Offering the visitor a fascinating combination of picturesque villages and bustling towns with stunning Pennine scenery, Barnsley is all wrapped up in an area rich in industrial heritage.

Barnsley town centre itself enjoys a mix of old and new, with its famous market (at over 700 years old one of the oldest in the North), high street stores and nationally renowned boutiques. Cultural highlights include the Design Centre and newly refurbished Cooper Gallery, and an electric night life that once experienced will never be forgotten.

To the South and West of Barnsley the spectacular Pennine landscape is dotted with picturesque villages and a wealth of popular family attractions, including Elsecar Heritage Centre with its Steam Railway and exhibitions. As well as many other outstanding monuments to the area's industrial heritage there are delightful country parks and 'secret' gardens, an open farm, wetland centre and much more.

Barnsley’s ambition is to be the 21st century market town at the heart of an enterprising and innovative local economy, taking advantage of it’s central location.

The Remaking Barnsley regeneration programme is redefining Barnsley’s role in the world. This programme is committed to creating a thriving, vibrant and enjoyable urban environment in which people can live, work or play. Quality architecture set within an exciting and imaginative public realm, arts, culture and urban living are all part of this vision alongside trade and employment.