Thread: Going to Sheffield

Originally Posted by maddafinga

I'm taking a trip to Sheffield for about ten days in October. Anybody have any suggestions on particular things to see while I'm there? I am staying with a friend, so she'll be showing me around and lives in town, so she knows the area. I just wonder if there's something that I should check out that maybe she wouldn't know about.

I'm afraid Sheffield is one city I didn't get to know during my years living in the UK, but having spent a lovely evening in these guys' Shepherd's Bush pub back in July, I'd definitely suggest some quality time could be found here. While I can't offer a sample to taste online, you can get a good feel for their general attitude here.

If you're a sports fan, there's no shortage of football clubs in Sheffield. Sadly I don't think any of them are terribly good at the moment, but in Hillsborough (Sheffield Wednesday FC) you have an absolutely classic British football ground sadly best known for the 1989 disaster. If you want to take in some footie, I can think of many worse places to start! To balance things out, you could check out their rivals Sheffield United.

I'm afraid that's all I have, although I guess you could be an uber razor geek and look up the addresses of some of the old manufacturers... To be honest, I'd probably do that.