| The city was actually the country's first | | | | Special events - A city full of vibrant arts, |
| National City of Sport in 1995. That year | | | | passion for music and literature has a lot of |
| triggered an interest of the populace towards | | | | festivals in honour of these pursuits. There |
| sports. Since then the city has an excellent | | | | is a much acclaimed Children's Festival, a |
| reputation of being one of the prime cities | | | | five-week event involving more than 135 |
| for sport and sporting venues. Be it sports | | | | schools, colleges and community groups. There |
| research, sports medicine and sports related | | | | is Lord Mayor's Carnival Parade each July, |
| engineering, the city has endeavoured to keep | | | | which sparks off a party mood in the minds of |
| no stone unturned in the world of games and | | | | the general public. You will see hundreds of |
| sporting expertise. | | | | people moving their way through the city |
| | | | streets carrying spectacular carnival |
| An estimate of seven million people reside | | | | structures and donning colourful costumes. |
| here, within an hour's drive. All in all it | | | | There is a literature festival called Off the |
| is a modern multicultural city with a | | | | Shelf Literature Festival that has prominent |
| prosperous heritage and a diverse culture. | | | | literary figures pouring to the city. One |
| Every day is a day for the city to pave the | | | | cannot forget Europe Week, a celebration |
| road to further progress. | | | | event which grows better with every passing |
| | | | year! It is comprised of a chain of events |
| Places of interest: | | | | celebrating Sheffield's role as a major |
| | | | European city. The events include the |
| Sheffield is a popular UK destination - a | | | | European Youth Parliament, the Taste of |
| tourist's paradise. If you are passionate | | | | Europe continental food market, European |
| about arts, someone who likes diversity in | | | | Question Time and Opportunity Europe for |
| culture or someone who swears by exciting | | | | Business. The famous Lovebytes Digital Arts |
| nightlife, then you ought to have Sheffield | | | | festival, the longest running event of its |
| in your mind. Combine these things with | | | | kind for celebrating digital innovation in |
| excellent shopping locales and eye-soothing | | | | photography and culture, is also celebrated |
| scenery and you know you are in the right | | | | here with grandeur. |
| place. | | | | |
| | | | Food & Drink: |
| Chatsworth House - This is one of the | | | | |
| treasure houses of England. Chatsworth House | | | | Sheffield is an incredible place to dine. |
| is located right at the border of Sheffield | | | | You can get a sumptous variety of food from |
| and in the heart of the Peak District | | | | all over the world here. There's the best of |
| National Park. It is one place that should | | | | Indian, Italian, Cuban, Chinese and seafood |
| never be missed. The spectacular woodland | | | | restaurants to choose from. There is also no |
| adventure playground, the scenic farmyard or | | | | dearth of bars, bistros, cafés, and of |
| the 105-acre garden with its cascading | | | | course, pubs. |
| fountains and maze are breathtaking. | | | | |
| | | | Rutland Arms'- Rutland Arms' is a beautifully |
| Millennium Galleries - This is just the place | | | | painted award-winning beer joint. |
| where intricate art meets exquisite design. | | | | |
| Situated in the heart of the city centre, it | | | | Gastro Pub - Gastro Pub merges the best of a |
| has an outstanding impressive metalwork | | | | traditional pub with contemporary dining and |
| gallery, attracting immense and grand | | | | a wide selection of drinks. |
| exhibitions from national galleries. It has | | | | |
| beautiful works in traditional craftsmanship | | | | Marco at Milanos in Millhouses - Marco has |
| and contemporary examples. It links directly | | | | been ranked one of Britain's top 10 Italian |
| to the stunning winter garden, which is | | | | Restaurants in the Observer Food Monthly |
| Europe's biggest city centre temperate | | | | magazine in June 2004. |
| glasshouse. | | | | |
| | | | Rafters - This is recommended in most of the |
| Hardwick Hall - Hardwick Hall is a | | | | food guides in the UK, offering the best of |
| spectacular National Trust Elizabethan home | | | | European menu. |
| with more glass than wall. You will love the | | | | |
| embroideries and tapestries put on display | | | | The Old Vicarage at Ridgeway - Is the |
| here. Of course, this place has no dearth of | | | | restaurant owned by the award-winning TV chef |
| gardens and scintillating parkland walks. | | | | Tessa Bramley. You can expect to get an |
| | | | innovative mix and taste of modern British |
| Magna - Magna, the UK's first science | | | | dishes. |
| adventure centre, is an awe-inspiring day out | | | | |
| for the family. It is a tribute to the | | | | Hotels & Accommodation: |
| powerful elements of earth, wind, fire and | | | | |
| water. You can take controls of a JCB digger, | | | | Whether you want to come here for a long |
| blast water cannons at human targets and also | | | | weekend, a business trip, or even spend your |
| feel the heat of a fire tornado. | | | | honeymoon, you will find that the choice of |
| | | | where to stay may be a difficult one. The |
| Trans-Pennine Trail - You can walk and bike | | | | hotels and accommodation could be bed and |
| on this regional trail that spans east to | | | | breakfasts, discount hotels, guesthouses, |
| west and breezes through Derbyshire and | | | | four or five-star luxury hotels and |
| Yorkshire locations. | | | | accommodations, etc. The benefits in most of |
| | | | them multi-functional rooms, swimming pools, |
| Things to do: | | | | gyms, saunas, Jacuzzis, and Internet access |
| | | | at a good price. |
| Hailed as the safe city, you can rest assured | | | | |
| that you will feel secure in this city. In | | | | Hotel Bristol |
| fact the city has undertaken a lot of | | | | |
| initiatives to keep crime and anti-social | | | | Rutland Hotel |
| behaviour at bay. You can shop till you drop | | | | |
| and enjoy the exciting local events. | | | | Cutlers Hotel |
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| Shopping - Sheffield is a shopper's resort. | | | | Holiday Inn Sheffield |
| The retail outlets have a lot of variety in | | | | |
| the products they offer. The indoor and | | | | Sheffield Park Hotel |
| outdoor markets are always bustling with | | | | |
| lively activity. There are trendy shops as | | | | Carlton Park Hotel |
| well as those that specialize in selling | | | | |
| designer brands. Fargate is a famous | | | | The Beauchief Hotel |
| pedestrian shopping area right in the heart | | | | |
| of the city with an emphasis on fashion and | | | | Staindrop Classic Hotel |
| trends. The Moor is another broad and famed | | | | |
| tree-lined thoroughfare, having over 100 | | | | Grosvenor House Hotel |
| shopping outlets, banks, department stores, | | | | |
| cafés and restaurants. It is also famous | | | | Novotel Sheffield |
| for its open-air market. | | | | |
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| Transport- Sheffield is wonderfully connected | | | | |
| to the rest of Britain by road and rail. | | | | Macdonald St. Paul's Hotel |
| There is a comprehensive bus network and the | | | | |
| efficient Supertram system in the city also. | | | | The Red Lion Inn |
| This place is also remarkably close to most | | | | |
| of England's major airports. Leeds Bradford, | | | | Entertainment: |
| Nottingham East Midlands, Manchester, | | | | |
| Humberside and Birmingham International | | | | A ten-minute tram ride from the city centre |
| airports all within about an hour and a half | | | | is Valley Centertainment. This extremely |
| by road. The Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield | | | | popular development includes a multi-screen |
| Airport was the first full-service | | | | cinema, stylised American-type restaurants, a |
| international airport to be built in the last | | | | bowling alley, and amusements with the latest |
| thirty years. It has flights to major | | | | video and arcade games. The Valley |
| European cities and resorts like Rome, | | | | Centertainment is surrounded by a host of |
| Rhodes, Barcelona, Amsterdam, and Belfast. | | | | leisure venues including Don Valley Stadium, |
| The Supertram, silent and sleek as they come, | | | | English Institute of Sport Sheffield, |
| constitutes one of the most successful urban | | | | Sheffield Hallam FM Arena, iceSheffield, and |
| transport systems in the whole of Europe. The | | | | Don Valley Bowl. Sheffield is always on the |
| Supertram network is 29 kilometres long. Each | | | | map for any major UK music tour. Major bands |
| tram can carry 250 passengers. | | | | as well as the upcoming ones always love to |
| | | | perform in this city. The 2000 seater City |
| The Nightlife - The nightlife is pretty hep | | | | Hall accomodates the biggest names in world |
| here with the best of DJs and big name | | | | entertainment like Beyonce and Justin |
| artists thronging this city. The place is a | | | | Timberlake. |
| regular clubbing haunt. The late-night venues | | | | |
| for music and pubbing would be Leadmill and | | | | Sheffield's people are some of the |
| the renowned Gatecrasher One. Those looking | | | | friendliest and most tolerant people in the |
| for live music could head to Eleven jazz | | | | UK. It is a vibrant city that sends positive |
| club, Ruskins - a contemporary wine bar | | | | vibes to the people and tourists visiting the |
| adjacent to Sheffield's Theatres, The | | | | place. It is a multicultural city as potrayed |
| Leadmill, The Boardwalk or Trippets Wine Bar | | | | by the innumerable festivals, variety of |
| to listen to popular live music and bands. | | | | cuisines and cultures on display here. Come |
| | | | to Sheffield and get the tour of your life. |