Your next
#UK
city break starts here!🏙️🎉
Whether you're looking for a weekend adventure with friends, some time out with your other half or even an inspiring backdrop for a business trip,
#Sheffield
is ready to welcome you.
#visitengland
Explore more:
One for the history books! The
#Sheffield
stage is set for
@ArcticMonkeys
as they get ready for two huge homecoming shows in Hillsborough Park this weekend, 9 & 10 June.🎸🎉
📸 IG: drone_explorerdj
#OnThisDay
20 years ago!
@ArcticMonkeys
made their live debut at The Grapes pub in
#Sheffield
(13 June 2003) to a crowd of 30-40.
Very nearly to the day of their Hillsborough Park shows this past weekend, where they played to around 40,000 per night.🎉
📸 1-3 by
@ryanw147
👌👌
Beautiful shot of the beautiful new street art now overlooking London Road in
#Sheffield
!👌
Painted by Chesterfield artist Elle Koziupa for
@globalstreetart
, the mural is a depiction of ‘Joan of Arc’, with the patron saint of France in this case being based on the artist’s
A symbol of strength!💪
#Sheffield
’s ‘Women of Steel’ statue commemorates the women who went to work in the steel industries during both world wars.
#IWD2022
#InternationalWomensDay
📍Barker’s Pool,
@SheffCityHall
📸 IG: maciejsphotos
🎨Sculpture by Mark Jennings
From South Yorkshire with love!😘
Another
#ValentinesDay
another excuse to share a great shot of classic Sheffield street art ‘The Snog’ by
@PeteMcKee
❤️
Photo here captured by ‘A Yorkshire Photographer’ via Instagram 👌
“I Love You Will U Marry Me”
The iconic proposal graffiti at Park Hill, set against a
#Sheffield
sunset for Valentine’s Day!🌆❤️
Having been removed during redevelopment work, the bridge graffiti was reinstated last year & glows neon by night once again.💫
📸 IG: myparkhill
With love from South Yorkshire!😘
It seemed apt to share this lovely Sheffield mural by artist
@PeteMcKee
today. ‘The Snog’ (2013) can be found on the side of
@FagansPub
on Broad Lane, in the city centre.😍
#ValentinesDay
“A very Sheffield sunrise” to mark the longest day of the year- looking down the incline of Hunter House Road towards the city beyond.🌇
#SummerSolstice
They can be hard work, but our city of hills does provide some pretty great views along the way too. 📸 IG: cleavebecky
Sheffield's tallest street art is now complete! 🎨🏙️🙌
Taking 10 days and measuring 25.5 metres high, artist Peachzz has completely transformed the side of
@cubowork
overlooking Pound's Park, into this stunning mural that celebrates the wildlife found along our city's
Snow? Time to hunker down in a cosy
#Sheffield
pub & just so happens, the much anticipated reopening of
#Fagans
is still going ahead from 4pm today- new owners have confirmed.👇🍺❄️
Perfect excuse to share this snowy shot from 2022, complete with
@petemckee
’s iconic mural.🌨️😘
Welcome to
#Sheffield
's Cambridge Street Collective!🎉
Europe’s largest purpose-built food hall is NOW OPEN in
@sheffcitycentre
and ready to take your tastebuds on a culinary tour with 20 different vendors, offering authentic cuisine from around the globe.🌍😋
The newest
We're celebrating our new, just released album DRASTIC SYMPHONIES at the Leadmill TONIGHT! Catch the LIVE stream on
@Veeps
, where you can then also re-watch for 24 hours 🤘
Just outside of Sheffield, an amazing shot here capturing the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) against the silhouette of Ladybower Reservoir by
@gemma_barnes
📸👏🤩
If (like us) you were tucked up in bed when this magical natural phenomenon was taking place, there could be
You know the River Don is high in
#Sheffield
when Phlegm’s street art on
@RiversideKelham
comes to life! 😮
The levels in this shot captured by
@cog_photo
yesterday evening, look even higher than when we last shared a snap like this back in 2019.⚓️🏴☠️
Europe’s largest purpose-built food hall, Cambridge Street Collective is set to open in
#Sheffield
on Thursday 23 May.🎉
Housing an exciting variety of inspiring world food vendors under one roof, it promises a truly unique food hall experience. 😋
Frank and Joy!❤️ Continuing a little
#ValentinesDay
tradition by sharing one of Sheffield’s most loved murals, ‘The Snog’ by artist
@PeteMcKee
😘
Last year, Pete celebrated the 10th anniversary of this special street art with an exhibition that shared the full backstory behind
As
@shaunacoxsey
prepares for her
#OlympicGames
debut, here she is showcasing the city she lives in-
#Sheffield
:
@theoutdoorcity
🌿🏙🙌
Whether you're local or from further afield, there's lots happening this summer & beyond- and you're all invited!
Welcome to
#Sheffield
’s new indie retail destination
@LeahsYard
! Hidden away all these years, but not any more…😍🧱🎉
We had a sneak peak ahead of the official opening tomorrow (Saturday 24 August, 10am) and we are genuinely blown away by the restoration of this beautiful
First proper
#Sheffield
snow day of 2024! Perfect excuse to share one of our favourite shots from last year, with this snowy shot of the iconic Arts Tower
@sheffielduni
by
@AriasSPhotos
❄️🏙️
A beautiful
#Sheffield
night shot to round off the week!
📍Sheffield Station & Park Hill captured under a moonlit sky, with the station’s glow reflecting nicely off the “Cutting Edge” sculpture and Sheaf Square water features!🌃
📸: Doug Banks Photography👌
Mausoleum of the Giants by renowned street artist Phlegm, opens Friday 15 March, 6pm at Eye Witness Works in
#Sheffield
. This incredible, immersive sculptural installation runs until 6 April and is FREE entry to all. For more info visit:
#phlegmgiants
One of the best beer garden views in
#Sheffield
& probably the UK! 🍺🌄
Looking out across the Peak District,
@TheOldHornsInn
at High Bradfield is a great way to round off a walk in this picturesque part of the city.🍻
Plenty more great beer gardens across the city
That time of year when Wath Road in
#NetherEdge
, becomes an Instagram hotspot! Great snap here capturing the pink blossom canopy.🌸🚖
📸 IG: hkers_in_sheffield
Lots of blossom blooming across
#Sheffield
at the moment- now’s the time to enjoy it before it fades.
#BlossomWatch
Sharing Sheffield’s inspiring ‘Women of Steel’ for
#InternationalWomensDay
💜💪
Created by sculptor Mark Jennings, the statue honours the thousands of women from across South Yorkshire who went to work in the steel industries during both world wars.
It also celebrates the
Massive congrats to Sheffield’s newest 4-star city centre
@RadissonBlu
hotel who have officially opened their doors today! 🎉🏨
On-site rooftop restaurant and bar Governor Gupta are now also officially open for drinks and dining, complete with fantastic city views from their
A glorious
#Sheffield
springtime sunrise, viewed from Meersbrook Park this week- complete with colourful Crocuses too!
While we’ve been seeing the signs for several weeks,
#SpringEquinox
officially marks the start of the season today! 🙌🌿🌼🌷🌸
📸 Doug Banks Photography
Sheffield has been crowned 'Foodie Capital of the UK' according to a report carried out by hotel group Accor
@All
, which ranked 15 cities outside of London.
Locations were evaluated based on Google reviews, Michelin guide ratings, social data and sentiment.
Ey up duck(s)! 🦆🏛️
Just a couple* of
#Sheffield
celebs who like to hang outside
@SheffCityHall
& sometimes take a waddle up Division Street to check out all the indie shops.
Though it’s been “nice weather for ducks” this past week, we prefer this sunny shot by
@chicgeek
📸👌
A 90ft long E.Coli has been suspended from the ceiling of
#Sheffield
Winter Garden (once again)!
5 million times larger than the actual bacteria, the inflatable sculpture by artist
@lukejerram
, has been installed for
@sheffielduni
’s BioFest. 🦠🎨
A stunning Kelham Island sunset shot captured earlier this week (not last night).🏭🌇
It also happens to feature two
#Sheffield
establishments we’re very much looking forward to reopening next week, with
@TempleOf_Fun
on the left and
@cutleryworks
on the right!🙌🎉
City views from
#Sheffield
hills! Hunter House Road must be up there as one of the best. 🏙👌
📸 Great shot by Doug Banks Photography.
Favourite Sheffield city view? Tell us below.👇
#SheffieldMakes
Peachzz’s vibrant mural 'Reverie' in
@sheffcitycentre
has been crowned ‘Best Global Street Art’ for June 2024.🏙️🎨1️⃣
Urban art platform Street Art Cities celebrates the most popular work across the world and ranks the newest pieces every month.
It will now be entered into
Blossom season is approaching peak pink! Here’s a lovely sunny shot of the blossom trees in Crookes Valley Park,
#Sheffield
. ☀️🌸👌
📸 IG: secchiyaophotography
#Sheffield
’s autumn colours are really coming through now! 🍁🧡
Beautiful leafy scene captured in Weston Park earlier this week, complete with some atmospheric morning mist too! 🍂🩶
📸 IG: coffeeandkeats
Amazing to see Kelham Island listed in
@timeout
's 51 coolest neighbourhoods IN THE WORLD (5th coolest in the UK)! 👀
“Street food markets, microbreweries, Michelin-guide grub and a vegan bar run by
@olobersyko
.” 👇
…
#VisitSheffield
#sheffieldissuper
Forever inspiration!💪
#IWD2023
#Sheffield
’s ‘Women of Steel’ statue commemorates the thousands of women who were conscripted into the factories & steel mills, during both world wars.
#InternationalWomensDay
📍Barker’s Pool
🎨Sculpture by Mark Jennings
📸IG: anitakucma
And they’re off! Britain’s biggest professional cycle race, Stage 3 of the
@TourofBritain
is now underway in South Yorkshire with a great reception in
#Sheffield
this morning to send the riders on their way. Good luck on our hills!
#TheOutdoorCity
#TourofBritain
2024 marks 10 years since the TDF Grand Départ visited Yorkshire, back in July 2014!
The photo here shows the crowds of spectators that gathered on Jawbone Hill (Oughtibridge Lane) to watch the race and this Thursday 5 September, professional cyclists will be back to compete on
#Sheffield
Botanical Garden’s impressive crocus display is in full bloom once again- just in time for
#MothersDay
&
#SpringEquinox
tomorrow.💜🤍
@FOBSheffield
💐Love to all mums, mother figures & anyone who might find today difficult.
📸 IG: lucyp_photography
🐇 Happy 1st March!
💐 Happy 1st day of (meteorological) spring!
🥞 Happy
#PancakeDay
!
Crocuses are popping up, so it won’t be long until we have scenes like this in
#Sheffield
’s Botanical Gardens- a great time of year to visit!
@FOBSheffield
📸 IG: natashahassell
Sheffield’s Moore Street Electricity Substation looking a little cyberpunk in this shot by
@modernistsocSHF
captured last winter.👌
@SensoriaFest
offer a rare opportunity to venture inside the landmark with their ‘My Brutal Life’ exhibition 6 - 16 October:
Still a bit stormy for the shortest day in Sheffield, so here’s some colour c/o
@RiversideKelham
with their festive beer garden and neon sign glowing against a winter sunset.🌅🎄
#WinterSolstice
The sign bears lyrics from the song ‘Let Love Speak Up Itself’ by The Beautiful South
Happy 60th Birthday to
#Sheffield
’s iconic brutalist landmark & the largest Grade II listed building in Europe- PARK HILL! 🏙🥳
The world-renowned ‘Streets in the Sky’ may be the marmite of the city’s architecture- but Sheffield’s skyline would not be the same without it! ❤️🧡💛
#Sheffield
’s indie retailers have been working really hard to make sure you can still shop with them online. So we’ve rounded up a load of them here👉 to help give you some inspiration for any festive shopping. 🛍🎁
#shoplocal
#SheffieldMakes
Following last week’s blast of summer it’s been a week of sunshine and little April showers- though not always little. Still, it’s resulted in a fair few rainbows popping up over
#Sheffield
🌈🏙
📸 Liubov Kozharskaia
Wishing all the cast and production team of
@skysedgemusical
the very best ahead of their opening weekend in London’s West End!👏👏
Having started at
@crucibletheatre
, this Olivier award-winning musical is about to be shared with thousands of more people and help shine a light
Before
#Sheffield
’s Cambridge Street Collective undergoes a dramatic transformation into Europe’s largest purpose-built food hall, here’s a few sneaky shots of the interior as it is now.
We can’t wait to see the ‘after’ shots when it opens later this year!
📸
@vox_multimedia
#Sheffield
’s Winter Garden is a great place to escape when the weather is questionable.🌴🏙🌿
With over 2000 plants from around the world bringing tropical vibes into
@sheffcitycentre
, it’s the largest urban glasshouse in Europe.🌾🌺🌵
📸 IG: lrichardsonphotography
Bit scary in
#Sheffield
last night! To those who know
#Phlegm
’s art piece on the side of
@RiversideKelham
well, it’s not often you get to see it come to life quite like this. Water levels are still really high, but they’ve thankfully started to recede.🙏🤞
📸
@penismightyswor
What happens next? We don’t want to ruin the surprise…🫢
Ready to see our city in a whole new way?
#LookUpSheff
is an exciting new Augmented Reality (
#AR
) Art Trail launching in
#Sheffield
TODAY! 🎉
Download the FREE app here:
👈
You know autumn has arrived in
#Sheffield
when the leaves start turning red in the Peace Gardens- view towards the Town Hall taken yesterday!🍁
In a city with an abundance of leafy locations, we’re looking forward to many more colours appearing over coming weeks. 🍂🏙️
The clocks have gone back and we’re heading into the deepest darkest months of the year, but at least
@Humanstudio1
’s
#LookUpSheff
installation ‘The Neon Pack’ really pops against dusky/dark skies.🌃🤩
You can see it for yourself atop of the Owen Building
@sheffhallamuni
in
#Sheffield
music royalty! 👑👑👑
2023 is turning out to be a pretty epic year for Sheffield music, with several of the city’s biggest musical exports returning for huge homecoming shows this summer!🎉 👀
📸 Iconic shot here by
@snappersaunders
from 2006.
S6 on the rise? Over the last year or so (despite the pandemic)
#Sheffield
’s Hillsborough area has started to see a growing influx of friendly new indie businesses, with Middlewood Road in particular becoming a bit of a hotspot… 👀
#SheffieldMakes
With everything all quiet in
@sheffcitycentre
, an absence of water has resulted in an iridescent effect you wouldn’t normally see so vividly on the steel ball water sculptures in the Peace Gardens/Millennium Square. Looks especially colourful on a bright sunny blue-sky day.🔮😍👌
A beautiful evening for a run around Graves Park. The view across Woodseats towards Dore & Totley and as far as Blacka Moor, from Scarsdale Road.
#Sheffield
A festive shot from snowy
#Sheffield
last weekend, to mark the start of December today. 🏙❄️ ✨
#December1st
The Alpine Lodge
@Sheffxmasmarket
certainly looks more at home with a dusting of snow! 🌨⛷
📸 IG: froz3nframes
As
@shaunacoxsey
prepares for her
#OlympicGames
debut, here she is showcasing the city she lives in-
#Sheffield
:
@theoutdoorcity
🌿🏙🙌
Whether you're local or from further afield, there's lots happening this summer & beyond- and you're all invited!
#HappyHalloween
🧵 from Sheffield’s oldest cemetery! 🎃🪦🍂
First established in 1836,
@SheffieldGenCem
is a Grade II listed park where more than 87,000 people were buried up until 1978, including many important figures from the city’s history. 📸 IG: parksandpeaks
There’s a whole lot more to explore in our musical city!🎶🏙️
With
@welovepulp
returning this weekend, then
@tramlines
plus a whole load of amazing Fringe at Tramlines events lined up, we thought it was a good time to share the first video of our latest campaign promoting city
“Sheffield’s vision for its post-industrial afterlife proudly leans into what makes the city distinctive”
Fantastic destination feature published by
@GuardianTravel
today, really showcasing our city’s rich and vibrant cultural, music and food scenes.🙌🏙️
Some atmospheric sunrise scenes as the first snow of the season hit
#Sheffield
this morning.❄️🌆🌨
📷 IG: c.zack.h
#StormArwen
is still pretty wild out there, so take care if venturing out.🥶🌪
#Sheffield
hospitality businesses are ready to welcome you back to their outdoor spaces and there's lots of great options across the city.🍻
#SheffieldMakes
If you’re in need of ideas, we’ve pulled together a guide of great outdoor places to eat & drink:
2010 who? ❄️📏 Snow day for lots of folk in
#Sheffield
today, following some crazy accumulation overnight, especially in highest parts of the city.
These are the morning scenes from Bolehills in Crookes. Take care out there. 🌨️🛷☃️
More new views in
@sheffcitycentre
on the way! 🫢
No spoilers, but we really can’t wait to see this new mural by street artist Peachzz when it’s complete!
📍
@cubowork
in Sheffield, overlooking Pound’s Park, S1 4HF
An impressive new looping narrowboat sculpture has now been unveiled on the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal (near
@LoveMeadowhall
). ⚓️🎨🙌
Sculpted from rolled steel, the full size boat artwork is named ‘The Industry’ and was created by acclaimed artist, Alex Chinneck.
Ay up, nah then and Happy
#YorkshireDay
from our corner of South Yorkshire!🫶
One of our Instagram followers has recently moved to
#Sheffield
and been sharing their city explorations daily so we thought we’d share a section here. 📸 IG: ourlifeblogged
Sunshine, snooker and the return of outdoor hospitality & non-essential retail meant
@sheffcitycentre
had a busy weekend, as did lots of places across Sheffield.
Heartening to see life return to our city, but let’s go steady & keep following the guidelines too.👍
#SheffieldMakes
‘The Snog’ -
@PeteMcKee
’s much loved mural has been in situ
@FagansSheff
for 10 years!😘🍻🎨
Now ‘Frank & Joy’ and their backstory lie at the centre of Pete’s latest big exhibition, opening at
@TrWarehouse
this week 4 - 19 November.
Booking is required & weekend tickets are
✨
#Sheffield
’s Christmas Lights are now ON and twinkling in
@sheffcitycentre
after the grand Switch On yesterday!🎄💡🙌
Lots more festive family events happening across the city over the next few weeks! See our top picks here:
📸
@joehornerphoto