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Monday 8th September 2008

Places to go near Sheffield

Have a great day out by Yorkshire’s waterside. From the majesty of York Minster and Ripon Cathedral to the charm of Victorian villages such as Saltaire on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Yorkshire boasts an above par selection of visitor attractions which should keep every member of the family entertained – whatever the weather.

Local attractions

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Magna, the UK's first Science Adventure Centre, is an interactive centre full of thrilling experiences for all the …

  • Leisure attraction

Sheffield is the terminus of the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation, which extends some 43 miles from the River …

  • Leisure attraction

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet is a steel working site with a very long history, with evidence dating back to pre-13th …

  • Museum

There were once about 2000 roundhouses in the country, which were locomotive engine sheds and big enough to turn …

  • Historic building

Opened in 1994, Chesterfield Museum is a testament to the town's long and important social and industrial history, …

  • Museum

A large collection of glass, gemstones, furniture and pottery, especially Rockingham porcelain, can be found in this …

  • Museum

Kelham Island Museum is a living and working Museum set on an island in the River Don near the centre of Sheffield. …

  • Museum

This former alehouse now houses an exhibition of 17th Century furniture, local itinerant exhibitions and shows a …

  • Museum

It may be the largest church in Derbyshire, but St. Mary's and All Saints Church is actually famed for its crooked …

  • Historic building

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