Travel in Sheffield

The architecture keeps pace with the award-winning museums and galleries, and the splendid drama and music performances are equally matched with the rich sports activities in the city.

Whether it is industrial civilization or cultural tradition, Sheffield can't get enough of the scenery. Chatsworth House (also known as Darcy Manor in Chinese) and Hardwick Manor are world-famous luxury houses, and the important industrial sites remind people of the past glory.

active tourists can choose to take part in sports, and the sports facilities here are complete and diverse, such as the largest four-season ski resort in Europe, an Olympic-standard swimming pool, a number of golf courses, and the brand-new iceSheffield.

One-third of the city of Sheffield is located in the Peak National Park, which makes it unique and makes it the first stop to visit the national park.

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There are two main theaters in Sheffield: Lanxin Theatre and Crucible Theatre, which, together with smaller studio theaters, constitute the largest theater complex outside London. There are four major art galleries here, including the modernist Millennium Gallery and the Heritage Gallery, which specialize in multimedia applications. The Sheffield Hall of Fame in the city center, similar to Hollywood, honors the famous people in Sheffield.

The city also has many scenic spots, such as Sheffield Winter Garden and Peace Garden. Recently, it spent 6.7 million pounds to rebuild Sheffield Botanical Garden. There is also a Hilly City Farm, and there is also a second animal collection open to the public in Graves Park. The city has several museums, including Weston Park Museum, Colham Island Museum, Sheffield Fire and Police Museum, Abidell Industrial Village and Shepherd Wheel. Victoria Pier is a popular leisure and office area along the canal.

The glass greenhouse in Sheffield Botanical Garden Sheffield has about 1, listed buildings (including the whole Sheffield postal area). There are only five first-class buildings, 42 second-class buildings and the rest are third-class buildings. Compared with other British cities, Sheffield has fewer first-class buildings. For example, Liverpool has 26 first-class listed buildings. This situation made Nicholas Pevsner, a famous architectural historian, comment in 1959 that the city was "painfully disappointed in architecture" and there were no distinctive buildings before the 19th century.

There are many parks in this city: Mill Park, Endcliffe Park and Graves Park.

a large part of the city is classified as sites of special scientific interest (the British government thinks this area is special interest because of its zoology, botany, geology and topography), including some urban areas.