Askern is a small former mining town on the northern fringe of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, with 19th- and 20th-century roots in coal and rail. For much of its history it centred on a colliery and a busy railway junction - remnants of that industrial past are still visible in the layout and some Victorian buildings - but the pits have closed and the local economy has since shifted towards light industry and commuting into Doncaster and the wider region.
One of the town’s notable features is Askern Lakes Country Park, a reclaimed landscape of lakes and green spaces created from former extraction sites and now valued for fishing, birdwatching and informal recreation. The town retains a strong local identity with community groups, sports clubs and small independent shops, and has seen steady regeneration efforts aimed at improving facilities and greenspace.
Postcode districts covering Askern
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Leeds 20.8 miles33.5 km
- York 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Rotherham 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Doncaster 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Wakefield 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Scunthorpe 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Barnsley 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Castleford 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Morley 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Dewsbury 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Batley 21.5 miles34.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Campsall Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Owston Parish 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Norton Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Norton & Askern Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Stubbs Walden Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Burghwallis Parish 2 miles3.1 km
- Moss Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Thorpe in Balne Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Fenwick Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Little Smeaton Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Kirk Smeaton and Little Smeaton Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Adwick le Street Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Askern
DN6 0PE, DN6 0LY, DN6 0ER, DN6 0LB, DN6 0AP, DN6 0NB, DN6 0LJ, DN6 0AR, DN6 0QT … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 11 miles17.7 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 27.1 miles43.6 km
- Adwick Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Kirk Sandall Railway Station 4.7 miles7.6 km
Hotels near Askern Ad
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 6 miles9.6 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Racecourse 4 6.8 miles11 km
- Holiday Inn Express Doncaster 3 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Hex Wildlife Hotel 9.6 miles15.5 km
- The Downe Arms 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Campanile Hotel Doncaster 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Kings Croft Hotel 8.8 miles14.1 km
Schools in Askern
- Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy Primary
- Askern Moss Road Infant Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Hampole Priory Historic site 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 7 miles11.3 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 11 miles17.7 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Oakwell Stadium 13.8 miles22.2 km