19 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Sheffield - Atlas Obscura

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Sheffield, England

Alfred Denny Museum

Long-secret natural history museum, featuring the skull of a "Terror Bird."

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Toad's Mouth

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

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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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Paternoster Lift at the Arts Tower

One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.

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Sheffield General Cemetery

Cemetery established by the Victorians as a solution to the overflowing graveyards.

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Cobweb Bridge

The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.

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The Old Queens Head

Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.

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Water Sculptures of Sheaf Square

An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

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Henderson's Relish

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Henderson's Relish

Sheffield’s secret sauce has a cult following.

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Legends and Lore of Southern England

Apr 27–May 01, 2020

On our immersive exploration of this historic region, we’ll experience medieval villages, sprawling moors, and Bronze Age ruins, hearing about the enduring tales they’ve inspired.

Atlas Obscura Trips

Legends and Lore of Southern England

On our immersive exploration of this historic region, we’ll experience medieval villages, sprawling moors, and Bronze Age ruins, hearing about the enduring tales they’ve inspired.

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