- Location & Transport
The Penistone area is one of the most scenic parts of South Yorkshire.
Situated on the west side of Barnsley and partially within the Peak District National Park, it's an area of villages set in gently rolling, wooded hills which gradually rise westwards to the moorlands of the Dark Peak.
Penistone itself is set in the heart of this area, less than six miles west of junction 37 of the M1 motorway.
Road
Penistone is on the cross-Pennine A628
road, 28 miles east of Manchester, 23 miles
south of Leeds, 13 miles north-west of
Sheffield, and 7 miles west of Barnsley.
See the Google Map section below for help in getting more detailed road information.
Rail
Penistone has its own railway station on the scenic Sheffield to Huddersfield Line (The Penistone Line) from where you can get a connection to most parts of the UK.
Services run hourly and there's also a Sunday service.
Bus
Penistone has direct bus services to Barnsley, Sheffield and Holmfirth, with long distance coaches calling at Barnsley, Huddersfield and Sheffield.
Services are at least hourly with a limited Sunday service.
Timetables
Find out bus and rail information here. A comprehensive listing of timetables from most (probably all!) companies providing services to and from the area. No direct online booking but carries information of ticket types available and also links to relevant sites.
Train timetables can be found here, along with running information and online ticket booking.
Please note that the above links will take you to other sites and that we can't be held responsible for any information they offer. If you find the information is inaccurate, please notify their customer services. We'd also be grateful if you'd tell us, too. If this is regular occurence we will remove the link from this site.
Google Map
Clear road directions are available from Google Maps.
Click here to go to the Penistone map (opens in new window).
You can also enter your postcode in the box below for quick directions to the town.
Please note that these directions are supplied by Google, not visitpenistone.co.uk and we can't be held responsible for any inaccuracies.