Seriously there is nothing to see in barnsley !!
I was there once for a business trip. We got out of my work colleague's car in the hotel carpark and within 10 seconds some bloke went up to him and smacked him in the face. This was about 5.00 on a weekday evening so it was unexpected to say the least - I still remember the name of the hotel, The Hotel Peraquito.
We had a good night though. Had a beer, went to see Barnsley beat Millwall 4-1, few more beers and a curry. Staggered by the number of young women on the streets wearing very little even though it was freezing.
There's really not much to see in Barnsley but there are some decent boozers - been to worse places.