City break in Sheffield. Active leisure ideas for Sheffield - attractions, recreation and nightlife

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


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


♥ Amusement park 'Diggerland' , 38.1 km from the center. On the map


♥ Amusement park 'Sundown Adventure Land' , 44.3 km from the center. On the map


♥ Amusement park 'Alton Towers Resort' , 51.7 km from the center. On the map


♥ Amusement park 'Gulliver’s World' , 76.3 km from the center. On the map


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


♥ Water park 'Alton Towers Waterpark' Staffordshire, 51.7 km from the center. On the map


♥ Water park 'Water World' Stoke-on-Trent, 62.4 km from the center. On the map


♥ Water park 'Scarborough Alpamare Water Park' Scarborough, North Yorkshire, 123.2 km from the center. On the map


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


♥ Restaurant 'Inn at Troway' Eckington. Type - Traditional British. 8.3 km from the center. On the map


♥ Restaurant 'Devonshire Arms' Eckington. Type - Traditional British. 10.4 km from the center. On the map


♥ Restaurant 'George’s' Hathersage. Type - Traditional British. 13.2 km from the center. On the map


♥ Restaurant 'Cocina' Chesterfield. Type - Mediterranean cuisine. 14.5 km from the center. On the map


Sites around Sheffield from our surveys on extreme Earth places
St. John's Hospital
From the series “The Most Mysterious Buildings (Houses, Palaces, Castles) in the World”
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Distance from Sheffield center - 65.5 km.
Back o topic of abandoned hospitals, it’s certainly worth to mention St. John’s Hospital situated in Lincolnshire. It was opened in 1852. The hospital was initially focused on the mentally ill from the local poor. Obviously, local doctors didn’t even try to help people, dozens of years incredibly cruel medical experiments were hold there. The hospital has been working more than a hundred years, and in 1989, the local authorities decided to close it. …
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Calke Abbey
From the series “The Most Elegant Buildings of Baroque Architecture”
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Distance from Sheffield center - 64.4 km.
Calke Abbey has a quite outstanding history. It is a building of the 12th century Augustinian priory. Later the priory was closed under the order of Henry VIII. At the beginning of the 18th century, the building was fully rebuilt in the baroque style. The house was owned by the Harpur family for nearly 300 years until the last owner died. After 1985 the house came into possession of the government and became open for people. …
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Thailand Wants to Resume Tourism by July 1
Known as Open Thailand Safely, the petition was sent to the Royal Thai Government. As vaccination programs are active in the US, Europe, and many other important source markets, Thailand might be able to review its restriction policies. The pandemic has been a serious hit for the country’s tourism. Hotels in Bangkok, the most visited city in the world, were always full of guests. Thailand is also a popular beach holiday destination. Not only hotels in Pattaya and Koh Samui are suffering. Many local businesses are almost completely targeted at tourists, and now they are mostly out of work.
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22.04.2021
Known as Open Thailand Safely, the petition was sent to the Royal Thai Government. As vaccination programs are active in the US, Europe, and many other important source markets, Thailand might be able to review its restriction policies. The pandemic has been a serious hit for the country’s tourism. Hotels in Bangkok, the most visited city in the world, were always full of guests. Thailand is also a popular beach holiday destination. Not only hotels in Pattaya and Koh Samui are suffering. Many local businesses are almost completely targeted at tourists, and now they are mostly out of work.

22.04.2021
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