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