Always act like a tourist. You’ll never stop learning new things.

SIGN
A CONTRACT
WITH YOURSELF
I,the undersigned declare
that, having received this little
book full of maps, places to eat
and things to see, I have no
excuse not to explore the city
of Sheffield and find out why
students love it so much.
FIND YOUR OWN PATH
 ▼Arrivals 2/3
By train
You can get a tram from the station
to the University. Take the blue route
towards Malin Bridge. Our campus is the
sixth stop. Some academic departments
are located close to the fifth tram stop,
West Street.

To go straight to the heart of the city,

follow the mirrored waterfall towards
The Showroom cinema, then bear right,
cross the road, carry on up, past
Sheffield Hallam University, up the steps
and cross the road again.

National Express
Coaches drop off at the transport
interchange, Pond Street . The 40 bus
runs from the interchange, stand D6, to
the campus roughly every ten minutes.
For central campus, ask for Clarkson
Street. For the Medical or Dental schools,
ask for the Hallamshire Hospital.

Abbeydale Road park and ride

Just off the A621 to the south of the city.
Buses leave the Tesco car park for
campus every 30 minutes between 06.30
and 09.30. The journey takes 25 minutes.
Between 15.35 and 17.35 buses leave
campus for Tesco every 30 minutes.

Taxis
There are taxi ranks at the interchange,
the train station and beside the City Hall
at Barker’s Pool. A taxi to the University
from the station should only take about
five minutes but can take longer if traffic
is heavy. Expect to pay up to £6.00.

By air
Manchester, Leeds/Bradford, Nottingham
East Midlands and Doncaster Robin Hood
airports are all about one hour from
Sheffield. Manchester Airport has a direct
rail link to Sheffield day and night.
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▼Hand drawn in Sheffield 10/11

▲Poetry

▼Romance 10/11
There’s a Jarvis Cocker poem on a building in Boston Street, px, XX. We’ve always known in our hearts that this could be
There’s a Roger McGough in the Winter Garden and the Andrew Motion the most romantic city in the world. According to a
(pictured) overlooks Sheaf Square, P7, G6. This policy of public poems is recent Time poll, the Winter Garden and the
based on the firm belief that you should always have a bit of poetry handy, Botanical Gardens are two of the top 50 places in the
in case of emergencies. UK for proposing to your loved one.
 ▼Bagels 12/13
Ponds Forge

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For lunches named after
parts of the city.
QCs Bagels
Orchard Street p6, E3
 ▼Clubs 14/15
Sheffield is at the forefront of by log fires. Then they became places Nowadays, clubs are quite Plug, Matilda St, P6, F9
developments in the field of clubbing. where people went to dance, but it was sophisticated again, so you can dance Tuesday Club,
Clubs used to be places where impossible to have a civilised or have a conversation as the mood Union of Students, P51, G4
gentlemen smoked pipes in armchairs conversation. takes you. But you can’t smoke a pipe. The Leadmill, P7, G9
▲Music

▼Cinema 16/17
Sheffielders are taught from an early age to recite their The Showroom is the largest indie cinema
city’s musical history to anyone who will listen. So, if outside London. The restaurant bar there is a
you ask someone for directions to a gig, don’t be popular meeting place. If mainstream movies
surprised if they tell you they used to be in a band are more your taste, the good old Odeon is
with Jarvis Cocker, or try to explain the evolutionary five minutes away. Film Unit (above) is your
links between Cabaret Voltaire and Aphex Twin. own 400-seat cinema on campus.

The Harley, Glossop Road, P50, F5 The Showroom, Paternoster Row, P7, G7
The Grapes, Trippet Lane, P6, C2 The Odeon, Arundel Gate, P7, G4
Carling Academy, Arundel Gate P6, G3 Film Unit, Union of Students, P51, G4
 ▼Theatre 18/19
Three distinctive venues and a lively mix of family
musicals, new interpretations of the classics,
contemporary drama and groundbreaking work make
this one of the most important theatre complexes in
the UK. The Crucible, Lyceum and Studio theatres all
overlook Tudor Square, P6, F4.
 ▼Art 20/21
Known affectionately as
The Lennie Gees, the
city’s Millennium Gallery
(left) has close links
with the Tate and the
V&A. You can enter via
the Winter Garden, or
the main entrance on
Arundel Gate P6,
F5. The stately Graves
Gallery is just next door
in Surrey Street. We
don’t have a nickname
for that one.
 Bassets Sweets
▲Feast

22/23
SKETCH, RECORD, REMEMBER

The legendary Onion Bhaji sandwich

with mango chutney, the best Ham &
Swiss we know of, plus homemade
cakes, smoothies and huge salads.
Powerful coffee too. See Colin and
Geoff for details. Banter optional
but recommended.

Feast, Chapel Walk, P6, F3

Make your visit count.
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There are around 50 public parks and
lots of other specially designed public
areas, so bring a picnic. Some of the
most popular spots are right near the
heart of the city. We’ve also heard there
are four trees to every person in
Sheffield. Let’s hope they don’t turn
against us.

Weston Park P51, G2

Endcliffe Park P38, F7
Peace Gardens P6, E5
 28/29
Lunchtime at the
famous Frog and Parrot,
P24, E6. Across
Division Street: Jack’s
Records, another
Sheffield institution.
 ▼The Forum 30/31
Five minutes’ walk from central campus, this area is
the hub of student life in the city. West Street is loaded
with popular student bars, cafes and restaurants.
Division Street is where all the indie shops are.
The Forum (pictured) is a good place to start.

The Forum, Devonshire Street P24, F5

▲Rare and Racy

▼Eating and drinking 32/33

Rare and Racy, Devonshire Street, P24, D6 The area is home to dozens of restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars. Even if you
lived here for ten years, you probably wouldn’t get to try them all. Here’s a few
A treasure trove of books, art, records and CDs, as places we recommend for lunch or an evening meal.
well as a kind of centre for interesting cultural
goings on in the city – be lured inside by out-of- East One Noodle Bar (pictured) West One, Devonshire Street, P24, F5
this-world jazz, avant garde electronica, or antique Fast, tasty, good value.
bluegrass; find rare first editions, textbooks, The Frog and Parrot, Division Street P24, E5
fanzines, local poetry, self-published comics and Good pub grub, live music in the evenings.
other surprises. The Devonshire Cat, Wellington Street, P24, E8
12 real ales on tap. 100 bottled beers from around the world.
Hui Wei, West Street, P24, B5
Sophisticated, authentic Chinese and Cantonese.
 ▼Devonshire Green 34/35
Devonshire Green
If you were in this
picture, you’d be sitting
on the terrace outside
Forum, overlooking
Devonshire Green.
If you’re thinking it all
looks slightly
Mediterranean, that’s
because the park is
based on the design of a
Greek amphitheatre, with
raised seating areas
overlooking the central
green space. Regular
events and festivals are
held here.

You’re not in this picture,

and there’s nothing we
can do about that now,
but what’s to stop you
coming down and taking
some pictures of your
own? Devonshire Green
is just five minutes’ walk
from the campus or from
the Heart of the City.
 36/37
ALWAYS ACT LIKE A TOURIST

Spend spend spend

You won’t have to wander very far to find things you
didn’t think existed anymore, things you’d always
hoped existed, and things that couldn’t have been
made for anyone except you.

Size, Devonshire Street, P24, E6

Ark, Devonshire Street, P24, E6
Sa-Ki’s, Division Street, P24, F5
You’ll never stop learning new things.
 A B C D E F G H I J K L

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 ▼Botanical Gardens 40/41
The gardens were the concept of a If you enter the gardens from
19th-century gent named Robert Clarkehouse Road (P39, I3), and
Marnock, who knew a good picnic walk straight through to the gates at the
spot when he saw one. Marnock opposite side, you’ll emerge on
later designed the gardens of the Ecclesall Road, just next to Spoilt for
Royal Botanic Society in London’s Choice (P39, I6). It’s a lovely ten-
Regent’s Park. minute walk (unless you hate squirrels)
and a great way to start learning how
the city fits together.
 ▼The Sound of Sheffield 42/43
Record Collector
Fulwood Road, Broomhill P38, F2
Downloading music from the internet
might be convenient, but where’s the
fun? The promise of a bargain?
The thrill of finding something
you couldn’t find anywhere else?
Legend has it that Phil Oakey of The
Human League once got so excited in
Record Collector he leapt over the
counter and served himself.

The Long Blondes

Warp Records
Def Leppard
Joe Cocker

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Pulp

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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼▼ ▼▼
Arctic Monkeys
Richard Hawley
Jarvis Cocker

Tony Christie
▼ ▼▼ ▼
▲Sharrowvale Laundrette

▼Spoilt for Choice 44/45

Spoilt For Choice
Ecclesall Road P39, I6
Owner and food fanatic Simon Taylor
specialises in fresh, creative,
homemade food. Open for breakfast,
brunch, lunch and whatever you call
lunch when you have it mid-afternoon.

Sharrow Vale Launderette If you’re passing through, it’s a good

Sharrow Vale Road, P39, J8 place to find out what’s on at just about
Reading the window is like reading a every interesting local venue.
listings magazine.
▲Fancie

▼Two Steps 46/47

Fancie Two Steps
Sharrow Vale Road, P39, H8 Sharrow Vale Road, P39, K8
Beautifully made cakes, local ice-cream, If you really, really love fish and
milk shakes and other good stuff. Take chips this is heaven. Eating a Two
your cakes away, or sit inside and have Steps, standing under an awning,
them on proper china plates with a sheltering from the rain – it’s better
nice cup of tea. than going to a posh restaurant.
▲Café Ceres

48/49
LOOK CLOSER

Café Ceres
Sharrow Vale Road, P39, H8
This easygoing, homely French bistro is
a gem. Don’t think it’s out of your price
range – it’s cheaper than a lot of pubs,
and the food is made with real care
and attention. Breakfasts and lunches
6 days a week, evening meals Thursday
to Saturday. Don’t walk around with a magnifying glass.
It’s just a visual metaphor.
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The Arts Tower (below) is
a Grade II listed building.
It was opened by the Queen
Mum at the height of
the swinging sixties.
It represents an era of
dizzying expansion for
higher education in the UK.
The Octagon Centre, P50, F4

The Arts Tower, P51, H1

Bartolomé House, P50, F1

The Education building, P51, F5

ICOSS Building, P51, I4

Sir Fredrick Mappin Building, P51, L3

Alfred Denny Building, P51, G3

 ▼Campus Landmarks 54/55
The Information
Commons is open 24/7.
It has 100,000 books, 500
PCs and wireless
coverage throughout. The
IC also has lots of
features that reduce its
environmental impact,
including a rainwater
The Western Bank Library, P51, G2 recycling system and
motion sensors to
activate lighting when you
walk into an area.
P51, H3

The Information Commons, P51, H3

The Jessop Building, P51, I3

Richard Roberts Building, P51, H3

Goodwin Sports Centre, P50, A1

Sir Robert Hadfield building, P51, L3

 Soundhouse, P51, J4 

▼Campus Landmarks 56/57

Hicks Building, P51, G4

The stripey Jessop West

(left) by Berlin architects
Sauerbruch Hutton is the
brand new home of the
Arts and Humanities.

The already incredible

Union of Students
(below) is getting a
facelift this year. It will
look something like this
(except, you know, bigger
Firth Court, P51, G3 Jessop West, P51, I3 and three-dimensional)
when it’s finished. In the
meantime, it’s still open
for business. 51, G4.
Union of Students, P51, G4

Kroto Research Institute, P51, K2

 ▼Campus Landmarks 58/59
Where do we go
from here?
If you’re standing in the
centre of campus, West
Street and the
Devonshire Quarter
(P24/25) are only five
minutes’ walk away. The
Heart of the City (P6/7) is
less than five minutes
away on the tram. Or you
could get yourself an ice
cream and take a stroll in
Weston Park (left). The
main entrance is just next
to Firth Court. The
Weston Park Museum is a
brilliant way to discover
the character and history
of the city, especially if
it’s raining out.

This little book is only a

starting point. Whatever
you do, you should find
your own path. Look
closer. Record and
remember. Never stop
discovering new things.
That’s the Sheffield way.
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