South Yorkshire & North Derbyshire

Places to See When Visiting Sheffield

by Dr Alan P Newman

83 Places

Rotherham, England

Keppel's Column

An oddly shaped tower built to mark the acquittal of Admiral Keppel in a controversial 1770s case.

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Wentworth, England

Wentworth Woodhouse

The UK's largest private house was the subject of a long-lasting political dispute.

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The Big Melt at Magna

This museum exhibit recreates the spectacular sight of an electric arc furnace in use.

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Whatstandwell, England

Leawood Pump House

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

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Matlock Bath, England

Masson Mill

This historic textile mill has been repurposed as a shopping outlet, which houses a textile museum that celebrates its industrial past.

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The Chesterfield-Staveley Cruiseway

This 8km stretch of isolated canal is gradually being extended towards its reconnection with the national canal network.

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Cromford, England

Cromford Mill

The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.

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Middleton Top Engine House

The stationary steam engines here dragged waggons up a steep incline for over 130 years.

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Elsecar, England

Elsecar Beam Engine

This jewel of an engine is one of Northern England's finest surviving legacies of the Industrial Revolution, even catching the eye of Henry Ford.

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Sutton Scarsdale Hall

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Derbyshire, England

The Upper Derwent Reservoirs

This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

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Wentworth, England

Hoober Stand

This folly built to commemorate an aristocratic victory over Catholic rebellion plays tricks on the eye.

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The Baslow Monuments to Nelson & Wellington

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Brindley Loop, Chesterfield Canal

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Toad's Mouth

The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.

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The Heights of Abraham, an 18th century tourist attraction

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Chesterfield, England

Tapton House

The former home of a railway legend and the site of a gigantic labyrinth.

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Derbyshire, England

Ice Age Cave Dwellings at Creswell Crags

A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.

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Chesterfield, England

Chesterfield's Crooked Spire

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

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Stainsby Mill

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Derbyshire, England

Winnats Pass

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

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Sheffield Winter Garden and Peace Gardens

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Buxton, England

The Devonshire Dome

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

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Buxton, England

The Crescent

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

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Derbyshire, England

Crich Stand

This poignant WWI memorial looks like a lighthouse 100 miles from the sea.

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Town End, England

Crich Tramway Village

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

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Derbyshire, England

Renishaw Hall

This lovely ancestral home inspired the author D.H. Lawrence, and features a tunnel made out of a living willow.

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Giants Hole

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Sheffield, England

Bessemer Converter at Kelham Island Industrial Museum

One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.

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Derbyshire, England

Horse-Powered Ore Crusher

These crude contraptions were used to aid in the mining of lead, silver and gold.

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Bolsover, England

Cundy House

This restored 17th century "conduit house," often mistaken for a watchtower, actually supplied water to nearby Bolsover Castle.

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Shireoaks, England

The Giant's Staircase at Chesterfield Canal

This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.

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Emley Moor Transmitter Tower

The tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom.

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Derbyshire, England

Blue John Cavern

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

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Arbor Low Stone Circle

6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.

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Sheffield, England

Lodge Moor POW Camp Ruins

A brick foundation and piles of listing building materials are all that remains of this World War II POW camp.

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Derbyshire, England

Chatsworth House

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

Norton, England

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet

A preserved 18th century steel factory.

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Arkwright Town, England

Arkwright Town

When methane gas started seeping up from the ground, they picked up and moved the entire town.

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Tissington, England

Derbyshire Well Dressing

The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.

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Sheffield FC

Officially recognised as the worlds oldest soccer club.

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Chesterfield, England

Stone Edge Cupola

This chimney is the oldest free standing industrial chimney in Britain.

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Sheffield, England

Brendan's Glove Garden

A fitting tribute to a beloved local boxing coach that's produced four world champions.

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Castleton, England

Peak Cavern's Rope Factory

Some of England's last cave dwellers lived and worked within this huge cave.

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Sheffield, England

Bishops' House

This house was home to a succession of park keepers for more than 90 years, but in all that time, it never had a toilet.

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Site of the UK’s First Oil Well

Britain doesn't have a lot of petroleum reserves on dry land but this well was the first to strike oil.

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Hathersage, England

Little John's Grave

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

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Rotherham, England

The Chapel of Our Lady

This oddly placed 15th-century church is one of only six bridge chapels left in England.

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