Sheffield is an industrial city located in South Yorkshire, once the steel capital of the UK. It is one of the largest cities in the UK and therefore has excellent road and rail transport links. To travel further afield, there is easy access to Manchester, East Midlands, and Leeds airports.

Sheffield offers something for everyone, with a host of gardens and museums contrasting the more active sporting venues, and shoppers will delight in what Meadowhall has to offer. Sheffield hosts the World Snooker Championships annually, and has hosted the Tour de France. It has two football teams in the top two tiers of English football. It prides itself on encouraging residents to get active and has a website dedicated to this http://www.theoutdoorcity.co.uk

For those needing to get out of the hustle and bustle of city life, the Peak District, Pennines and Lincolnshire countryside are not too far away.

http://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/

http://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/home

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/days-out/regionyorkshirenortheast/yorkshire