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All the United Kingdom England Wortley

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Wortley

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Wortley, England

Updated September 2, 2022

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Wortley Trop Forge

Wortley, England

Wortley Top Forge

This industrial museum is based on one of the oldest standing iron forges in the U.K.
Green Moor Village Stocks

Wortley, England

Green Moor Village Stocks

In a quiet hamlet above Penistone, these village stocks are still standing.

Wortley, England

Wortley Hall

This once private residence is now a popular wedding venue and training center for trade union officers.
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Thurgoland Tunnel.

Thurgoland, England

Thurgoland Tunnel

A repurposed railway tunnel with otherworldly acoustic characteristics.
1 mile from Wortley
The dragon ominously looking over the land.

Deepcar, England

The Dragon of Wantley

A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.
2 miles from Wortley

Barnsley, England

Tankersley Old Hall Ruins

The ruins of a significant 16th-century building once appeared in a 1969 film.
3 miles from Wortley
Cinema  during roof repairs in 2024

Penistone, England

Penistone Paramount Cinema

This century-old, single-screen cinema still puts a 1937 Compton organ to good use.
4 miles from Wortley
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