Barnsley Market, The Glass Works

Barnsley Market is an indoor market hall within The Glass Works and has been at the heart of Barnsley town centre for close to 800 years. Today, it is home to more than 100 local traders, including traditional greengrocers, butchers, fishmongers, as well as delicatessens, florists, clothing retailers and technology specialists. On the upper floor, the Market Kitchen food hall offers a range of freshly prepared food and drink, making it a popular destination where Barnsley locals and visitors come to eat, shop and spend time together. In recognition of its offer, the market was named the Best Large Indoor Market in 2026.

How to get to Barnsley Market
The Glass Works
Barnsley
S70 1GW
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By public transport
If you are arriving by bus or train, exit Barnsley Interchange through the Eldon Street entrance. It is approximately 300 metres to the venue.

Driving and Parking
For drivers, the nearest carparks are the Glassworks Shopper car park (use postcode S70 1SF) and the Alhambra Multi-storey car park (use postcode S70 1SF), both around 0.3 miles from the venue. There are 28 accessible Blue Badge bays in the Glassworks multistorey. To claim your free parking, drive up to the exit barrier as normal and use the intercom on the ticket machine and quote your Blue Badge number.

Additional travel information can be found on The Glass Works website.

Entrance

The main entrance is accessed via the square in Barnsley town centre and has level access into the building. This entrance has double automatic sliding doors.

There is a covered space outside this entrance where you can pause if you need to.

Access

There is step-free access to all public areas of the venue. The main entrance is accessed via the square in Barnsley town centre and has level access into the building. This entrance has double automatic sliding doors. There is a public lift to all floors. There are toilets, including accessible toilets on each floor of the building. Out of market opening hours, the only toilets are in The Market Kitchen and located on the upper floor.

For further details on Barnsley Market’s access provision head to their AccessAble page.

Jazmin Morris’ Northern Passage: A Quest To Hopian will be presented at The Glass Works as part of AND Festival 2026.