Sheffield

Worth seeing in and around Sheffield

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Sheffield

   The University of Sheffield is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Firth College in 1879 and Sheffield Technical School in 1884.

   1.2 km · university in Sheffield, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Hillsborough Stadium

   Hillsborough Stadium is a football stadium in the area of Owlerton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. With a total capacity of 34,835, it has been the home of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club since opening in 1899.

   3.9 km · stadium in Sheffield, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Bramall Lane

   Bramall Lane is a football stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which is the home of Sheffield United. The stadium was originally a cricket ground, built on a road named after the Bramall family of file and graver manufacturers.

   1.2 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Crucible Theatre

   The Crucible Theatre, or simply The Crucible, is a theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which opened in 1971. Its name refers to crucible steel, which was developed in Sheffield in 1740 and drove the industrialisation of the city.

   200 m · theatre and event venue in Sheffield, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   New York Stadium

   The New York Stadium, currently known as the AESSEAL New York Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Opened in July 2012, it is the home ground of Rotherham United Football Club, with a capacity of 12,021.

   8.9 km · football stadium in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Sheffield Hallam University

   Sheffield Hallam University is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The university is based on two sites; the City Campus is located in the city centre near Sheffield railway station, while the Collegiate Crescent Campus is about two miles away in the Broomhall Estate off Ecclesall Road in south-west Sheffield.

   400 m · university in Sheffield, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Sheffield Cathedral

   The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul, Sheffield, also known as Sheffield Cathedral, is the cathedral church for the Church of England diocese of Sheffield, England. Originally a parish church, it was elevated to cathedral status when the diocese was created in 1914.

   300 m · cathedral in Sheffield, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Supertram

   The South Yorkshire Supertram is a tram and tram-train network covering Sheffield and Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. The network is owned and operated by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.

   700 m · light rail tramway in Sheffield, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Cathedral Church of St Marie

   The Cathedral Church of St Marie is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Sheffield, England. It lies in a slightly hidden location, just off Fargate shopping street, but signals its presence with a 195 feet spire, the tallest in Sheffield.

   100 m · Roman Catholic cathedral in Sheffield, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam

    The Diocese of Hallam is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in England. The diocese comprises the Metropolitan County of South Yorkshire, including Sheffield and the surrounding towns of Rotherham, Doncaster, and Barnsley, together with the district of Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire.

    400 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Navigate to: Museums and galleries, Parks and gardens, Street art and graffiti

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Things to do

Navigate to: Attractions, Theatreland, Other theatres and cinemas, Spectator sports, Sports activities, Climbing, Golf, Walking Sheffield has year-round events, for a full list see Welcome to Sheffield. The World Snooker Championship is held at Crucible Theatre, with games displayed on giant screens in Tudor Square. The next championship will be held from 18 April–4 May 2026.

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Where to eat

This is a working class industrial city, so its native foodstuffs reflect this in their simplicity and, often, their factory origin. The unquestioned star of the culinary show in Sheffield is Henderson's Relish, produced in the Steel City since 1885.

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Getting to Sheffield

Airports

Manchester (MAN), 54 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 55 km · East Midlands (EMA), 62 km

Stations

Sheffield station, 600 m · Sheffield City Airport & Heliport, 5.6 km · Rotherham Central railway station, 9.3 km · Dore and Totley railway station, 6.6 km · Dronfield railway station, 8.8 km

• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Sheffield

  52 km · quickest by road, 1h 49m · £6–8
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• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Sheffield

  46 km · quickest by road, 1h 9m · £5–7
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Sheffield

  52 km · quickest by road, 1h 25m · £6–9
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No local-transport research exists yet for Sheffield

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Sheffield. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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