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Rotherham Outdoor Pursuits
Stuck for ideas for a birthday celebration or stag weekend? Or perhaps just looking for something fun to do for the whole family. You've found the right place with Ufindus Entertainment and Outdoor Pursuits. Paint ball is an increasingly popular activity for men and women, try your hand at one of the UK centres listed here, including both outdoor and indoor paint ball! Or for less strenuous days out, make an historical visit to Great British Gardens. Find Great British days out here with Ufindus. Not forgetting the smaller members of the family, there is a separate days out listing for children?s activities. Keeping the kids amused during school holidays couldn't be easier with our comprehensive register of holidays and camps.
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Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, on the east coars of the UK. Rotherham lies on the River Don, in the Don valley between Doncaster and Sheffield. Rotherham was settled in the Early Middle Ages, and was soon extablised as a market town. Later on, the towns natural resources were exploited with the industrial revolution. Iron, and later steel, became Rotherham's main industry, thanks to its proximity to the coalfields of Yorkshire and its own iron ore in the area. Rotherham steel was renowned for its strength; at the peak, the Templeborough steelworks employed over 10,000, was over a mile long, and housed 6 electric arc furnaces, producing 1.8 million tonnes of steel annually. The operation shut down in 1993; the site is now the Magna Science Adventure Centre. As a result of its past industry, Rotherham has been a largely working-class town. A number of well known comedians come from Rotherham, and started their careers on the working mens club circuit; Dougie Brown, Paul Shane, and The Chuckle Brothers to name a few. The town is served by frequent trains to Leeds (for connections to London, Edinburgh and Glasgow), Scunthorpe, Sheffield and Adwick. Nearby towns include Sheffield, Doncaster, Chapeltown, Mexborough, Leeds, Conisbrough, Hoyland and Maltby.
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