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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Sheffield

31 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Sheffield, England

Updated March 13, 2025

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Unusual Attractions in Sheffield

Alfred Denny Museum in the 1930s

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Alfred Denny Museum

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

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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.

The Cobweb Bridge with Boris the Spider lurking above.

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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.

The Paternoster in Sheffield’s Arts Tower.

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Paternoster Lift

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

Gatehouse of General Cemetery, Sheffield.

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Sheffield General Cemetery

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

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Rivelin Valley Chair

Seemingly straight out of a fairy tale, a steel chair sits on a tiny island only accessible by stepping stones.

Sheffield, England

The Lost Gateway

In the ancient Woolley Woods, an art project promises access to new worlds.

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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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