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What to do and see in Sheffield, England: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do
Sheffield, located in South Yorkshire, England, is both a major industrial city and one of the greenest cities in the UK. TripAdvisor travelers particularly recommend the Sheffield Winter Garden and the Botanical Garden. After dark, you’ll find a lively bar and club scene, a testimony to the town’s large student population.
Restaurants in Sheffield
1. Will4Adventure
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5.0 based on 195 reviews
Ideal for the complete novice to the budding mountaineer, Will4Adventure provide adventures, activities and courses for individuals, groups and families in the Peak District and beyond. Guided walks, rock climbing, fear of heights courses, navigation skills, abseiling, hill walking, free walking weekends and outdoor first aid training & more. Book online and join us for a great adventure!
Reviewed By paulhart384 - Oxford, United Kingdom
WOW What a weekend !! If you want to learn some basic navigation skills then come on Will's and Adam's weekend course. Adam was so good at getting his message across, very easy to understand. He initially gave us a 13 point self assessment questionnaire so we all knew the standard we we're at. Out on the hills we learned about orienteering the map correctly, using a compass, contours, recognising landmarks from the map, breaking the route into manageable sections, handrails, catching features and attack points. Pacing and Timing. Overall a great learning weekend, highly recommended. The best I've been on !!
2. Holly Hagg Community farm
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5.0 based on 374 reviews
** CLOSED during Coronavirus outbreak ** Regular guided alpaca treks amidst woodland and beautiful scenery in Sheffield's Rivelin Valley. Advance booking for treks required via website. Monthly family friendly events to meet and feed the alpacas, go pond dipping and explore the 3 acre food growing garden and meadows. For these on-field events just turn up - details on Events section of the website. Volunteer sessions twice a week for fresh air, friendship and health. All welcome. Holly Hagg is a not-for-profit Community Farm.
Reviewed By bryonyp772
Santiago, who is known for his cheeky antics, was my friendly alpaca companion for today's walk. The Alpaca Trek, lead by enthusiastic, entertaining and down-to-earth members of the Holly Hagg Community Farm, has been one of my favourite and unique experiences this year. It was a lovely route and I enjoyed having Santiago's company, despite him walking me round in circles when I got his food out and when he wanted to jump in the bushes and eat them at many points throughout the walk. These antics made the walk interesting and gave us something laugh about. It may have been the first time he had seen sheep too, which was adorable! Santiago allowed me to stroke his back, neck and head - he was so soft and cuddly! The volunteers leading the trek were also very conscientious of social distancing guidelines and they followed those 'extra measures' to make sure everything was safe and healthy. I felt very comfortable with the set up and would definitely go again soon!
3. Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
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4.5 based on 195 reviews
Catch a unique glimpse of life at home and at work at a scythe and steelworks dating back to the 18th century. Abbeydale Works was once a producer of agricultural tools and the largest water-powered industrial site on the River Sheaf. It is now a group of Grade I and II* listed buildings and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. See the Manager's House and Worker's Cottage, waterwheels, workshops, tilt hammers, a grinding hull and the last complete surviving crucible steel furnace in the UK! See working waterwheels every Wednesday and our Davy Brothers steam engine in steam every Thursday.
Reviewed By CostcoMoe - Sheffield, United Kingdom
I remember going here with school for a field trip back in 1999. This was a great place. I would love to visit this place again and I bet its improved even more and even better since 1999.
4. Ecclesall Woods
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4.5 based on 173 reviews
Reviewed By bumblebee45s - Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Beautiful woods with signposted walks to the left and right sides of Whirlowdale Road. Lots of dog walkers. Sometimes you encounter horseriders as it has a bridle path. Small streams run through the woods and the sound of splashing water makes it more enchanting.
5. Endcliffe Park
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4.5 based on 409 reviews
Reviewed By ritagarlovsky - Sheffield, United Kingdom
This is a lovely park with interesting features, such as shown in the photo of beautiful waterfall. It is a really pleasant place to take an afternoon walk for a quiet chat, OR take the kids to have a run around and kick a ball on the grassy area.
6. Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
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4.5 based on 267 reviews
The Cathedral is Sheffield's oldest building, the ancient heart of a great city, where God has been worshipped for over a thousand years. It has watched Sheffield grow and develop over the centuries, and it tells a story - of great women and men, of wars, of industry and commerce, and of the people who have lived in Sheffield. Here people have prayed, made music, offered hospitality and cared for the poor, as they do still today. The building reflects its many uses, with the traditional worship spaces including the grand high altar and the quiet crypt chapel, but also the busy conference centre, and the Archer Project area where the homeless and vulnerable find what they need Here every visitor will find something to interest them. You can book a special visit, or just call in and explore. You may find that a service is happening, in which case you can join in or not as you choose. Everyone is invited - Sheffield Cathedral is a place for all people. We are open every day of the year.
Reviewed By Skinnyjefd - Sheffield, United Kingdom
Lovely cathedral which is a great spot in Sheffield city centre. As a local of 28 years, I spent my first afternoon taking a look inside. It’s brilliant. Yea, there are some better cathedrals to see around the world, but the beauty of this being in Sheffield more than makes up for it. A must visit for anyone coming to Sheffield. Check out the fence of swords!
7. Forge Dam Park
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4.5 based on 92 reviews
Reviewed By Joseeflshaw - Rojales, Spain
I love strolling through the woods & sitting by the lake feeding the ducks. There's a play ground for children & a fab cafe.
8. Kelham Island Museum
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4.5 based on 663 reviews
Reviewed By BevC107 - Sheffield, United Kingdom
Kelham Island is one of Sheffield's most interesting museums. You can watch the Little Mesters (skilled craftspeople in silverware and steelware) fettling in their tiny workshops and be amazed by the River Don engine. If you have very little children with you, it might be wise to warn them beforehand that it is very noisy and the floor actually shakes when it's going full pelt. I really like the little stationary steam engines that go chunkety-chunk, wheels spinning and pulleys flapping. There is a section with very old cars like the Sheffield Simplex. Wall mounted posters tell of the Great Sheffield Flood when the newly built Dale Dyke Dam capsized in the middle of the night of 11th March 1864 and over 240 people drowned in the deluge. You can track the history of Sheffield's steelmaking from the tiny 14th century forges along its 5 rivers to the huge Atlas Works of the early 20th century. And Kelham Island has a great cafe of its own and there are 2 good pubs very nearby. But be warned, it's closed Fridays and Saturdays.
9. Rivelin Valley Nature Trail
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4.5 based on 345 reviews
Reviewed By 642nickyc - Sheffield, United Kingdom
Starting from malin bridge enter the nature trail from the mouse hole and follow it passed an old mill pond to where you can split and go left by the next dam or right and cross the stepping stones, then onto rivelin park and across the bridge and follow the path to the s bends, cross the road and continue along the path passing old mill ponds and structures from an industry long gone, keep going and eventually you’ll come to the old post office which is the end of the nature trail, about 3-4 miles from here you’ve endless choices of where to go Hope this helps anyone interested Not suitable for infirm, pushchairs or wheelchairs in places due to the ground conditions, PS after heavy rain the river does cover the stones, don’t try an be a hero please and be safe
10. Millhouses Park
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4.5 based on 337 reviews
Millhouses Park is located approximately 3 miles south-west of Sheffield City Centre. Part of the park was gifted by Earl Fitzwilliam & Marquis of Zetland in 1909, with the remainder purchased by Sheffield City Council. Recent improvements include the Splash! project, located on the site of the old swimming pool and lido and reintroduces water play into the park, many years after the lido was closed and filled in. It is an interactive play area designed to be both playful and educational with kit such as an Archimedes screw, hand pumps and see saws that pump water into a large snaking channel, where it can be dammed in several places before being scooped by a water wheel and fed into a recycling tank. The water then feeds the toilets, can be used to water plants and tops up the boating lake. The Fishway project has seen the old paddling pools filled in and converted into natural habitat that will allow fish such as trout to bypass the two weirs on the River Sheaf and move upstream to spawn. The design is very complex and incorporates rock pools, overhangs and resting places and mimics their natural habitat as much as possible. Park Facilities include:On-Site Parking2 multi-purpose fields Outdoor Gym Skate Park Obstacle Course Traditional Playground Zipwire SPLASH! Waterplay Boating Lake with Paddle Boats Fish Pass Cricket Pitch Tennis Courts Pitch 'n' Put Crown Green Bowling Basketball Court5-a-side all-weather pitch Sensory Garden Formal Gardens Free Toilets Park Cafe & Ice Cream Kiosk (private business)Please use this page to review Millhouses Park. Please note that the Park Cafe is a private business and is not within the remit of the Friends of Millhouses Park.
Reviewed By Chastravelman - Sheffield, United Kingdom
A lovely well maintained park with lots to do for both children and adults. 10.30AM on a cloudy August Sunday morning and already very busy. Kids love it here and it's very flat great for a stroll. Tennis courts bowling basket ball swings just so much to do. And a very nice cafe for a coffee and a snack.
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