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Where to stay and what to do in Sheffield: hotels, attractions, day trips and city break ideas.

Wentworth Woodhouse: the Rotherham stately home with the UK's longest frontage

With a 618ft East Front, a busy events calendar and a trust leading its rescue, Wentworth Woodhouse is one of South Yorkshire's most remarkable days out.

4 days ago

Cannon Hall Farm: the Barnsley family farm loved by TV audiences

The Nicholson family's working farm near Cawthorne combines lambing, playgrounds and seasonal events with a starring role on Channel 5's farming shows.

7 days ago

Kelham Island Museum: where Sheffield's steel story still roars into life

Set in a former tram power station, Kelham Island Museum tells the story of Sheffield's makers, from little mesters to the mighty 12,000 horsepower River Don Engine.

10 days ago

Magna gets its own tram-train stop as Rotherham's science centre powers on

A new Magna stop on the Supertram network opened in April 2026, making it easier than ever to reach the Stirling Prize-winning science adventure centre in a former steelworks.

12 days ago

Elsecar Heritage Centre: an earl's village of iron and coal reborn for makers

Barnsley's Elsecar Heritage Centre pairs the world's oldest steam engine still in its original place with independent shops, studios and a big summer events programme.

15 days ago

Sheffield Botanical Gardens celebrate 190 years of free-to-explore beauty

Opened on 29 June 1836 and free to visit, Sheffield Botanical Gardens marked 190 years in 2026 with its restored glass pavilions and three National Plant Collections.

18 days ago

The National Videogame Museum puts Sheffield at the heart of gaming history

With more than 100 playable games, a Made in Sheffield exhibition and a new national heritage survey, the NVM at Castle House is a family day out with a mission.

20 days ago

Brodsworth Hall's restored gardens named Great British Garden of the Year 2026

English Heritage's Victorian country house near Doncaster, kept as it was found, has seen its Italianate gardens crowned Great British Garden of the Year 2026.

28 September 2026

Wortley Hall marks 75 years as the stately home owned by working people

Opened as a holiday and education centre for the labour movement on 5 May 1951, Wortley Hall is now a 55-bedroom country house stay set in 26 acres near Sheffield.

25 September 2026

Longshaw: the Peak District estate on Sheffield's doorstep

Saved by a 1928 public appeal and cared for by the National Trust, the Longshaw Estate offers ancient woods, moorland walks and Padley Gorge just minutes from the city.