Art galleries in Barnsley
Galleries are best taken slowly. Barnsley, South Yorkshire has 5 mapped right now. That's 5 galleries mapped around Barnsley. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Opening nights are the cheat code — free entry, the artists in the room, and a crowd that actually wants to talk about the work.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Barnsley (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Longside Gallery and Chapel, plus Underground Gallery. If a gallery's missing from Barnsley's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Barnsley gallery lineup
5 in Barnsley, plus 14 more around Barnsley below:
Longside Gallery
Art gallery7.9 km from Barnsley
Longside Gallery is Art gallery on Longside, Barnsley.
Longside, Barnsley, S75 4BS
Chapel
Art gallery8.4 km from BarnsleyRun by Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Chapel is Art gallery run by Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Underground Gallery
Art gallery8.9 km from Barnsley
Underground Gallery — Art gallery.
Bothy Gallery
Art gallery8.9 km from Barnsley
Bothy Gallery is Art gallery.
Garden Gallery
Art gallery9.0 km from Barnsley
Garden Gallery — Art gallery.
What the map tells us about art galleries in Barnsley
None of the 5 has opening hours in the map data, so treat this as a browse-and-discover trip. Smaller galleries can keep irregular hours, so check the website before a special trip.
The one mapped art gallery sits on Longside — worth combining with whatever else brings you to that side of town.
The Barnsley gallery walk
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Longside Gallery on Longside, Chapel, Underground Gallery, Bothy Gallery, and Garden Gallery. That's 5 stops on the Barnsley gallery walk.
Gallery tips for Barnsley
How the regulars do Barnsley's galleries:
- Take the long way through at Longside Gallery. Galleries reward slow looking. One extra lap always reveals something the first pass missed.
- Buy the catalogue at Chapel. Exhibition catalogues are the affordable art book. They sell out after the show closes.
- Ask about the price list. It's normal to ask, even if you're not buying. It tells you how the market values the work.
- Follow the galleries online. Openings and one-night events get announced on social media first. One follow catches them all.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Barnsley — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Barnsley can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 5 that's closed, or a great art gallery we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 5 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more art galleries around Barnsley
14 more within about 25 km of Barnsley, nearest first:
The Hepworth Wakefield
Art gallery13.6 km from Barnsley
The Hepworth Wakefield — Art gallery, found on Doncaster Road in Wakefield. Also worth knowing about The Hepworth Wakefield: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 10:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
Doncaster Road, Wakefield, WF1 5AW
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-16:00
Susan Brown Studio
Art gallery14.4 km from Barnsley
Susan Brown Studio is Art gallery.
Beaconsfield gallery
Art gallery15.2 km from Barnsley
Beaconsfield gallery is Art gallery on Paul Lane, Wakefield. Beaconsfield gallery also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Paul Lane, Wakefield, WF4 4BP
C & G Artpartment
Art gallery17.0 km from Barnsley
C & G Artpartment is Art gallery.
Two & Six Micropub
Art gallery18.8 km from Barnsley
Two & Six Micropub — Art gallery, found on 24-26 Snig Hill in Sheffield. Also worth knowing about Two & Six Micropub: the map lists its hours as We,Th,Su 15:00-22:00; Fr 15:00-23:00; Sa 12:00-23:00.
24-26 Snig Hill, Sheffield, S3 8NB
Hours: We,Th,Su 15:00-22:00; Fr 15:00-23:00; Sa 12:00-23:00
Sheffield Authors Showcase
Art gallery19.1 km from Barnsley
Sheffield Authors Showcase is Art gallery.
Jessop West Exhibition Space
Art gallery19.2 km from Barnsley
Jessop West Exhibition Space — Art gallery.
Graves Gallery
Art gallery19.4 km from Barnsley
Graves Gallery is Art gallery. Graves Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-16:00; We 13:00-18:00; PH off; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-16:00; We 13:00-18:00; PH off
Site Gallery
Art gallery19.7 km from Barnsley
Site Gallery — Art gallery, found on 1 Brown Street in Sheffield. Also worth knowing about Site Gallery: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00; Mo off; it has a website with more detail.
1 Brown Street, Sheffield, S1 2BS
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00; Mo off
Little Smeaton Art Gallery
Art gallery20.5 km from Barnsley
Little Smeaton Art Gallery is Art gallery.
Porter Brook Gallery
Art gallery20.7 km from Barnsley
Porter Brook Gallery — Art gallery, found on 24 Hickmott Road in Sheffield.
24 Hickmott Road, Sheffield, S11 8QF
Booth House Gallery
Art gallery21.6 km from Barnsley
Booth House Gallery is Art gallery on Booth House Lane, Holmfirth. Booth House Gallery also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Booth House Lane, Holmfirth, HD9 2QT
The Sculpture Lounge
Art gallery22.1 km from Barnsley
The Sculpture Lounge is Art gallery on Bank Lane, Holmfirth. The Sculpture Lounge also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Bank Lane, Holmfirth, HD9 2NE
Phone: +44 1484 687 425
AC Gallery
Art gallery22.3 km from Barnsley
AC Gallery is Art gallery on 11 Byram Street, Huddersfield. AC Gallery also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
11 Byram Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1DR
Phone: +44 1484 423402
Art gallery listings for Barnsley: 5 in Barnsley and 14 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.