions of Elsecar's past. Elsecar Heritage Centre is also the ideal location to access the Trans Pennine Trail. Check events and suitability for your agegroup. Website. Back.

The Park has two lakes. The larger of the two is a 100-acre water sports lake. This caters for non-powered water sports such as canoeing, sailing and windsurfing. Equipment is available to hire or, alternatively, the public can bring their own craft to use on the lake. Coaching courses are arranged in all the disciplines for both adults and juniors. A track runs round the largest lake and is approximately 1.6miles long. Website. Back.

Explore the four main forces of nature: earth, air, fire and water at the UK’s 1st science adventure centre set in the Templeborough steelworks just a few outside Sheffield. It’s huge, it’s intimidating, it’s dark and in truth, it’s really quite eerie – but providing you or your kids don’t scare too easily – it’s fantastic freak of nature. Set in this cavernous space are 4 pavilions where you can explore the elements, earth, air, fire and water and have fun firing giant water canon, launch rockets, board an airship, spin in a gyroscopic chair. The ‘fire’ level can be a little unsettling for the under-fives and those same little folks might be a little disturbed by the wonderfully noisy industrial bangs and crashes (courtesy of the Magna sound-system) but everybody of all ages will be delighted with the ‘air’ level where one can sample the force of a hurricane and tornado through a wind-simulator. Kids will also love the wickedly extended ‘water’ area (so long as you take a change of clothing!) Website. Back.