Showing a friend the best of sheffield?

[WhatThaOnWi 10]

Evenin'

 

I'm having a friend come over from Ireland this coming weekend and she's never been to England, let alone Sheffield. I want to show off our 'best bits' and cram as much 'Sheffieldy' / northern stuff in as I can! Obviously she will be stuffing her face with Yorkshire puds and lots of 'endo's, but I wondered if anyone on here had any ideas? What are your favourite things about sheffield? Ta!

[Hots on 10]

Keep to the west of the city because most of everywhere else isn't very good; though visiting Meadowhall, which is in the east side of the city, is a must.

[ghost rider 10]

Take her for a trip into the peak district.One of the best things about sheffield is living right next door to a national park.

[megalithic 10]

Fright Night !

[tzijlstra 11]

An evening walk around the Peace/Winter Gardens to the square by the theatres, cutting through to Fargate and then up Division street/park, you get all the good bits of the City Centre that way and the lights/water is amazing at night.

 

A lot also depends on personal preference: what does she like to do? Outdoorsy, go to the Peak district, shopping, go to Meadowhell, climbing, go to the highest climbing wall in Europe etc. etc. etc.

 

Oh and don't miss the Devonshire Cat for a good drink at night!

[muddywolf 10]

Not quite Sheffield, but en evening at Matlock seeing the illuminations should be good (last weekend of the season!). Was hoping to go myself but that's looking unlikely. Rent a couple of bikes and go for a ride around Derwent, as someone has already said also fright night.

[metalman 21]

What are you going to do for the rest of the weekend?

[Alien52 10]

Railway Station.Train to Leeds (now renamed Sheffield Sevenstones) or Nottingham.

[dutch 68]

It also depends on what type of person she is. Is she Posh? Casual? or Simple?

All three are fine and I respect all three equally but they need different parts of Sheffield to entertain her.

[Steptoad 12]

I'd say the Peace Garden, the Winter Garden, then blindfold her fold her and take her down to see the Victoria Quays.

[AdamSmith 10]

Will be a short visit then !!!!

[avidcameron 10]

Keep to the west of the city because most of everywhere else isn't very good; though visiting Meadowhall, which is in the east side of the city, is a must.

 

I would hardly feel a visit to a shopping arcade would offer an insight into the Sheffield character-it would have the opposite effect and create the impression that the city was full of drones in need of retail therapy.