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 Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire
built on the River Don near the confluence of the Don and the
Rother. It lies in the Don Valley between Sheffield and Doncaster. |
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Rotherham
- Travel by coach - If you'd like to speak
to someone about your journey you can ring Traveline on 0871
200 22 33. |
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Rotherham
- Travel by train - Rotherham Central,
Central Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 1QH. |
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Rotherham
- Travel by road - Rotherham is about
4 miles east of Junction 34 of the M1 Motorway. The M1 is a north
- south motorway which links London to Leeds. Rotherham is about 160 miles
from London and 35 miles from Leeds. |
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Rotherham
- Travel by road - Rotherham is about
4 miles west of Junction 1 of the M 18 Motorway. The M 18 Motorway
connects to the M1 at Rotherham and the M62 at Goole. Rotherham is
about 35 miles from Goole. |
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Rotherham
- Travel by road - Rotherham is well situated
for the M18 (J1) taking you north to the A1(M) and the M1 (J33).
Rotherham is only 2 miles north of the M1 / M18 intersection. |
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Air
- Robin
Hood Airport is easily accessible from
the M62 (Hull to Liverpool), M1 (London to Leeds), the A1 (London
to Edinburgh) and also the M18. Doncaster is the nearest Railway
Station, 7 miles away. The airport lies to the east of Doncaster.
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster / Sheffield, First Avenue, Doncaster,
DN9 3RH. Tel: 08708 33 22 10. The Airport is about 13 miles from
Rotherham. |
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Rotherham
- Ferries - Hull Ferries, P&O Ferries,
King George Dock, Hedon Road, HU9 5QA. Main ferries to Rotterdam
in Holland or Zeebrugge in Belgium. The Ferry Port at Hull is
about 60 miles from Rotherham, easily reached via the motorway
system. |
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Rotherham is 60 miles from Hull, 160 miles
from London, 250 miles from Edinburgh, 40 miles from Leeds and
5 miles from Sheffield. |
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Rotherham
- Shopping - Marks & Spencer, Unit
14, Retail World, Stadium Way, Parkgate, Rotherham, South Yorkshire,
S60 1TG. Tel: 01709 361828. British
Home Stores Rotherham - Unit 14a Retail
World, Stadium Way, Parkgate, Rotherham, S60 1TG. Tel: 0845 8410257. |
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Rotherham
- Sport - Rotherham United FC, Millmoor
Ground, Rotherham, S60 1HR. Tel: 0870-443-1884. |
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Rotherham
- Other information - The Trans Pennine
Trail is a route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders which
passes through Rotherham. The trail links Southport, on the Irish Sea, with
Hornsea on the North Sea coast, a total of 207 miles. www.transpenninetrail.org.uk.
Rotherham town centre contains one of only four bridge chapels
in the country: the 15th century Chapel of Our Lady of Rotherham
Bridge (or "Chapel on the Bridge") on Chantry Bridge.
The chapel was restored in 1923 having spent a good period of
time as a tobacconist's shop. |
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Worksop
- Other information - Chesterfield Canal
Trust. The Trust aims to promote the full restoration and development
of the Chesterfield Canal. Already the Chesterfield Canal has
much to offer; the 46-mile canal has narrow locks, wide locks,
and tunnels. It originally ran from the River Trent at West Stockwith
to Chesterfield. It is currently only navigable as far as Kiveton
Park near Rotherham. The section near Chesterfield offers the
Tapton Lock Visitor Centre at Tapton Lock, Lockoford Lane, CHESTERFIELD,
Derbyshire, S41 7JB. Tel: 01246 551035. Main towns near the canal
- Rotherham Chesterfield,
Worksop, Retford,
Gainsborough. |
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Airport indicated is Robin Hood Airport Doncaster
Sheffield. Rotherham is about 4 miles east of Junction 34 of
the M1 Motorway. |
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Attractions (see details below)
Rail Stations (Not all stations shown). There
is a station in Rotherham. |
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- Conisbrough Castle, Castle Hill, Conisbrough, Doncaster. South
Yorkshire. DN12 3BU. conisbroughcastle.org.uk.
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, c/o Doncaster
Aeroventure, Dakota Way, Doncaster Leisure Park, Doncaster, South
Yorkshire, DN4 5ES. Tel: 01302 761616. aeroventure.org.uk.
- Magna Science Adventure Centre, Sheffield Rd, Rotherham, S60
1DX Tel: 01709 720 002. visitmagna.co.uk.
- Don Valley Stadium,
Sheffield, S9 3TL. Tel: 0114 2233600. donvalleystadium.co.uk.
- Roche Abbey, Maltby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S66 8NW. Tel:
01709 812739.