Information on events and activities in Locke Park
Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club are providing lots of things to see and do at their Classic Care event.
Friends of Locke Park are opening Locke Park Tower to visit from 12 noon until 3pm during the Classic Car event.
Oughtibridge Brass band are performing from 2pm until 4pm as well …
Another band playing at the bandstand in Locke Park …
We are next opening Locke Park Tower on Sunday 6th July from 2pm until 4pm*. Hopefully the weather will be kind and give us good views. And we need enough volunteers! If you would like to help, do get in touch.
You can walk to Locke Park Tower from the car park (S70 6NE) or the café. Follow the paths to the highest point in the park to get to the tower. [The What 3 Words location for the Car Park is remit.silent.hills and for the Café is roses.melon.saving]
Donations are appreciated to help improving the park especially by providing plants and bringing bands to the bandstands.
*We try to open the tower each first Sunday of the month. It depends on both the weather and whether we have enough volunteers. Check online using our Facebook page.
Remember Locke Park Tower is open from 2pm to 4pm on the first Sunday of each month.
We open Locke Park Tower on the first Sunday of each month from 2pm until 4pm.* Hopefully the weather will be kind and afford good views.
Donations are appreciated to help improving the park; the much admired murals and fairy garden, near the bowling greens, were funded from your donations.
You can walk to Locke Park Tower from the car park (S70 6NE) or the café. [What 3 Words: Car Park –remit.silent.hills; Café –roses.melon.saving] Follow the paths to the highest point in the park to get to the tower.
*We do try to open the tower each first Sunday of the month. It depends on both the weather and if we have enough volunteers.
Check online using our Facebook page.
If you would like to become a volunteer and help open the tower, please get in touch.
Brass band concerts in Locke Park started again in May, with one or two a month to September, sponsored by Kingstone Ward Alliance and Virgin Money. Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club has its Classic Car event in June and its Gala in August. And more later in the year …
Friends of Locke Park open Locke Park Tower on the first Sunday of each month from 2pm until 4pm, weather conditions permitting. We also need to have enough volunteers each time. If you would like to join the Friends of Locke Park volunteers, do get in touch.
A recently completed, very popular, addition to Locke Park. Images of Narnia and The NeverEnding Story join those based on the films Labyrinth and Dark Crystal. Great work undertaken by the gifted artist Andy B. Lots to enjoy …
Sarah Dewey visited and produced this collage of characters in the paintings. Much appreciated! Every visit you see something different!!
And then there’s the fairy garden too!
Friends of Locke Park open Locke Park Tower to go up each month on the first Sunday from 2pm until 4pm.
It’s open, weather permitting and if we have enough volunteers.
Donations for improving Locke Park appreciated.
A new, very popular, and still changing, addition to Locke Park. A little more to do once the weather is a bit warmer. The images are based on the films Labyrinth and Dark Crystal and then there’s a fairy garden too! Lots to spot!
Locke Park. There are 47 acres of Barnsley’s Locke Park, only a mile from Barnsley’s town centre, with gardens, trees and open grass, historic tower and bandstand, bowling greens, games and play areas, and a café.
Come to the park to have walks and have picnics, take your children to the play area, meet up with friends, visit the café, play games, get exercise, enjoy the views and heritage, and have a good time.
Get to Locke Park on foot from Park Road. 44 & 43 buses stop on Park Road near the entrances.
The Car Park is off Keresforth Hall Road, S70 6NF, – just follow the signs.
Volunteering. Friends of Locke Park welcomes volunteers to help with gardening and other activities. Please get in touch by talking to us in the park or email: info@friendsoflockepark.org.uk
Once it is possible, we intend having meetings again. They are usually on the first Tuesday of the month at 6pm at Locke Park Cafe. We are always keen to hear your views.
Friends of Locke Park is a group of volunteers who are interested in preserving the heritage of Locke Park and in improving the Park and its facilities for everyone.
Due to the snow in Locke Park, and possible ice at the tower, we are not opening Locke Park Tower today (Sunday 5 January).
Take care if walking through the park.
Snow came to Locke Park in 2022! Will we see it again? Here’s a reminder!
Unfortunately due to the weather conditions Barnsley Brass and ourselves have decided to cancel today’s band concert. Sorry . We will try to rearrange.
Friends of Locke Park are opening Locke Park Tower again on Sunday 6 October from 2pm until 4pm. Weather conditions permitting.
