See

Wortley Top Forge

Metal-bashing forge set up in the 1640s on a bend in the River Don, and remaining water-powered until the site closed in 1910. It latterly produced wrought iron railway axles, until these were replaced by steel.

outdoors

Address: Forge Lane, Thurgoland S35 7DN
Hours: Apr-Oct Sun 11AM-5PM
Price: Adult £3, conc, £2, child 50p
Website: topforge.co.uk (opens in a new tab)

Directions Suggest a nearby place

Listing from Wikivoyage: Sheffield, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.

Close by

Do
Wharncliffe Crags
In the early days of British climbing, this was one of the most popular spots. Nowadays, it is overshadowed by the more famous sites in the Peak District, and is therefore often quiet. Climbs are tough and steep.
Do
Grenoside to Whitley walk
Native woodland, dells and pretty villages make this an easy 4 mi circular walk around the countryside north of Sheffield. Even better, it starts and finishes at a pub. Reyt good!
See
Hillsborough Disaster Memorial
On 15 April 1989, at the FA Cup semi-final, 97 Liverpool FC fans lost their lives (94 on the day, three later) in a terrible crush in this Sheffield stadium. The memorial at Hillsborough is understandably more low-key than the one at Anfield, but if you want to pay your respects, you can follow the example of others by leaving flowers, messages of condolence, or the shirt or scarf of the team you support.
On public land, so always accessibleFree
Eat
Our Cow Molly ice cream parlour
A dairy farm where you can meet the cows who produce the milk that goes into nearly 30 flavours of ice cream, many of which can only be sampled in their parlour.
Wed Fri-Sun 11AM-5:30PM