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Stainforth
South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber · population 6,375 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Days out & attractions in Stainforth
Days out around Stainforth – lakes, viewpoints, nature reserves, zoos and more. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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🏞️ Lakes & lochs
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🌄 Viewpoints
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🌿 Nature reserves
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🦁 Zoos & wildlife parks
Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Auckley · 6.8 miles
A wildlife-focused zoo set on the former Brockholes Farm near Branton and Auckley, south-east of Doncaster, offers a mix of animal conservation, rehabilitation and visitor attractions across roughly 100 acres. The park opened to the public in April 2009 after the site was bought in 2008 and redeveloped; the ceremony was performed by television presenter Justin Fletcher, MBE. It is recognised as a member of both the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria, and now houses around 500 animals representing about 100 species. Key areas include the Atlantic Forest, a South-American-themed zone opened in 2021 that displays bush dogs, maned wolves and lowland tapirs, and Lion Country, a ten-acre enclosure created in 2010 for rescued African lions. Visitors can walk through Lemur Woods to watch crowned, ring-tailed and red-bellied lemurs, or view Amur tigers from a 150-metre raised walkway in Land of the Tigers. The leopard enclosure, launched in 2012, features an eight-metre viewing tower and a long glass wall and is described as the world’s largest for the species. Project Polar, opened in 2014, provides a ten-acre habitat for six male polar bears, including deep pools. Facilities have been expanded with the Yorkshire Hive entrance, a larger car park, retail outlets, coffee shops, a restaurant added in 2022 and an on-site hotel serving guests and nearby airport travellers. Admission is charged and opening times are listed on the park’s official listing.
Jan-Feb Mo-Su 09:45-16:00; Mar Mo-Su 09:45-17:00; Apr-Nov Mo-Fr 09:45-18:00; Dec Mo-Fr 09:45-16:00
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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🏛️ Museums
South Yorkshire Air Museum
Belle Vue · 6.8 miles
Located at Lakeside on the outskirts of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, the museum occupies the former RAF Doncaster airfield. The site retains the last original RAF structures – a Bellman-type hangar and two wooden Air Ministry billet huts (Buildings 19 and 21) – together with a range of smaller outbuildings. A newer former Air Training Corps cadet hut has been added beside Building 21 to house a World War Two collection, and the volunteer-run organisation also hosts the Yorkshire Helicopter Preservation Group, which moved from the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington in July 2002 and maintains an on-site workshop for helicopter restoration. Exhibits span the whole history of aviation, from early pioneers to contemporary military jets, and include a substantial array of civil aircraft and gliders. A permanent display concentrates on the Falklands War, presenting aircraft that served in the conflict or represent their types. The museum also showcases aircraft with strong local connections, many of which operated from nearby airfields such as RAF Finningley, Doncaster Sheffield Airport and the original RAF Doncaster site. Notable restored pieces include the cockpit section of an Avro Vulcan B.2, a Bristol Sycamore HR.14, a Gloster Meteor T.7 and a Cessna 150. Recent additions comprise a Pucará received from the Royal Air Force Museum in 2025 and a Bristol Bolingbroke project transferred from the Imperial War Museum in 2026. The attraction lies nearest to the Belle Vue district, making it reachable by local road networks. Visitors can explore the historic hangars and huts, view the diverse aircraft displays and observe the helicopter group’s workshop activities, all overseen by a team of volunteers.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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🗿 Monuments & memorials
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🏚️ Ruins
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🏖️ Beaches & bathing spots
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📸 Landmarks & sights
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🛝 Playgrounds
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from Stainforth.
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