I have just spent the weekend in sheffield for the first time in 2 years with my old flatmates and we spent the weekend checking out old haunts and our ghetto! I decided to compile a list of things i miss to kill the last half an hour of a long day at work:

1. The Leadmill - its cheap cheesy and gets all the best bands on, no where like it!

2. Ponds Forge - BIG swimming pool and fun swimming pool in one place spend days sneaking from one to another!

3. Broomhill Friery - Yummy chippie, miles away from where i lived but worth the trip!

4. Pepe's Takeaway - The only place to end the night, although possible to spend an entire night there (and it has been done) as it sells alcohol and its always good crack in there from old and young!

5. The Royal Standard - My old local pub, its been done out now and lost its carachter but hopefully still full of a good crowd and good quizzes!

6. Supertram - Like a train but on road too, magic although it never takes you where you want it manages to get you AWAY from meadowhell!

7. Ski Village - The best place to break a leg, like nowhere else ive been, the val d'saire of yorkshire

8. Bakewell - OK its not sheffield but its so close you got to go and waste a sunny sunday there by the river

9. Sola - Nice little bar out the way from all the bang bang of the city centre, and do nice food too

10. Devonshire Quarter - Nice field to chill in, good shops, Forum Cafe, the only part of sheffield you need!

Whats your top ten sheffield things

here is my top ten:

1. meadowhall

2. dennis dominator buses

3. a decent pint of tetley bitter (in selected pubs)

4. the m1

5. leeds united

6. elland road

7. headingley (best cricket venue ever)

8. the peacocks

9.the river aire

10.yorkshires economic and cultural capital

1 - sheffield wednesday

2 - supertram

3 - graves park

4 - manor top

5 - sheffield forum

6 - ponds forge

7 - hallam fm arena

8 - botanical gardens

9 - the crucible

10 - the city hall

Originally posted by trainwalker
here is my top ten:

1. meadowhall

2. dennis dominator buses

3. a decent pint of tetley bitter (in selected pubs)

4. the m1

5. leeds united

6. elland road

7. headingley (best cricket venue ever)

8. the peacocks

9.the river aire

10.yorkshires economic and cultural capital

How did you manage to get Leeds united as a top ten thing about SHeffield?:loopy:

Originally posted by trainwalker
here is my top ten:

1. meadowhall

2. dennis dominator buses

3. a decent pint of tetley bitter (in selected pubs)

4. the m1

5. leeds united

6. elland road

7. headingley (best cricket venue ever)

8. the peacocks

9.the river aire

10.yorkshires economic and cultural capital

Um, Leeds United, Elland Road and Headingley are all not connected to Sheffield, they're in mucky old Leeds!

sorry folks it was all tongue in cheek.after meadowhall and the buses i couldnt think of anything else thats good about sheffield.

1. ME

and thats all you need to know!

the wonderful public transport
my nan
stray dogs
chavs
manu
bordered up houses
meadowhall
the moor
things to do
women

Originally posted by speeed
1. ME


and nine of my mates :P

Originally posted by venger
and nine of my mates :P

*coughs*:wave:

1, All the advantages of city living and easy access to marvellous countryside

2, The fact that Sheffield actually has character unlike places like Milton Keynes, Slough and Romford

3, Its people, who will actually go out of their way to help you rather than considering you mentally ill for asking a stranger directions.

4, The Devonshire Cat, who serve pints of the glorious Waterloo Sunset

5, An abundance of parkland

6, All of the quirky second hand shops dotted about the city which are as eccentric as their owners

7, Trattoria Romana on Ecclesall rd

8, The Moor, or as I call it the Netto Ghetto. It's filthy, grubby but I love it!

9, It's got everything within a few square miles, I've gone months without actually leaving the city itself!

10, It's generally just a damned fine place to live

1) Sheffield Wednesday

2) The Cremorne pub

3) Gatecrasher (in it's heyday)

4) The Student's Union

5) The hills

5) Northern Sole in Broomhill

6) Que Tal on West Street

7 The Noolde Bar on London Road

8) Millhouses Park

9) Meadowhall

10) Memories!

Jade, haven't you just changed your top ten? And to go from the friery to Northern Sole is just wrong.

oops. no, you haven't.

but the friery beats Northern Sole hands down!!!

Fish and chips TEN times please!

Nope, I'm afriad I've always been in the Northern Sole camp. I know it's got a smaller fan base, but we're a much more discerning bunch of fish and chip connoisseur!

1. Sheffield wednesday
2. Record Collector at Broomhill
3. Roses Bread
4. The fat Cat
5. Access to the Peak District
6. Memorial hall for gigs (hope refurb doesn't ruin it)
7.Live Theatre
8. The Round Walk - any other city have one to compare?
9. williamsons at Broomhill - I have a sad love of proper hardware shops
10. the people of course

No-one's mentioned the sweet shop next to Granelli's Ice Cream. So, I will.

"Old fashioned spice at a price that's nice"

Millhouses Park Café’s cakes (and everything else about it)
The Winter Gardens
Walks along the Rivelin Valley
Its proximity to the Peak District
Its safe
Its green
Sunny days in the Botanical Gardens
The Peacock at Owler Bar
Lunch at the Strines Inn on rainy winter days
The folk who live here
:thumbsup:

Originally posted by poppins
Fish and chips TEN times please!

Now that is Cleethorpes me old' ;)

1) Henderson's Relish
2) Wapentake Bar/ Rebels
3) 2p Bus Journeys
4) Gaumont / ABC Cinemas
5) The City Hall
6) Leadmill
7) NR Bardwell
8) Vibrant Musical Community
9) Hole in the road / Fishtank / Subway system
10) Friendly and easy~going people

My top five would be:
1 - the people, the nice, friendly and decent ones anyway.
2 - the ease of travel into the Peaks
3 - city status but village attitude
4 - resources such as Centertainment, Meadowhell, reasonable city centre shopping, 24 hour services etc
5 - the green areas in extreme weather conditions such as high summer or deepest winter - gorgeous!
No need to add another 5 because I've covered all the ones which really matter to me.

My 10 best would be:

-Ridges Bakery on Fulwood Rd.
-Student digs in areas of the city that don't require UN peacekeepers.
-Matlock Bath on a Sunday.
-Proximity to Monsal Head (love it there...).
-Endcliffe park on sunny days.
-Tree lined roads.
-The Forum in all its guises.
-Nice restaurants that cost merely an arm.
-The Lescar
-The last half hour before closing at the Leadmill...

They're principally the things I miss living away from Sheffield.

Here's my attempt after surveying some answers already given.

1. The friendly, polite (and not yobbish) people and the different accents you can encounter on a daily basis.
2. Henderson's relish - The best kept secret since the enigma.
3. The dopey tram conductors who fail to notice you get on even if you walk straight past them.
4. The respectul rivalry between Wedneaday and United fans (although there is plenty of hatred, each team's supporters wishes the others luck in big matches etc)
5. The good cycling routes. There is guaranteed to be a challenging hill within 10 minutes bike ride of your front door.
6. Parks on sunny days.
7. Parks on snowy days, hours of sledge-tastic fun!
8. (Stealing one from Zebra but it's so great, it just sums Sheffield up in a sentence) - "City status but village attitude"
9. All the social facilities you need within a few minutes of each other (Town/Centretainment-Meadowhall)
10. Everything you ever need, you don't ever have to leave!

1/. The people
2/. SWFC
3/. Supertram
4/. Meadowhell
5/. Us being the garden state (Good luck Sheff in Entente Florale!)
6/. Sheffield being the sleeping giant in my eyes
7/. M1 and us being in the centre of it all
8/. Our accent and bluntness
9/. Don Valley region (Arena/Centretainment etc)
10/. UGC

1) The Leadmill!!! Cheap drinks and good music, many happy memories
2) The Devonshire Cat- top food and LOADSA beers!
3) The people- largely very very friendly :)
4) All day breakfast at the Interval (student's union)
5) Supertram - though the fares could be a bit cheaper
6) The Botanical Gardens on a Sunday
7) Broomhill Friery- yummmmmy
8) My flatmates!
9) Going for a drive in the Peaks
10) Primark- what good bargains (loads of chavs too but hey it's worth a rummage!)

hmmm can think of loads more but the title only asks for 10!!!

1. Sheffield Wednesday
2. The Friendliest People
3. Centertainment Valley
4. Fitness Unlimited
5. The Nightlife
6. The Countryside
7. The Best Chippies
8. Snooker Championships
9. The Leadmill
10. The New Airport

1 - The "Centertainment" area.
2 - Endcliffe Park
3 - The hills around Walkley

SWFC
Good friends
Relaxed atmosphere
All those green spaces
This forum
The optimism and youthfulness of the place
The nightlife
The shopping
The diversity of entertainment
Its a place called home :)

Originally posted by ole1
SWFC


I think you'll find that's spelt SUFC - :rolleyes:

Originally posted by amhudson119
I think you'll find that's spelt SUFC - :rolleyes:

United suck.

Wednesday are winners! Up the Owls! :clap:

I've only been here since September, and I am being inspired by the lists of others, but here's my attempt at explaining to my mother why I am choosing to stay here over summer rather than returning to "the warmth of her bosom"!!!

1. The people are generally friendly and helpful

2. Its close enough to the Peak District (where I lived for 13 years)

3. SWFC. My boyfriend made me specify Wednesday but I like the friendly rivaly as explained by blademan

4. Chips and Cheese. Unheard of just over the Pennines but gorgeous after a night out!!

5. The Supertram. And Public Transport in General. Better than the Manchester equivalent by miles (i.e. it takes you somewhere remotely useful!)

6. The Nightlife. Diversity within a small area. Nowhere else offers a club scene like it - Leadmill, Gatecrasher, Corporation, Kingdom, Zero - Something for everyone.

7. Green Spaces in the City Centre.

8. It snows in the City Centre!!!! Almost unheard of in most places!

9. As a young woman, I feel safe walking about alone in the day and in a small group at night.

10. My boyfriend lives here!

1. The Showroom
2. Vittles cafe
3. Spider Park
4. Broomhill Library
5. Cole Bros
6. Ladybower / Derwent
7. The fresh air
8. The Showroom cinema - did I mention this :)
9. Redmires Resevoirs
10. The every changing road system

OK - I lied about the last one ....

Originally posted by Cols
1. The Showroom
2. Vittles cafe
3. Spider Park
4. Broomhill Library
5. Cole Bros
6. Ladybower / Derwent
7. The fresh air
8. The Showroom cinema - did I mention this :)
9. Redmires Resevoirs
10. The every changing road system

OK - I lied about the last one ....

Aaah, Coles, I forgot about that, can I have 11 please

1: Iron Justice
2: Chain Breakers
3: Dirt Society
4: Blackamoor
5: Wharncliffe

There only one good thing about sheffield
its not leeds

1: Peace Gardens (really nice to have it in the middle of town)

2: Old buildings (although the council seem to be on a mission to demolish them all:loopy: )

3: The people (friendly and open)

4: The Showroom-Great independent cinema

5: Greenery.and parks

6: Local areas. Nice little communities within the city

7: The Peak District (being so close)

8: The universities.

9: Real Ale Pubs (Fat/Dev Cat, Bath,Kelham etc etc)

10: The tram.

1) sheffield wednesday
2) hillsbrough, (the place i grew up)
3) the great places to walk, (close to peak district)
4) the sheffield forum
5) sheffield arena
6) sheffield united (love to hate!)
7) the city hall
8) meadowhall
9) the tram
10) the people of sheffield!:thumbsup:

1. The view, in particular of the city centre, from where I live (Norfolk Park), on a sunny day.

2. The Peak District.

3. The Uni.

4. Tudor Square - a really under-used asset in our city centre

5. Supertram

6. Friendly people

7. Peace gardens, on a sunny saturday

8. Millennium gallaries, in particular the metelwork gallary, telling the history of our industry

9. The City Hall - some happy memories, and the new building looks grand.

10. The Winter Gardens - a great place to go and sit and read a book and enjoy a coffee.

1. It's where I was born.

2. My family still live there.

3. Sheffield Wednesday. No.1: always was, always will be.

4. It's close to the countryside - Bradfield

5. The friendly, helpful people.

6. The Ski Village - great asset to the city :thumbsup:

7. Supertram; easy to use unlike the Cologne system!

8. Home to the best Forum around :clap:

9. Peace garden and the winter gardens.

10. Sooo many parks to choose from.

I could go on....

1. The use of the word "Duck"

2. Devonshire Quarter

3. Ecclesall Road

4. Endcliffe Park

5. Fantastic women!

6. Leadmill

7. Baan Thai

8. Jacket Potato man on the moor - delish!

9. Cool little pubs, bars and restauraunts dotted around places where you wouldnt normally expect them. (Sola, Fat Cat , Devonshire Cat, ect)

10. Jukebox in the Porter Cottage!

1. The friendly people and laid back attitude
2. Record Collector - I must have spent thousands there...
3. Clothes shopping on Division Street
4. Walks around Red Mires and other lovely green spaces
5. Mojito cocktails in Muse
6. Chicken Jalfrezi at the Clay Oven, HangingWater Road - it's fantastic!
7. Arctic Monkeys - putting sheffield music back on the map
8. The crazy architecture, bizarre buildings and complete disregard for any sense of urban planning
9. Blokes who call other blokes love
10. Sheffield FC - proper non-league football!


Honorable mentions to the city's great hospitals, the Leadmill and La Terraza restaurant...

here is my top ten:


2. dennis dominator buses



As shown in the pictute under exmrbd

In no particular order

Chelsea Park

Endcliffe park

The top of forge dam - a view i will remember for eternity as i cycle up there far too often

Bramall lane & Sheffield United

The 22 Bus- weird i know, but i have caught this bus for as long as i can remember.

The greedy greek deli.

Town at christmas with the lights, especially barkers pool.

The lyceum has had some good memories when i was younger, seeing shows with family and friends.

Hendersons relish

And of course home. Home is where the heart is :hihi: cheesy? i think so.


Did that quickly, im sure i could swop easily.

1. The people
2. Botanical Gardens
3. Spa1877
4. China Kitchen
5. The nursery
6. The peak district
7. UG
8. Tram
9. Toby carvery
10. live music

Deleted as is was a confused response to 'trainwalker' re his Leeds postings, but others had already said the same.

Meadowhall
Closeness to Peak Distict
Good road link to London
Some, good areas

Er, struggling now.

Sheffield Wednesday
Proximity to The Peak District
Archer Road Beer Stop
The range of Parks
The range of decent real ale pubs
The friendly people (except on weekend nights when *some* turn into Mr Hyde)
The views due to it being built on a load of hills
Cole Brothers
Birthplace of Neil Warnock's insane rants
Me & my monkey


Ran out a bit at the end.

* All the parks & gardens and other 'green' spaces -definitely the cakes in Millhouses Park Cafe
* Friendly folk
* Live performance at the Crucible and Lyceum Theatres, City Hall and Leadmill
* Living at Hunters Bar
* Ecclesall & Sharrowvale Road's mix of shops, restaurants & cafes
* Abbeydale Road's second hand & retro shops
* The vibrant city centre & shopping areas (but they'll be even better when the heart of the city project is complete)
* The Showroom Cinema
* Our excellent FE and HE establishments
* Being on the doorstep of Derbyshire