Walkley

Worth seeing in and around Walkley

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.

   1.6 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.

   2 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.

   3.2 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.

   2.6 km · theatre and event venue in Sheffield, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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.

   2.8 km · university in Sheffield, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   2.3 km · cathedral in Sheffield, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   2.9 km · light rail tramway in Sheffield, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   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.

   2.5 km · Roman Catholic cathedral in Sheffield, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   2.6 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Diocese of Sheffield

    The Diocese of Sheffield is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. The Diocese of Sheffield was created under George V on 23 January 1914, by the division from the Diocese of York.

    2.3 km · Church of England diocese · Wikipedia

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Getting to Walkley

Airports

Manchester (MAN), 52 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 54 km · East Midlands (EMA), 64 km

Stations

Sheffield station, 3 km

• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Walkley

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• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Walkley

  45 km · quickest by road, 1h 10m · £5–6
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Walkley

  54 km · quickest by road, 1h 29m · £6–8
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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 Walkley. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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