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Sheffield in South Yorkshire was once the greatest producer of Steel in the whole world. The City built its reputation on quality steel, in particular the craftsmanship that went into the cutlery made there.
Today there are only a few small steel companies left in the City, but the decline in the steel industry has not led to the decline of the town. The plight of the steel workers was a problem for a number of years (watch the film – The Full Monty), but the City picked itself up, encouraged new businesses and industry and is now a thriving, vibrant place to live or visit.
Sheffield has an excellent location for travel, being on the M1 motorway and with a fast rail link to London. Most of the area of the former steel works is now the excellent Sheffield Airport that is continuing to grow in its popularity and use.
The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield has become synonymous with the World Snooker Championship, but also this is the location for many other great productions during the year.
The 12,000 seater Sheffield Arena is one of Europe's leading venues for music concerts for international artists including Cliff Richard, Tom Jones and Barry Manilow. The Arena also has an ice-rink facility where stars such as Torville and Dean and other shows have appeared.
Major outdoor concerts are held at the Don Valley Stadium where you could have seen the Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, Tina Turner and others.
The City centre has a wonderful shopping area and this is complemented by the famous MeadowHall Shopping Centre, just a few miles out of town.
A very good city mixed with the traditional hospitality of the Yorkshire people makes this a great place to be.
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Yay Meadowhall Yay! Ahem. Good op, although you should have mentioned the weather! I've seen more snow in Sheffield than in most mountainous regions LOL! Good stuff.
nipples 27.05.2001 00:14
We go up to Sheffield a couple of time a year for the Athletics meetings. Usually stay overnight in a Travel In, Holiday Inn Express or somewhere not too far from Don Valley. We like the Meadowhall centre for shopping and Cinema/Bars etc. Plus there are plenty of pubs around. We've never been right into the city centre - usually we are in the Arena, Ponds Forge, Don V, area. Good op - I like Shefield as a visitor
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Advantages: Great public transport and lots to do Disadvantages: Not really ideal for longer than a day trip because tourism hasn't really developed here yet.
Fuzzythehedgehog 31.08.2000 ·
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Advantages: Great public transport and lots to do Disadvantages: Not really ideal for longer than a day trip because tourism hasn't really developed here yet.
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