What's On
Furnaces to Follies: History Hike
Join us on Friday 17 October for a five hour guided walk around the remarkable landscape of Elsecar and Wentworth, including furnaces, collieries, follies, astonishing views, secret places, and stories from the last 300 years!
Village Tour
Join us for a fascinating history tour of the Earl's industrial village and find out how Elsecar developed from a small collection of farms in the 1700s to a bustling mix of collieries, ironworks, workshops and workers' houses by the middle of the 19th century.
Great Engine Demonstration: 12 noon
The Engine at Elsecar is back in action! It is the oldest steam engine still in its original location in the world! Invented by Thomas Newcomen to pump water from the coal mines, it was the first ever practical engine. Learn more from our expert tour guides!
Great Engine Demonstration: 2pm
The Engine at Elsecar is back in action! It is the oldest steam engine still in its original location in the world! Invented by Thomas Newcomen to pump water from the coal mines, it was the first ever practical engine. Learn more from our expert tour guides!