| Sheffield is a city that is steeped with the | | | | Hailed as the safe city, you can rest assured |
| history of steelmaking in England. Take a | | | | that you will feel secure in this city. In |
| look at any knife and fork and see the | | | | fact the city has undertaken a lot of |
| inevitable 'Made in Sheffield' sign. Most of | | | | initiatives to keep crime and anti-social |
| the tourists come here especially to be the | | | | behaviour at bay. You can shop till you drop |
| part of the scenic beauty that surrounds | | | | and enjoy the exciting local events. |
| Sheffield. The city is located towards the | | | | |
| centre of England in the county of South | | | | Shopping - Sheffield is a shopper's resort. |
| Yorkshire. | | | | The retail outlets have a lot of variety in |
| | | | the products they offer. The indoor and |
| The city was actually the country's first | | | | outdoor markets are always bustling with |
| National City of Sport in 1995. That year | | | | lively activity. There are trendy shops as |
| triggered an interest of the populace towards | | | | well as those that specialize in selling |
| sports. Since then the city has an excellent | | | | designer brands. Fargate is a famous |
| reputation of being one of the prime cities | | | | pedestrian shopping area right in the heart |
| for sport and sporting venues. Be it sports | | | | of the city with an emphasis on fashion and |
| research, sports medicine and sports related | | | | trends. The Moor is another broad and famed |
| engineering, the city has endeavoured to keep | | | | tree-lined thoroughfare, having over 100 |
| no stone unturned in the world of games and | | | | shopping outlets, banks, department stores, |
| sporting expertise. | | | | cafés and restaurants. It is also famous |
| | | | for its open-air market. |
| An estimate of seven million people reside | | | | |
| here, within an hour's drive. All in all it | | | | Transport- Sheffield is wonderfully connected |
| is a modern multicultural city with a | | | | to the rest of Britain by road and rail. |
| prosperous heritage and a diverse culture. | | | | There is a comprehensive bus network and the |
| Every day is a day for the city to pave the | | | | efficient Supertram system in the city also. |
| road to further progress. | | | | This place is also remarkably close to most |
| | | | of England's major airports. Leeds Bradford, |
| Places of interest: | | | | Nottingham East Midlands, Manchester, |
| | | | Humberside and Birmingham International |
| Sheffield is a popular UK destination - a | | | | airports all within about an hour and a half |
| tourist's paradise. If you are passionate | | | | by road. The Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield |
| about arts, someone who likes diversity in | | | | Airport was the first full-service |
| culture or someone who swears by exciting | | | | international airport to be built in the last |
| nightlife, then you ought to have Sheffield | | | | thirty years. It has flights to major |
| in your mind. Combine these things with | | | | European cities and resorts like Rome, |
| excellent shopping locales and eye-soothing | | | | Rhodes, Barcelona, Amsterdam, and Belfast. |
| scenery and you know you are in the right | | | | The Supertram, silent and sleek as they come, |
| place. | | | | constitutes one of the most successful urban |
| | | | transport systems in the whole of Europe. The |
| Chatsworth House - This is one of the | | | | Supertram network is 29 kilometres long. Each |
| treasure houses of England. Chatsworth House | | | | tram can carry 250 passengers. |
| is located right at the border of Sheffield | | | | |
| and in the heart of the Peak District | | | | The Nightlife - The nightlife is pretty hep |
| National Park. It is one place that should | | | | here with the best of DJs and big name |
| never be missed. The spectacular woodland | | | | artists thronging this city. The place is a |
| adventure playground, the scenic farmyard or | | | | regular clubbing haunt. The late-night venues |
| the 105-acre garden with its cascading | | | | for music and pubbing would be Leadmill and |
| fountains and maze are breathtaking. | | | | the renowned Gatecrasher One. Those looking |
| | | | for live music could head to Eleven jazz |
| Millennium Galleries - This is just the place | | | | club, Ruskins - a contemporary wine bar |
| where intricate art meets exquisite design. | | | | adjacent to Sheffield's Theatres, The |
| Situated in the heart of the city centre, it | | | | Leadmill, The Boardwalk or Trippets Wine Bar |
| has an outstanding impressive metalwork | | | | to listen to popular live music and bands. |
| gallery, attracting immense and grand | | | | |
| exhibitions from national galleries. It has | | | | Special events - A city full of vibrant arts, |
| beautiful works in traditional craftsmanship | | | | passion for music and literature has a lot of |
| and contemporary examples. It links directly | | | | festivals in honour of these pursuits. There |
| to the stunning winter garden, which is | | | | is a much acclaimed Children's Festival, a |
| Europe's biggest city centre temperate | | | | five-week event involving more than 135 |
| glasshouse. | | | | schools, colleges and community groups. There |
| | | | is Lord Mayor's Carnival Parade each July, |
| Hardwick Hall - Hardwick Hall is a | | | | which sparks off a party mood in the minds of |
| spectacular National Trust Elizabethan home | | | | the general public. You will see hundreds of |
| with more glass than wall. You will love the | | | | people moving their way through the city |
| embroideries and tapestries put on display | | | | streets carrying spectacular carnival |
| here. Of course, this place has no dearth of | | | | structures and donning colourful costumes. |
| gardens and scintillating parkland walks. | | | | There is a literature festival called Off the |
| | | | Shelf Literature Festival that has prominent |
| Magna - Magna, the UK's first science | | | | literary figures pouring to the city. One |
| adventure centre, is an awe-inspiring day out | | | | cannot forget Europe Week, a celebration |
| for the family. It is a tribute to the | | | | event which grows better with every passing |
| powerful elements of earth, wind, fire and | | | | year! It is comprised of a chain of events |
| water. You can take controls of a JCB digger, | | | | celebrating Sheffield's role as a major |
| blast water cannons at human targets and also | | | | European city. The events include the |
| feel the heat of a fire tornado. | | | | European Youth Parliament, the Taste of |
| | | | Europe continental food market, European |
| Trans-Pennine Trail - You can walk and bike | | | | Question Time and Opportunity Europe for |
| on this regional trail that spans east to | | | | Business. The famous Lovebytes Digital Arts |
| west and breezes through Derbyshire and | | | | festival, the longest running event of its |
| Yorkshire locations. | | | | kind for celebrating digital innovation in |
| | | | photography and culture, is also celebrated |
| Things to do: | | | | here with grandeur. |
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