Doncaster's Minster Church

Advantages: Free to visit, lots of history
Disadvantages: Limited opening hours

...Originally called the Parish Church of St George and now officially reclassified as a Minster, Doncaster Minster has the outward appearance of a Cathedral and dominates the centre of Doncaster town. This is a landmark that I have been familiar with all of my life but I was actually surprised to learn that this current church dates only from 1854. It does however stand on a spot that has been occupied by a church since the 7th century and it is known that a church dedicated to St George has stood here since at least 1061. A fire destroyed this particular Norman church in 1204 but some of its stones were used to rebuild a new, more elaborate church. It seems however that Doncaster's parish church was to be cursed with fire and this new church was also completely destroyed by fire in 1853. The present day church was designed by one...

micksheff 05.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Doncaster Minster, Yorkshire

20's style in doncaster

Advantages: close to town centre
Disadvantages: can be noisy at night due to road.

...The Earl of Doncaster hotel was built in the 1920's and retains alot of the character from this period. They cater for weddings, christenings etc with a range of function rooms varying in size depending on your party. The restaurant is light, bright and airy and still retains the 20's charm. Rooms Generally good sizes with usual facilities. Nothing out of the ordinary with regards bathrooms, extras ect. Average price around £67 per room b&b. Bar Good selection of spirits, wines - reasonable prices for a hotel. Restaurant Has got better over the past few years. Menu has been better designed and food appears to be back to the quality it was 5-6 years ago. Special nights are organised and the Valantine's one is particually good. Pianist is good when he's playing. Overall Good hotel with average facilities. Worth trying...

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Review of The Earl of Doncaster, Doncaster

Doncaster - A City In All But Name.

Advantages: Lots of history, Very accessible
Disadvantages: Not the prettiest of places

...Doncaster is a large town in South Yorkshire. There are in fact many people that believe that this town is large enough and has enough to offer to actually be classified as a City, but so far this status has eluded it. The general definition of a City is a town that has a Cathedral as its principal Parish Church. There are however exceptions to this rule and a City can be created by a Royal Charter. In the year 2000 a total of 39 British towns applied to become Cities for the Millennium under such a Royal Charter, and Doncaster was short listed as one of the favourites. In the end it lost out to Inverness, Brighton & Hove, and Wolverhampton. The population of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster at the last Census in 2001 was 290,000 making it the 15th largest population centre in the UK. Doncaster lies approximately 20 miles...

micksheff 24.03.2007 · Read review
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The Regent Hotel, Doncaster

Advantages: Fantastic rooms, friendly staff and Great food
Disadvantages: Limited Wifi reception

...The Regent Hotel is located in the heart of Doncaster and is very easily accessable by car or rail. I travelled by rail and it was just a short 10 minute walk through the town centre to the hotel. Check-in was a fantastic experience and it was all ready prior to arrival and there was no need to fill in my address etc as it was all done, it was just a case of 2 signatures and off to my room. The room i stayed in was a double room for single occupancy and the room was fantastic. It was spacous and very well decorated, and looked recently decorated. The en-suite bathroom was very clean with a very powerful shower over the bath. A range of goodies were available in the bathroom including shampoo and shower gel. the electrical fittings in the room were a chrome finish which gave the room a nice feel, that coupled with a huge double bed...

markyeadon 08.06.2007 · Read review
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Cusworth Hall, Doncaster.... a trip down Memory Lane

Advantages: Good day out
Disadvantages: None

...home to some lovely history collections, illustrating how people lived, worked and entertained themselves over the last two hundred years. It really is a lovely and educational place to visit. How to get there By Car: The Museum is located 2 miles north of Doncaster, off the A638 Doncaster to Wakefield Road. It is signposted from the A1 and A638. For sat nav purposes the post code is: DN5 7TU (Cusworth Lane) By Bus: Take the Mainline service 42 or 219 from the Frenchgate Interchange Stand A11, which run ten to and twenty past the hour (hourly on Sundays). Kempton Park Road stop. This service stops at the end of Cusworth Lane, then walk up to the Hall on foot. Telephone Travel South Yorkshire on 01709 515151 for full details of all bus services. My Opinion It was great revisiting Cusworth Hall after so many years, we had...

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The Regent Hotel in Doncaster

Advantages: Fantastic hotel that makes for a stress free and comfortable stay
Disadvantages: Wifi reception not very good

...<<<<<Contact Information>>>>> The Regent Hotel Regent Square Doncaster DN1 2DS 3 Star AA 3 Star RAC 3 Star Tourist Board Tel: 01302 364180 Fax: 01302 322331 E-mail: admin@theregenthotel.co.uk Web: www.theregenthotel.co.uk <<<<<General Information>>>>> The Regent hotel was founded in 1935 and has been family run since that date. The hotel has recently had a major refurbishment and offers a Residents bar, two public bars, four conference/Function Rooms and a Restaurant. It is also located just on the fringe of Doncaster?s town centre on the eastern edge and is ideally located for fine shopping in the Frenchgate shopping centre, the markets and Doncaster racecourse (10 minute walk), home of the legendary St Leger and Lincoln Handicap. It is also only 15 minutes drive from Doncaster Robin Hood Airport and only...

castleroad 24.07.2007 (31.07.2007) · Read review
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The Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery

Advantages: Free Entry, Lots to see, accesible by disabled
Disadvantages: Unattractive exterior of building

...The rather dull, unattractive facade of the Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery disguises what a real gem of a place this really is inside. This is Doncaster\'s only town centre museum and here you will find a whole range of different artefacts that tell the story of the history of this town back to the Roman times and even further beyond. The museum is on two different floors, both of which are fully accessible by disabled visitors, and there is a lift to the second floor. In front of the main entrance doors there is a large reception area, which has various leaflets and books relating to the local area. At this point you could be forgiven for thinking that you had walked into the local tourist information centre rather than a museum, but a quick glance around soon reveals several little anterooms, that lead off from this main foyer area...

micksheff 31.08.2007 · Read review
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Danum Hotel Doncaster

Advantages: Good location and easy to get to
Disadvantages: Poor wifi reception and pricey dinner

...Hi, I've been staying at the Danum for a couple of weeks now and the hotel is ok. It is well situated in the middle of Doncaster and has easy access from the Rail station (about a 5min walk). The hotel is currently undergoing a refurbishment which is almost finished and should improve the hotel somewhat. The rooms are quite good, but the matteresses abit old. Wifi is free in the hotel but is hit and miss if you receive it (this is blamed on the refurbishment), however if you sit in the bar or just outside you can get it. The main downside of the hotel is the lack of decent double glazed windows because on a tuesday and Thursday night at around 3am the night clubs kick out and all hell breaks loose outside in the streets and does interupt your sleep. Don't know about Friday and Saturday nights as i've not stayed there then. The food in...

markyeadon 03.06.2007 (10.07.2007) · Read review
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DONCASTER - A good place to visit!

Advantages: most pubs per sq mile in whole of UK
Disadvantages: litter, donny council

...I've lived in sunny old Donny all my life ... 20 yrs! I'm sick of all the bad reviews and negative feedback given about my home town (Soon to be City!!) So here goes, lets see if this helps it at all... DONCASTER PUBS AND CLUBS: TRILOGY: Doncasters newest nightclub, stands proudly where the Visage used to be and made the Karisma close due to lack of trade. Trilogy was 1 year old in OCT 2004. This nightclub opens every night except Mondays TRYST: The Trilogy's pre-party venue (used to be called Gallery) ARUBA: Formerly Revolution BOILER ROOMS: Formerly Brown Swords BAILEYS: Formerly Spiders Web PURPLE DOOR: Strip Club YATES / MOOD / WALKABOUT / WITHERSPOONS / SILKS / REGENT HOTEL / EMPORIUM / FLARES / HALL CROSS / EDWARDS / MAGDELINS / WHITE BEAR / OWENS / BERLINS / CAMELOTS / LEDGER TAVERN / NELSONS / PARIS GATE...

j3nni3 01.11.2004 · Read review
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Review of Doncaster in General

Doncaster, A jewel in the crown of the north

Advantages: Good Road and Rail Links
Disadvantages: Far too many to list

...Doncaster, well where can you start with Doncaster, I’ve lived here on and off for the last 24 years. So I guess you could call it my home. Doncaster is an old town, the Romans passed through here right through the town centre. The Town its self has lots of history in it, there are a number of old buildings (some listed) and some nice architecture, (however its disappearing fast as Doncaster council in their wisdom seem to be pulling down any buildings made before the 1960’s). Having said that the council did recently rescue the Old Corn exchange building after a fire struck it. Which leads me onto some of the things Doncaster has to offer. Contrary to what you hear on TV, when Doncaster is the but of many comedian’s joke, The Town is actually an old market town foremost and just happened to have a lot...

sheff22 27.03.2001 · Read review
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