Sheffield’s top tourist attractions – from parks and gardens to museums and art galleries
Here are 10 of the top tourist spots in and around Sheffield according to Google that attract tourists from all over the country and around the world.
The gardens are located close to the city center and were first opened in 1836 and are listed by English Heritage as a Grade II site of special historical and architectural interest. The various winding paths lead the visitor through more than 18 different gardens according to geographic or botanical themes.
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It is an art gallery and museum that opened in April 2001 as part of Sheffield’s Heart of the City project. It was designed by the architects of Pringle Richards Sharratt; the building is made of concrete and glass. In 2011, the gallery was ranked 15th most visited free attraction in the country by Visit England.
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Located in one of the city’s oldest industrial estates, the museum’s foundation was built on a 900-year-old man-made island. The museum was opened in 1982 with the aim of preserving artefacts, images and archival documents that illustrate Sheffield’s rich industrial history. The growth of the City of Steel is featured in the museum throughout the Victorian era and gives visitors the opportunity to take a behind-the-scenes look at how steel making was forged in the city.
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This museum was first opened to the public in September 1875 and includes collections of natural history, ironwork, archeology, and oil paintings. The museum was originally a private house called Weston Hall and was first owned by the Harrison family in the 1780s. In 1873 the hall and its grounds were purchased by Sheffield Council following the death of the last surviving member of the Harrison family, Eliza Harrison. The Weston Park Museum attracts approximately 250,000 visitors a year.
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