Sheffield is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city and boasts a large range of shopping. There are a large number of cinemas, pubs and night clubs.

• Sheffield Ski Centre — An open hillside with several steep ski runs and a toboggan run.

• iceSheffield — A big indoor ice sports centre near all the attractions of the Lower Don Valley. Two full-sized ice pads for ice sports and recreational skating.

• Ponds Forge is a huge swimming pool by the train station and the huge roundabout by the motorway junction with Olympic sized pool, diving pool and fun pool with waves, flumes and lazy river

There are plenty of things to see and do in Sheffield. Below are just a few suggestions of what Sheffield has to offer:

City Centre

• Sheffield City Hall. The impressive 1930's City Hall was recently refurbished and is home to many concerts, performances and travelling shows and is located in the elegant Barkers Pool in the city centre which is home to Sheffield's Centopath.

• Tudor Square. This very central pedestrianized square is home to Sheffield's main cultural attractions and the UK's second largest theatre complex. Noteworthy are the Lyceum Theatre built in Victorian times ; Crucible Theatre home to the World Snooker Championships ; Central Library and Graves Art gallery a grand 1930's library with an impressive volume of books, topped by the Graves Art Gallery home, to Islamic, British and Chinese art ; the Library Theatre with many shows by excellent local drama groups ; and another entrance to the Winter Gardens.

• Devonshire Quarter. Sheffield's increasingly trendy shopping quarter, the centre of this City Centre district is the stretch of Division Street from the City Hall as far as Devonshire Green, now overlooked by the vast West:One development, home to designer boutiques and upscale restaurants and bars overlooking Devonshire Green. Division Street has a good mix of shops (many independent), bars and cafés, and its success is largely thanks to the failure of West Street, which runs parallel just one block north. West Street used to be a major shopping street, until the lengthy construction of the city's tram lines sent many of its shops into closing. West Street still remains one of the most popular streets in Sheffield for nightlife, especially at weekends, with many bars and restaurants.

• Peace Gardens, Winter Garden, and Millennium Galleries. Located next to the town hall in the centre of the city are the Peace Gardens; the rising and falling fountains and grassed areas make this small piece of open space a popular place in summer. The Winter Garden is next door: a glass and timber conservatory in the city centre; exotic plants, palm trees, and a coffee bar make it another nice place to sit particularly if the weather is not so nice. A visitor information stall is also in the gardens, as well as on Norfolk Row nearby. Connected to the Winter Gardens are the Millennium Galleries, Sheffield's largest art gallery; this plays host to a number of permanent exhibitions including one detailing the history of Sheffield's steel making as well as travelling exhibitions; it also provides a convenient through route and escalator ride to take some of the sting out of the walk up from the station.

• Showroom cinema. One of the largest independent cinemas in the UK located in the Cultural Industries Quarter. Also holds a café-bar.

• The Norfolk Heritage Trail A signed route linking a range of historical buildings and open spaces with connections to the Dukes of Norfolk. It runs for 2 ¾ miles from Manor Lodge to the Cathedral and is mainly downhill.

Slightly further out

• Sheffield Botanical Gardens [25]. Located just off the cosmopolitan Ecclesall Road, the recently restored Victorian gardens are a tranquil green oasis from the hustle of the city centre with grand conservatories designed by the architect of the Crystal Palace.

• Sheffield General Cemetery [26]. Historically important Victorian cemetery sited between Cemetery Road and Ecclesall Road. Last "home" of 87,000 people, including Sheffield's influential citizens such as steel manufacturer Mark Firth and Chartist Samuel Holberry. Many of the graves are unmarked pauper graves, some with 40 or more burials. This is a beautiful and fascinating spot, where visitors can enjoy some wildness near the centre of town.

• Kelham Island Museum [27]. The industrial and social history of Sheffield. Main attraction is the massive 3-cylinder rolling mill engine (in steam every hour) from the River Don Steeworks. Next to the famous Fat Cat real ale pub (and conveniently located for many of the upper Don valley "real ale trail" pubs).

• Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet [28]. The early industrial history of Sheffield. Water-powered grinding wheels, trip hammers, etc. A few miles out in the suburbs on the Bakewell road. Check website for "operating" days and special "fayres".

• Canal Basin. An attractive basin straddled by a warehouse. Colourful narrowboats to look at. Boat trips in Summer. Hotel adjacent for refreshments.

• London Road. Sheffield's unofficial Chinatown, this buzzing road just outside the City Centre is home to Sheffield's vibrant Chinese community and there are many Oriental restaurants, supermarkets and stores as well as the Sheffield Chinese community centre. There is also a growing Turkish Community based here with many supermarkets and restaurants of Turkish origin found here.

• Weston Park and Museum [29]. This grand park located next to the University of Sheffield's main campus is home to the Weston Park (Sheffield) museum reopened in November 2006 after an extensive refurbishment. The park itself is also undergoing a £2million revamp.

• Sheffield Ski Village [30]. Sheffield is well known as a key World sporting destination and is home to Europe's largest outdoor artificial ski slope. The Sheffield ski village offers the chance to enjoy snow activities on the hills overlooking Sheffield. Due to under going extensive redevelopment.

• Burngreave. Home to many of Sheffield's large immigrant communities this former industrial suburb is home to large African, South Asian and Caribbean communities with many religious, cultural and shops for these communities based here.

• Dore. One of Sheffield's most prosperous suburbs home to several mansions and local celebrities.

By plane

The nearest airport to Sheffield with scheduled services is Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield, one of the youngest airports in the UK [2] (airport code: DSA), approximately 35 minutes' drive away from the centre of Sheffield. To reach Sheffield by public transport from the airport, take the Airport Arrow bus [3] (every hour from 06.05 - 23.05 Monday to Saturday, 09.05 - 18.05 on Sundays) to Doncaster railway station and travel by train to Sheffield. Airlines that serve the airport include:

• FlyBe [4]: Belfast City
• FlyGlobespan [5] Toronto
• Ryanair [6]: Dublin, Gerona, Alicante
• Thomas Cook [7] Gran Canaria, Naples, Palma, Ibiza, Tenerife, Tunisia, Turkey (Dalaman)
• Thomsonfly [8]: Alicante, Bulgaria (Bourgas), Bulgaria (Plovdiv), Bulgaria (Varna), Corfu, Cyprus (Larnaca), Cyprus (Paphos), Faro, Florida (Sanford), Gerona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Jersey, Malaga. Malta, Menorca, Mexico (Cancun), Naples, Palma, Prague, Reus, Rhodes, Salzburg, Tenerife, Tunisia, Turin, Turkey (Bodrum), Turkey (Dalaman), Verona, Zakynthos.
• WizzAir [9] Katowice/Cracow, Gdansk, Wroclaw, Poznan.

Nottingham East Midlands Airport [10] (IATA: EMA) is approximately one hour south of Sheffield on the M1 motorway. There are six daily bus services between Sheffield and the airport, operated by National Express [11].

Manchester Airport [12] (IATA: MAN) is further away than either Robin Hood or Nottingham EMA, but it is served by an direct train [13] every hour from Sheffield. To it is approximately 70 minutes drive from Sheffield city center and it offers the widest choice of long haul destinations in the north of England, including several daily flights to North America. Destinations are too numerous to list here, see the link for full details.

Leeds Bradford Airport [14] can be reached in under an hour by car and a little more by train and bus from Sheffield via Leeds.

By train

Sheffield station (formerly known as Sheffield Midland) is to the south-east side of the city centre, at the bottom of a steepish pedestrianised street (Howard Street) that leads to the city centre. A major redevelopment of the public spaces between the station at the city centre was completed in early 2007, creating a new public square immediately outside the station and improving the pedestrian route to the city centre. You can reach the city centre on foot in less than ten minutes, or in about five minutes by tram or free city centre bus ("Free Bee": every seven minutes).

Trams stop next to the station, directly outside the end of the pedestrian bridge that crosses over the platforms (lift, but no escalator, from the station concourse and platforms).

Most long-distance coaches and city buses, including the free bus, stop at the Sheffield Interchange: two minutes walk from the station (across the pelican crossing and through the covered walkway), or the nearby streets.

Routes

Timetables, fare information and live departure boards for all train services can be found on the website of National Rail [15].

There are hourly high-speed services to and from East Riding of Yorkshire, Norfolk) network. Other services through the city are provided by East Midlands Trains Connect service [18], Northern Rail [19] and Transpennine Express [20]. Under the name "Megatrain", the Megabus company now offers "the earlier you book, the cheaper" seats in its chartered carriages on some offpeak EastMidland trains to and from London.

Summary of services:

• London St. Pancras, once per hour, operated by East Midlands Trains.
• Scotland, Tyne and Wear, and North Yorkshire twice per hour, operated by Cross Country Trains.
• Birmingham New Street and the West Midlands once per hour, operated by Cross Country Trains.
• Southwest (Bristol Temple Meads/Devon) once per hour, operated by Cross Country Trains.
• Manchester Picadilly and Manchester Airport once per hour by Transpennine Express.
• Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool once per hour by East Midlands Trains.
• Hope Valley (Peak District) stations once per hour, operated by Northern Rail (continues to Manchester Piccadilly, but this is a stopping service on commuter-quality trains: not designed to serve through-travellers).
• West Yorkshire up to three times an hour, operated by Virgin Trains (intercity quality and speed) fastest) and Northern Rail (commuter quality and speed).
• Nottinghamshire once per hour, operated by East Midlands Trains.
• Derbyshire up to four times an hour, operated by Northern Trains.
• South Wales direct to Cardiff Central Station and Newport, operated by Cross Country Trains.

By car

Sheffield sits beside the M1 motorway, and is most easily reached from junction 33, which connects to the city centre via the Sheffield Parkway. A convenient park and ride tram stop is located close to the city end of the Parkway, and if you're only visiting for the day, you are strongly recommended to use it.

Fifteen miles further north on the M1, you can connect with the M62, the main route from places (North Wales, Liverpool and Manchester) and east (Hull ferries to mainland Europe).

For the more scenic route from Manchester, the Snake or Woodhead Passes (A57 and A628) make for a breath-taking trip through the Peak District National Park. It is also possible to use the Peak District as the scenic route to Bakewell and Sheffield from Birmingham (via Lichfield and Ashbourne) or Stoke on Trent (via Leek and Longnor). Beware that the route becomes very busy over holiday periods, and can be treacherous during cold or snowy weather.

Sheffield provides a park and ride service aswell as station car parking, see National Park and Ride Directory [21].

By bus

Sheffield Interchange is the city's hub for local and national bus services, and is located two minutes walk from Sheffield' railway station. National Express [22] operate long distance services to all parts of the country, including a regular service to London Golders Green and Victoria.

The discount long distance bus operator Megabus [23] does not serve the Sheffield city centre, but offers several services each day to central London from the Sheffield Meadowhall Interchange. Meadowhall is twenty minutes away from the city centre by tram, or five minutes by equally frequent train. Megabus departures may not be listed on departure screens at the Meadowhall Interchange: services generally depart from the same bay as National Express services.

By boat

Excellent visitor moorings for canal boats at the Victoria Quays basin.

Tram

The city has a modern tram network with three lines that serve north-western (Hillsborough and Middlewood), south-eastern (Mosborough and Hackenthorope) and north-eastern (Lower Don Valley and Meadowhall) suburbs of the city.

• The blue line runs from Malin Bridge via the city centre to the Railway Station and Halfway
• The yellow line runs from Meadowhall via the city centre to Middlewood
• The purple line merges the eastern end of the two other lines, running from Herdings Park to Meadowhall.

Tickets are purchased from the conductor after you board; retain these for inspection. Notices at your tram stop will indicate the route and fare needed for your destination.

A single ticket within the town centre boundary (between Granville Road, The University of Sheffield and Hyde Park) costs £1.00. After that, fares increase to £1.50 or £1.80, depending on how far you travel. Under 5's travel free and 5–11 year olds travel for 40p, irrespective of distance travelled. Concessions are only available to applicable residents of Sheffield. Senior citizens travel for free on any mode of public transport. For those without concessions, it often works out cheaper to buy a Dayrider ticket, which costs £3 and allows unlimited travel on all trams and Stagecoach buses in Sheffield. A £10 Megarider ticket is also available which allows unlimited travel for a week.

Bus

Buses are almost exclusively operated by the large public transit operators First Group and Stagecoach. They generally run every 10-20 minutes during the day, and every 20–60 minutes in the evening. A network of twelve 'Overground' bus routes is offered by First, with a high frequency of service (less than every ten minutes through the day). Buses are generally reliable if expensive. It is advisable to arrive a few minutes before your bus is scheduled to depart.

Each bus company offers its own range of tickets. Without a concession, you will pay more the further that you travel. If you plan to use the bus or tram more than once in a day, Stagecoach offer a bus and tram Dayrider ticket for £3.00 and First buses offer an FirstDay ticket for £3.50. If you wish to use all the public transport in the city, regardless of operator, then you must purchase a DayRider costing £4.50.

There are a variety of week and month passes available for either a single bus or bus/tram company, or for all transport including rail. Stagecoach currently offer a flat fare of 50p for students in possession of a valid student card (including the ISIC). Additionally, Stagecoach are offering a limited-time 70p fare for all single journeys for everyone else on certain routes. Another route offering 50p student fares is First's number 80, which shuttles between the two universities and the station via Ecclesall, Broomhill and the city centre. It runs every 10 minutes on weekdays until 7pm, with a more limited evening service.

For any further travel information call or log on to the South Yorkshire TravelLine [24] on from 7am to 10pm seven days a week.

Rail

There is a decent network of suburban rail services serving the Sheffield City region, all of which depart from Sheffield station. Services are operate by Northern, and depart to Barnsley via Meadowhall, Chapeltown, Elsecar, and Wombwell, to Doncaster, via Meadowhall, Rotherham, Swinton, Mexborough, and Conisborough, to Chesterfield via Dronfield, to the Hope Valley via Dore, and to Nottinghamshire via Darnall, Woodhouse, Kiveton Bridge, and Kiveton Park.

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Sheffield city centre is quite compact, so the city's suburbs (even ones quite close to the centre) have largely managed to thrive and maintain their character and commercial individuality.

City Centre

The centre, though small, packs in a lot of national and individual shops. The main axis of central shopping streets runs in a gently curving line from north-east to south-west. From north to south you will find:

• the inexpensive Castle Market area, where a large indoor market is open every day except Sunday
• the High Street, where buses and trams run up hill towards the Cathedral
• the pedestrianized Fargate, where many chain stores can be found
• the Peace Gardens, which is bordered with bars, cafes and a few other shops
• and finally the Moor, which is Sheffield's broad pedestrianised discount shopping area.

Heading west from the Cathedral is West Street, where many pubs and bars can be found. One block south and parallel to West Street is Division Street, the spine of the so-called Devonshire Quarter. Here you'll find a decent selection of small independent shops and cafes. Despite the draw of nearby Meadowhall, the city centre has retained some significant department stores and chain shops including H & M,Debenhams, TK Maxx,River Island, HMV, Marks and Spencer,Virgin and Sheffield's very own and interestingly quirky Atkinsons.

For after-shopping relaxation, note that apart from Thursday nights (when most shops stay open late) most of the city centre shops close at around 5:30pm, and the city centre focus then shifts to the clubs and bars along Division Street and West Street.

Suburbs

Ecclesall Road is an area of individual fashion shops, bars, cafes and restaurants running from the inner ring road out to the slightly more student-orientated and bohemian Hunters Bar roundabout.

Broomhill is a fairly self-contained area: a curious and pleasant mix of "studenty" and "leafy suburb". Only a mile from the city centre (past the university) it has an interesting mix of shops from inexpensive to trendy. Music lovers should make time for the impressive second hand music collection at Record Collector on the Fulwood Road.

Meadowhall

Once the largest shopping mall in the country, Meadowhall has been blamed for a steep decline in the fortunes of city centre shops. Shops generally stay open till 8pm; fast-food restaurants and stay open until 10pm. During the Christmas holidays, all the shops stay open till 10pm, but the centre becomes very packed and is not recommended to the less sturdy shopper, or those in large groups, or Americans with multiple extra-large fatty-buggies. There's also a food court for our American friends, feast! - See Meadowhall Shopping Centre: [34]

From Sheffield centre, Meadowhall can be reached easily via the Supertram [35] by taking the Yellow/Purple Route service to 'Meadowhall' or via local Bus or Train (less than 10 minutes from Sheffield station) South Yorkshire Passenger Transport website: [36]. From further away, use train or long-distance coach (many of both stop at the Meadowhall Interchange), or drive to Junction 34 of the M1.

Crystal Peaks

A smaller alternative to Meadowhall on the Southern edge of Sheffield, Crystal Peaks [37] shopping centre has many shops and is adjacent to a good selection of 'out of town' superstores such as Comet and JD Sports. Crystal Peaks can be reached via the Blue Route tram to 'Halfway', or by local buses, or by car (junction 30 of the M1).

There are many good, cheap places to eat in and around the city.

Budget

• Aslans, West Street. Infamous Halal kebab shop that serves piles of salty meat. See if you can find yourself (or get yourself) on the walls packed with photographs of customers.
• Aunt Sally's Clarkehouse Road. 2 for 1 on all main meals.
• Balti King, Fulwood Road, Broomhill. Long standing Indian restaurant and take-away. Popular with students, huge well menu of good dishes.
• Broomhill Friary, Whitham Road. Fantastic chip shop, located in the Broomhill suburb of the city.
• The Interval between Western Bank and Glossop Road. The Interval is the cafe-bar of the University of Sheffield Union of Students. Much more pleasant atmosphere than the main student bar (Bar One) downstairs, the Interval is open to the public all day (students only after 6pm) and serves a good value menu of snacks and meals. Also popular for the meat and vegetarian hangover breakfasts and Sunday lunches at the weekend.
• Spoilt For Choice Ecclesall Road. Good sandwich shop.
• UK Mama, Fulwood Road, Broomhill. Superb African restaurant. Complicated menu and specials (especially for students on different nights of the week) but excellent food and African drums to try out.

Mid-range

• Baan Thai on Ecclesall Road is an excellent Thai restaurant.
• BB's, Division Street. A long standing favourite of families and students in Sheffield's city centre. A small family run business that does decent Italian food and is reasonably priced. Bring your own beer and wine.
• Cafe Rouge, Norfolk Street (on the Peace Gardens) and Ecclesall Road. Reliable and classy chain of French bistro-restaurants.
• East One, in the West One plaza. Japanese canteen-style restaurant with huge stir fries and soups. Shame about the badly design and echo-ey space it occupies.
• The Ha-Ha Bar on the Peace Gardens in the town centre. Fresh, albeit expensive pub food.
• Kashmir Curry House Spital Hill, beyond the Railway Arches. Good curry house, bring your own beer/wine.
• The Mangla Spital Hill. Basic decor similar to the Kashmir Curry House, bring your own beer/wine.
• Polonium Abbeydale Road. Polish restaurant that was thrown rather humorously into the media spotlight following the (unrelated) Polonium poisoning of a former Russian spy. Most definitely not named after a radioactive material. Good food.

Splurge

• La Gondola, Carver Street. Highly recommended for Italian cuisine.
• The Old Vicarage, Ridgeway Village. Sheffield's only Michelin-starred restaurant; probably the best food in Sheffield. Expect to pay around £55 per head excluding wine.
• Wasabisabi, London Road. Very popular Japanese restaurant; highly recommended.
• Nonna's, Ecclesall Roads. Robust and authentic Italian dishes in busy surroundings. Speciality home-made pastas.

Sunday Lunch

• Fat Cat on Kelham Island for excellent Sunday meals and wide choice of real ale.
• Poacher's Arms in the Hope Valley which has an excellent Sunday Carvery.

Pubs

Sheffield is well known for its large number of pubs (Public Houses); from dark and Victorian to sleek and modern; and from traditional real-ale haven to noisy standing-room-only bar, you can easily find a pub in Sheffield to suit your taste in beer, music and company. However, most city-centre pubs are more oriented towards fast drinking students and clubbers; on West Street in particular (linking the university with the city centre) you will find many pubs and bars which during the week become busy with students and younger customers. Finding quieter pubs in which to sample something other than the usual chain-pub lager requires delving a little deeper beneath the surface.

For the severely unimaginative, you'll find the usual Wetherspoons and All Bar One chain pubs, throughout the city centre serving cheap lager and ales and reasonably priced food in a smoke (and atmosphere) free environment.

Hybrid bar-pubs manage to maintain something of a pub atmosphere, and sell real ale at reasonable prices, while still pulling in the crowds. They are used as much by people who want a good range of beer at good prices, as by "yoofs" after a good night out. They are probably doing a good job of persuading at least some lager drinkers to switch to traditional ales.

• The Frog & Parrot on Division Street offers the strongest legal ale in the UK, a dark syrupy mixture that is worth trying at least once.
• The Devonshire Cat on Wellington Street, just south of Devonshire Green, offers the city's largest range of beers and ciders, including dozens of imported European beers. Also has 2 guest ciders on tap at all times. The city centre sister pub to the remoter Fat Cat on Kelham Island.
• Porter Cottage Sharrowvale rd. Indie jukebox, normal ales but amazing atmosphere. Landlady Mandy will know your life history by the time u leave. Get in early to get a decent table.

Sheffield's real gems are the handful of surviving traditional pubs and free houses, which generally have more room to sit down, quieter (or no) music, and real hand pumped ales.

• The Brown Bear on Norfolk Street (close to the Sheffield Theatres and Winter Garden) offers what must be the cheapest beer in the city and an incredible mix of both theatre goers and local people.
• The Red Deer on Pitt Street (just off Mappin Street), is another civilised dive with good range of beers, warming fireplaces, a small garden and friendly cats.
• Fagans on Broad Lane is a cosy chintz-free Irish pub with regular live music.
• The Dog and Partridge on Trippet Lane may offer impromptu Irish or Folk music in the back room.
• The Bath Hotel on Victoria Street (just off West Street) is tiny, free of piped music and friendly.
• The Sportsman on Denby Street is popular with local customers and will probably have some rock music on the jukebox.

There are more warm and welcoming traditional pubs in Sheffield's suburbs. North-west of the city centre, in Crookes and Walkley (popular with students as places to live) are:

• The Hallamshire House on Commonside is reputedly the only pub in Sheffield still housing a full-sized snooker table.
• The Walkley Cottage on Bole Hill Road is friendly with good range of beer and good food.
• Noah's Ark on Crookes has a good atmosphere and mix of students and locals.
• The Freedom House has two halves: a lively "pool table-and-lager" side, and a quieter "grandmothers's living room" side.
• The Nottingham House or "The Notty" as it is better known has recently re-opened after an extensive refurbishment. Catering for locals,visitors and students alike, it really is a pub worth a visit. Home-made pies are a speciality and real ales are aplenty.Occasional live music on Thursday nights with acts from near and far. Pool table is very good value at 50p.

Real ale fans from great distances come to "do" the real ale trail of Sheffield's Upper Don Valley, a route stretching from near the city centre almost to Hillsborough. The trail calls at:

• The Kelham Island Tavern
• The Fat Cat, hidden away on Alma Street, also a great stop for Sunday lunch.
• The Wellington (used to be known as Cask and Cutler) on Henry Street.
• The Gardeners Rest on Neepsend Lane (recently re-opened following the great flood of 2007).
• Hillsborough HotelA welcoming pub with a brewery underneath and hotel rooms above.

The trail roughly parallels the tram route from the city centre to Hillsborough, so getting there and back is easy. All these pubs have a huge range of British draught real ales (some brewed by the pub) and most have a selection of bottle-conditioned beers from continental Europe (especially Belgium). Meanwhile, on the other side of the town centre, The Sheaf View on Gleadless Road is a real ale hotspot.

Bars

Visiting Sheffield you might be led to believe that students go out every day of the week. These are some of the more popular pubs.

• Bungalows & Bears (formerly the Central fire station) Division St. Retro-chic bar with fantastic atmosphere, amazing music and great veggy food menu. 2nd hand "retro" clothing market on a Sunday. Free board games (Tequilla Jenga is recommended). Applauding toilets. Frequented by the Arctic Monkeys, trendies and students alike.
• Bai Hoi Mappin st. Great atmosphere in this "Buddha Bar" noted for its oriental theme, good range of cocktails.
• The Green Room Division st. Compact bar, great range of bottled beers, great live indie music on a wednesday.
• The lounge West st. Great cocktails & coffees. Popular by day.
• Muse West st. Relaxed quieter bar with comfy seating, for those avoiding the student pub crawls.
• Varsity West st/Ecclesall rd. Standard studenty chain bar, complete with inflatable sheep machines in the toilets.
• Vodka Revolution West:one. Popular with "orange" good-looking people but don't let that put you off, good range of drinks and affordable food menu by day. Decent DJ sets and adjoining pool room.
• Tequilla Bar West St. They sell tequila. Large cocktail menu, 2 for 1 on a Thursday. Avoid the lethal stairs down to the toilets.
• Forum Division St. Unique trendy cafe/bar (and shops and pool bar) open late most nights. Expensive. Amazing outdoor patio onto the Devonshire Green.
• The Common Room Division st. Large pool/sports bar. Lots of pool tables. £1.47 a drink on thursdays.
• Yates Division st. Poor-performer (even for a chain bar). Attempt to avoid.
• Crystal Carver st. Expensive bar, amazing décor. Anti-studenty (except Wednesdays)
• Ruby Lounge Division st. Popular cocktail bar, good music and reasonably priced. Basement to be converted into a nightclub.
• Ask Barkers pool. Studenty during week, chavy by weekend. What's that? MC hammer is being played for the 4th time tonight?....ill get my coat.
• Stardust Carver st. Stick to the floor and laugh at your Uni clubmates.
• The Cutler Carver st. Local choice, no students. bitter (people).
• Corner house Carver st. (aka city bar) good seating, standard drinks.
• Bar One Glossop Road, near the University tram stop. The main bar of the University of Sheffield Student Union, which is understandably always full of students, and which is also one of the most profitable union bars anywhere in the country. In the evenings you will need a Sheffield student card (or a friend who has one to sign you in) to gain admission. Cheapest drinks on a Monday. Large, cheap, pool room.
• Interval Glossop Road, near the University tram stop. The second bar of the University of Sheffield Student Union, offering a more cosmopolitan atmosphere with local real ales, wine and food.
• The Hubs Inside Sheffield Hallam Union (the former National Centre for Popular Music) so easy to find. It looks like a big, silver, flying spaceship, close to the train station. Not as big or impressive on the inside as it is on the outside, a relatively small union bar.
• Cavendish West Street (locally referred to as 'The Chavendish'). A scream/yellowcard bar (you get discounted drinks if you buy or have a friend with a yellowcard, which costs £1 to NUS card holders). Serves decent food; a cheap student pub/bar with pool tables.
• The York Broomhill. Another scream/yellowcard place with a slightly more pubby atmosphere
• Fox and Duck Broomhill. An off campus pub owned by the University of Sheffield Student Union but frequented by a more mixed crowd.
• The Harley On Glossop Road by the University tram stop. Open Late til 4am on event nights. Hosts several Electro events such as Club Pony on the second Friday of every month.
• Bar Max West Street, near West Street tram stop. Another late bar with a small dance floor, though fairly expensive for Sheffield prices.
• Reflex West Street (near City Hall tram stop). More a free and cheesy club with 70s and 80s music than a bar.
• The Central Station. Division Street. An old fire station, and in fact it still feels like one. Big dance floor; popular and often busy.
• Walkabout West Street, near City Hall tram stop. Australia themed bar. Very popular, fairly cheap, but can get a bit claustrophobic. Better as calling point on a pub crawl than a place for staying in.
• The Bedroom West Street, near City Hall tram stop. Cheap with good cocktails. Monday is a "rock/emo/hardcore" night, the rest of the week varies and there is an RnB night on a Friday. Takes its name from the four poster bed on the dance floor.
• Gay bars There are a small number of gay bars, clubs and gay-nights, whose location and names change on a regular basis. Consult Yorkshire's gay paper Shout! [38] for the latest listing.

Clubs

Unlike Sheffield's dense strip of student bars along West Street, the city's night clubs are more spread out around the city centre, especially in the former industrial buildings which been so popular with music venues.

• GateCrasher one Eyre Street. A gimmicky descendent of the once world famous 'Gatecrasher', the club holds the popular HedKandi on the first Saturday of every month and is open almost every other day of the week (Monday and Tuesday being the most popular). Elaborate décor inside (chandeliers, red carpet etc) and this extends to the ladies toilets. Prices for admission are towards the expensive end of the Sheffield scale, but are cheaper if purchased in advance from selected pubs ('Scream' pubs etc.) Closed since June 2007 due to fire damage.
• Boardwalk Snig Hill. Live music and event club, The Boardwalk has been a live music venue for over 30 years. Joe Cocker, The Clash, Ian Dury and The Blockheads, The Sex Pistols, Nick Lowe, David Gray etc
• Casbah Wellington st.
• Charles street Charles st.
• Uniq Carver st.
• Under the Boardwalk Snig Hill.
• DQ Fitzwilliam st. Holding legendary clubnights such as 'Threads'. Open late every night, notable for its "afterparty" till 4am after HedKandi.
• The Leadmill Leadmill Road, close to Sheffield station and Sheffield Hallam University. A Sheffield institution made famous by its live music line-up. Live gigs most nights of the week which are immediately followed by club nights. Concert-goers get free entry to the club night after their show. Indie night on a Saturday, with relatively cheap drinks for a night club.
• Tuesday Club not actually a nightclub, but simply worth a mention, Tuesdays held at SUSU, well known drum n bass night, attracting famous artists from around the country.
• Plug (formerly .Zero). Smart club, open late (6am on Fridays and Saturdays) and popular on a Thursday night (when huge queues are to be expected). Nights span anything from raves to live music.
• The Limit (formerly Niche) Opposite Plug. The Niche was briefly closed following a shooting incident (exceptionally rare in Sheffield's nightlife) and has now reopened with rigorous security. Security staff frisk everyone who walks through the door. One to avoid.
• Corporation Milton Street. A dirty rock club with dirty cheap vodka, just the way we like it. There's 'Skool Disco' every Wednesday night (free admission in school uniform) and metal/goth on Saturdays. Fridays is skate and metal downstairs, and indie upstairs. Mondays are popular with the student crowd, playing music everyone seems to know.
• Kingdom Barkers Pool, in the centre of town. If cheesy pop and bad vodka are your tastes, this one is for you. Avoid experiencing it sober. Currently closed ( since Jan 1 2007 )
• Embrace Nightclub. Formally Kingdom, a new five room modern nightclub (one over 25's cocktail bar) of various themes catering for all music tastes
• Fuel A gay club, open Thursday to Sunday, Eyre Street near the Moor. Thursday is "student disco" with cheap drink, Friday is pop and cheese in one room and indie/alternative in another, Saturday is electro/house/entertainers/dancers, and Sunday is a chill out night.
• Club Sssh The wicker. Various nights from raves to regular gay nights.
• Banus Barkers Pool. Hip hop club.
• Fusion/Foundry and Octagon (the clubs of the University of Sheffield Union of Students) Western Bank. A fiercely active union night club that packs in students from from Tuesday to Saturday. The Tuesday Club is a surprisingly pricey hip-hop and drum & bass night that pulls in many big names. Juice on Wednesday night is big on cheap alcopops and inebriated sports teams. The Fuzz Club on a Thursday is a reliable and well known indie night. Famous for featuring big names before they were famous (e.g. the Killers). Friday is Frouk in the Octagon, a "chart" night, while visiting club nights and Climax, South Yorkshire's biggest gay club rotate monthly in the Fusion/Foundry. Saturdays is Pop Tarts, hosting 2 rooms (one is 70s and "rock and roll", the other 80s and 90s).