🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 225m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 225m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
Best for
9 activities
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Country park — designed for family visits
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — country park
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Country park
Free
🧺
Picnic day out
Good match
Country park — good for group day out
Free
🥾
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Barnsley Boundary Walk
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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8 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wakefield WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴
Cycling
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15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Barnsley Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route365 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 365 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴
Horse riding
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14 public paths nearby
Public paths
Dark Lanebridleway · 73 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 73 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Dark Lanebridleway · 272 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 272 mSurface gravelPath type: track
About this country park
Cannon Hall Park is a 35-hectare country park in Barnsley, Yorkshire and the Humber, England. Visitors can enjoy landscaped gardens, woodlands, and lakes, where wildlife such as swans and various bird species can be observed while walking or picnicking.
