Sheffield and South Yorkshire

Overview

Sheffield & South Yorkshire offers a great insight to the region and we will be based at The 19th-century Grade Il Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria Sheffield Hotel. This is an historic hotel in the heart of the city, standing in quiet grounds off a private drive in Sheffield city centre. All of the 105 newly-refurbished rooms at the hotel feature a flat-screen TV, tea/coffeemaking facilities and a desk. Complimentary toiletries are included in all the en suite bathrooms

Our itinerary includes :

• A part walking and part coach tour of Sheffield with a local tour guide
• A visit to Elsecar Heritage Centre – the former foundry and colliery workshops of the Earl Fitzwilliam, developed from the 1790s. The Centre includes a canal basin, an early railway station, built for the owner himself, and now, separately, a restored steam railway. At the centre of Elsecar, the New Yard workshops are now a busy home for dozens of independent shops, artists and maker studios, tasty cafes, a beer tap and a vast antiques centre. While you’re here, discover the park with its iconic bandstand, spectacular views and many awards to its name
• A visit to Wentworth Woodhouse – one of the largest Georgian houses in England, built for the 1st Marquess of Rockingham from c.1725. Work was carried out on the house for over four decades before it was passed to the Fitzwilliam family. After years in private ownership, it was bought in 2017 by Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust whose sole purpose is to restore and regenerate the site.
• A visit to the Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet. Immerse yourself in life at home and at work at this rural scythe and steelworks dating back to the 1700s. During your visit you’ll be transported back through the centuries to find out all about the innovative processes and people that helped earn Sheffield’s reputation as the Steel City.
• Time at leisure in Sheffield