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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Wortley

2 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.

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Thurgoland Tunnel

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

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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
Before restoration

Elsecar, England

Elsecar Beam Engine

This jewel of an engine is one of Northern England's finest surviving legacies of the Industrial Revolution, even catching the eye of Henry Ford.
4 miles from Wortley
The statue on its original plinth

Barnsley, England

Dickie Bird Statue

This tribute to a beloved cricket umpire is a magnet for risqué pranksters.
5 miles from Wortley
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