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England's fourth largest city is a great place to visit, as there is a huge variety of things to enjoy. Sheffield has great sport and leisure facilities, award-winning museums and galleries, excellent shopping and an established reputation for its hot nightlife.

Sheffield is also the greenest city in the UK, with many hills and parklands and is situated on the edge of the beautiful Peak District National Park. If you are planning to enjoy Sheffield's great nightlife you need to venture in to the heart of the Devonshire Quarter. This is the focus for the city centre's nightlife, with bars of every style imaginable and new restaurants opening all the time.

Throughout the city there are restaurants serving fantastic food from around the world. There is a colourful mix of cafes, bars and bistros and clusters of restaurants and drinking bars can be found in the Devonshire Quarter. Ecclesall Road houses some of the city’s finest restaurants and bars and is the perfect place to enjoy the local atmosphere.

Sheffield has the largest theatre complex outside London including the world famous Crucible Theatre, the Studio and Lyceum, which host original productions, West End shows and music concerts. Finally the glamorous City Hall is Yorkshire's premier concert venue, which has recently undergone a twelve million pound refurbishment, restoring it to its former glory.

Sheffield has many leisure opportunities including an Olympic size swimming pool, leisure pools with waterslides (Ponds Forge), Europe's biggest all season ski resort (Sheffield Ski Village), some of the best indoor climbing facilities in the UK (The Edge & The Foundry), and many walking and cycling opportunities in the Peak District National Park.

Sheffield city centre has an excellent diversity of shops, ranging from well known department stores and high street stores, to designer shops and boutiques mainly found in the Devonshire Quarter.

If you cannot find what you want here, a short direct journey on Sheffield's Supertram will take you straight to the famous Meadowhall, where you are sure to find many stores to satisfy your needs!

With Sheffield's rich cultural heritage, the many art galleries and museums are not to be missed. From the Millennium Galleries to Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, you will find everything you need to experience.

Sheffield is one of the greenest cities in Europe, with stunning countryside on the doorstep. It has more than 200 woodlands, parks or gardens within its limits. It has many internationally renowned stately homes within easy reach from the centre such as Chatsworth and Hardwick Hall. With the Peak District only a short drive out of the city, a national park that attracts many visitors to the area. Sheffield is a perfect place for visitors to enjoy the best of both worlds.