Sheffield in March - ideas and map help!

[TheMimsy]

Hi all, planning a surprise trip for my partners 66th birthday to Sheffield from Thursday 12th to Sunday 15th.

Got some real ale, beer festival, music and all sorts saved on google maps.

Does anyone know where I can get a decent street map of the centre so I can plan it out rather than having faces stuck into my phone map the whole time? I’d prefer to buy one as my printer hates me (it’s mutual) but can print if necessary. Tourist info seemed thin on the ground beyond a very detailed but overwhelming website.

The A-Z and AA ones online seem like they show the whole of Sheffield and we’d struggle to squint at the bit in the centre.

Anywhere us tourists should definitely visit?

We prefer independent venues over chains.

He’s a real ale, live music, vinyl loving, international food, coffee aficionado soul.

It looks amazing so can’t wait. :)

https://sheffield.ac.uk/visitors/maps-travel/sheffield

It’s not in Sheffield these days (used to be) but South Yorkshire just got its first Michelin star (if you’re into that sort of thing). It’s only about 15 mins outside of Sheffield (in oughtibridge) so taxi would be cheap. The food is amazing and depending on what sitting and menu you opt for, not necessary that expensive.

JORO - https://share.google/cnkUOLwIvobLjddJQ

Coffee - smith street coffee, they are also a roastery;

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Haven't been for several years but used to visit Sheffield regularly. The Sheffield Tap at the railway station was always worth a visit for a real ale drinker.

Amazing donuts for sale in Sharrow Vale which is a cool area. Just near hunters bar at the end of Ecclessal Road ;

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If you head to Sharrow vale there’s a bakery there that does nice food and decent coffee -

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Sounds slightly left field but there’s a museum in kelham island which has an enormous steam engine which they run at midday and 2pm Thursday - Sunday. It’s genuinely pretty impressive (IMO)

https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/river-don-engine/#:~:text=The%20most%20powerful%20working%20steam,and%202pm%2C%20Thursday%2DSunday.

Sounds slightly left field but there’s a museum in kelham island which has an enormous steam engine which they run at midday and 2pm Thursday - Sunday. It’s genuinely pretty impressive (IMO)

https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/river-don-engine/#:~:text=The%20most%20powerful%20working%20steam,and%202pm%2C%20Thursday%2DSunday.

Marmadukes on Norfolk Street (opposite St Marie’s Cathedral) is brilliant for brunch.

If you’re not bothered about fashionable places but just want good food, the steak at BBs is always fantastic. It’s a traditional Italian restaurant. Always full on a weekend, you’ll need to book.

If the weather is nice, you could get a bus out to Castleton, or a train into the Hope Valley, or a bus to Baslow for Chatsworth. Or for city stuff, Endcliffe Park is always nice and easily accessible by bus from the centre.

If not, the Millenium galleries might be worth a look.

Marmadukes is nice for coffee & brunch.

Walk through the Winter Gardens.

Oh and Howst is good, by the SHU buildings

No idea where you could get a map though. Maybe try the university websites, see if they have a pdf to download?

Leah's Yard small but full of independent retailers, the Cambridge Street kollective in the city centre and s a huge food hall including real ale stalls both in the city centre.
Peddlers Market at Kelham Island. Many small at Kelham/Neepsend. Lots of independent shops at Division Street/West Street.
If you want some Greenery Botanical Gardens are just outside the City Centre, in the City Centre the Winter garden and Millennium Galleries are worth a visit

There is an art galley in the top of the central library which not many people know about.

If you want real ale pubs and interesting independent bars and restaurants the kelham island is a good bet.
Good real ale pubs are the gardeners rest, the fat cat, Shakespeares, fagins (which is owned by one of the artic monkeys). Red lion near the station, and the bath hotel near the University.
There is a folk train once a month on the forth Thursday of the month which goes into the peaks from Sheffield Station and people play music, get off and go to a pub and then get back on https://peakdistrictbytrain.org/things-to-do/folk-train/

Record collector in Broomhill might be worth a visit too. https://www.recordcollectorsheffield.com/

I was going to say same. The museum is really interesting and the steam engine a big highlight. It's huge and you can feel the power in your body.

Thank you I’d seen these but wanted something a bit more detailed to map out the Google map locations- might print thrr er m off for backup. ;)

Thank you everyone and sorry for not coming back sooner. I just presumed I’d get notifications but apparently not. 🤦‍♀️

some fabulous suggestions and happy to see I’ve already got some of them noted. Kelham Island is getting most of a day so we can do the museum, meander and check out all the shops and real ale places.

the art gallery at the top of the library is getting added.

adding them all in now. Thank you thank you thank you.

a few out of town suggestions we’ll be hitting on way home - or another day (we are only in Lancashire so can pop over again).

Gaard coffee is kelham island is good!

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Oh that looks delicious. Just found another 10 places that road as well! Thank you.

Kelham Island Tavern is superb for real ale, Domo is an excellent restaurant close by and as others have said the museum is interesting too. Eccleshall Road is good particularly the Beer House.
The Record Collector on Fulwoos Road is legendary and there are some good pubs near by - Itchy Pig, Nottingham House. Don’t forget to go to Bere’s for a roast port sandwich. There are also interesting cafes/restaurants near the record shop

Dang it - runs back to google maps! The sound amazing. Definitely checking out the record collector after multiple recommendations. Thank you. 🙏

Yes! Domo is great - really fantastic food

If you end up near record collector for an evening then you could try "no name" for dinner. It's a tiny bistro restaraunt with only about 8 tables just up the road which does a small number of dishes which change every month or so but they are all amazing.
https://www.nonamesheffield.com/