City break in Sheffield. Active leisure ideas for Sheffield - attractions, recreation and nightlife
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Once it was the large-scale industrial city. Today Sheffield is an attractive tourist and cultural center. The city has everything you need for an exciting holiday, including an abundance of …
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City tours, excursions and tickets in Sheffield and surroundings
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National and city parks around Sheffield
♥ Regional Park 'Stones Country' , 117.1 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Regional Park 'Stones Country' , 117.1 km from the center. On the map
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Amusement parks near Sheffield
♥ Amusement park 'Gulliver’s Kingdom' , 29.7 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Amusement park 'Diggerland' , 38.1 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Amusement park 'Sundown Adventure Land' , 44.3 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Amusement park 'Alton Towers Resort' , 51.7 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Amusement park 'Gulliver’s World' , 76.3 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Amusement park 'Gulliver’s Kingdom' , 29.7 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Amusement park 'Diggerland' , 38.1 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Amusement park 'Sundown Adventure Land' , 44.3 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Amusement park 'Alton Towers Resort' , 51.7 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Amusement park 'Gulliver’s World' , 76.3 km from the center. On the map
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Water attractions around Sheffield
♥ Water park 'Calypso Cove at the Barnsley Metrodome' Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 19.6 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Water park 'Alton Towers Waterpark' Staffordshire, 51.7 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Water park 'Water World' Stoke-on-Trent, 62.4 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Water park 'Scarborough Alpamare Water Park' Scarborough, North Yorkshire, 123.2 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Water park 'Calypso Cove at the Barnsley Metrodome' Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 19.6 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Water park 'Alton Towers Waterpark' Staffordshire, 51.7 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Water park 'Water World' Stoke-on-Trent, 62.4 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Water park 'Scarborough Alpamare Water Park' Scarborough, North Yorkshire, 123.2 km from the center. On the map
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Michelin-starred restaurants in Sheffield
♥ Restaurant 'Old Vicarage' Sheffield. Type - Modern cuisine. 7.4 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Restaurant 'Inn at Troway' Eckington. Type - Traditional British. 8.3 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Restaurant 'Devonshire Arms' Eckington. Type - Traditional British. 10.4 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Restaurant 'George’s' Hathersage. Type - Traditional British. 13.2 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Restaurant 'Cocina' Chesterfield. Type - Mediterranean cuisine. 14.5 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Restaurant 'Old Vicarage' Sheffield. Type - Modern cuisine. 7.4 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Restaurant 'Inn at Troway' Eckington. Type - Traditional British. 8.3 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Restaurant 'Devonshire Arms' Eckington. Type - Traditional British. 10.4 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Restaurant 'George’s' Hathersage. Type - Traditional British. 13.2 km from the center. On the map
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♥ Restaurant 'Cocina' Chesterfield. Type - Mediterranean cuisine. 14.5 km from the center. On the map
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Sites around Sheffield from our surveys on extreme Earth places
Church Of St Mary And All Saints
From the series “Falling towers and buildings”![](../../extreme/img/w300/church-of-st-mary-and-all-saints_1.jpg)
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Distance from Sheffield center - 16.1 km.
The church's spire was built much later than the building itself. It was built in the second half of the 14th century. The spire has a very unusual twisted shape. The years of construction of the spire coincided with the plague that struck the city. According to one version, all experienced master builders died during this epidemic. Ordinary handymen had to complete their work. This resulted in a significant curvature of the spire. There is another version of its unusual shape. It is associated with the presence of lead in the coating of the spire. This metal gets very hot in the sun. This could have caused the tower to twist over time. …
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Calke Abbey
From the series “The Most Elegant Buildings of Baroque Architecture”![](../../extreme/img/w300/calke-abbey_1.jpg)
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Distance from Sheffield center - 64.4 km.
Some rooms were left in the way that they were during at the Harpur family times. Today the old Abbey is a large architecture and park complex, visitors can walk in a great landscape park. The spacious area has also placed a small farm, that’s why the place is quite good for families. …
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Saudi Arabia to Open 38 Hotels in Diriyah
Diriyah is one of the first mega projects in Saudi Arabia. Hotels and other infrastructure will start opening next year, and all works are expected to end in 2026. The first 18 restaurants in Bujairi Terrace will start operating already in early 2022.
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27.07.2024
Diriyah is one of the first mega projects in Saudi Arabia. Hotels and other infrastructure will start opening next year, and all works are expected to end in 2026. The first 18 restaurants in Bujairi Terrace will start operating already in early 2022.
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27.07.2024
Photogallery of picturesque Sheffield
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