Castle Hills Park

The earthworks of a Norman motte and bailey castle on the ridge above Mexborough, kept as a small public park between Doncaster Road and Church Street with a memorial and long views over the Dearne valley. The motte and its ditch are the whole point of coming: the ground is grass and undulating rather than surfaced, and the climb onto the mound is short but steep. It is council open space with no lake and no livestock, so the borough PSPO imposes no standing lead requirement, only the duty to pick up and to keep out of any fenced play area. There is no car park, so it is street parking on Castle Hills Avenue and the roads off Doncaster Road.