COMING INTO TOWN ON A SUNDAY?
Doncaster Town Centre is much quieter on a Sunday than on other days of the week. In many ways that makes it a great day to visit...
Getting here
Bus and train services into Donny are reduced on a Sunday
but are still plentiful – you just need to check the timetable.
The Civic Quarter and Colonnades car parks are closed on
Sundays but the majority are still open including the convenient Frenchgate
Centre multi storey. The best news is that all parking spaces managed by Doncaster Council are FREE
all day on Sundays – including all on-street bays and the Chappell Drive, Church Way, St
Georges, New Markets, Wood Street and Horsefair car parks.
Shopping
Doncaster has embraced Sunday Shopping big style over the
last few years and now boasts more than 200 stores that regularly open on
Sundays week in and week out – with more joining them, as you might expect in the run-up to
Christmas.
Stores are generally much quieter than they are on Saturdays
making for a far more relaxed shopping experience. Sunday is a good day for hunting down
that something special and for trying on clothes without queues for the
changing rooms.
Other things to do
The TIC, the Museum & Art Gallery and the Point are all
currently closed on Sundays, which is a shame, but there’s still plenty to do.
The excellent Brevon Art gallery on Thorne Road - just
behind Christ Church – is open every Sunday afternoon with exhibitions by local
artists and designer-makers. And admission is free.
With fewer crowds and less traffic Sunday is a great day to
look up above the shop fronts and admire Donny’s fine architecture. The streets
are also full of fascinating public art – some of which are sculptures you can hardly miss such as
at Sunny Bar and outside the Mansion House and some of which are actually built
into the pavement and on busier days often go un-noticed.
Sunday’s also a good day to literally look into Donny’s
future. A visit to the brand new Sir Nigel Gresley Square at Waterdale to
admire the public art, the fantastic new fountain array and see the new
performance venue currently under construction is a must.
Amenities
Plenty of coffee shops and cafes in the main shopping area
open every Sunday and a number of restaurants and bars offer a traditional
Sunday Lunch.
The public loos at the Markets are closed on Sundays but the
facilities in the Frenchgate Centre, in the Interchange and in the department
stores are all open as normal.
And finally
Sunday wouldn’t be Sunday without a reminder that
Donny town centre is home to no fewer than a dozen places of worship ranging
from the magnificent Minster to smaller churches representing the full range of
traditions. Most have morning services and many have evening services too…
