American Reacts to the BEST Things to do in Sheffield, England
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2023
- As an American I have a very limited knowledge of British cities. Today I am very excited to take a closer look at the city of Sheffield located in England, and see what kinds of awesome things it has to offer. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
I'm a Sheffielder, the people are very warm and friendly, often known as the biggest village in England, you will get into random conversations with complete strangers. But, Sheffielders will moan and whinge about their home city, constantly... you'll even notice this in the comments 😂
do we live in the same sheffield
are we tho?
Pal all i see are crack heads about
5th biggest mate. 👍🏴
I’ve never heard anyone say here is a village ⚔️
I'd have to agree Sheffield is the most underrated city in the UK, certainly in England. The old and new rubs together so beautifully and it's always punched above it's weight musically and culturally. Fantastic city.
I live in Sheffield, it is very friendly and welcoming. the views are great from everywhere. I moved here from near Bristol and its a lot friendlier up north!
I’m looking to relocate from london and Sheffield is in my top 3 locations so far
do we live in the same sheffield?
I lived in Sheffield for 15 years, I have lived in London for the last 10 years and if it wasn’t for my wife and kids, I would be back there like a shot 😂.
Being born and bred in Sheffield, another fact is that Sheffield was famous for it’s Cutlery Manufacturing. Sheffield Football Club was the first Football club in the World!
Robin Hood was from Loxley. Now a small parish in Sheffield but it used to stretch into west Yorkshire. His arch enemy was from Nottingham.
It was a shame the video left out so much about Sheffield itself, it seemed just to focus on food and shopping. The city has an incredible history, it was, as mentioned where Stainless Steel was invented as well as Sheffield Plate, a type of decorative finish to go on cutlery. 5 Rivers meant it was the perfect location in the industrial revolution and all manner of water powered industry grew up, then as it was situated above the Sheffield Coal Fields, it turned to steam power.
Unfortunately, all the industry had its own effect on the city, and as George Orwell put it in 1937, ''Sheffield, I suppose, could justly claim to be called the ugliest town in the Old World'.
There is one other major piece of infrastructure in Sheffield, known as the Megatron, a massive underground Storm Drain. This video is a bit old and you can probably skip a few bits of it, but it is a wonder explore along the the river culverts culminating at the Megatron.
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Yes, the video is geared particularly towards students, giving that foody and trendy modern vibe, and did not feature on the historical aspects of the city in general. What I mostly saw was places to eat and drink.
I don't know too much about Sheffield, but isn't that also where 'The Full Monty' was based? When the steelworks started to close down.
u should visit no 1 else will
@@lornabenson I work at the university and one thing that's changed about these videos is that they never used to mention being on the edge of the Peak District national park. Students told us we should talk about all the opportunities that affords for hiking, rock-climbing etc, not just about nightlife in the city!
They just want to waffle about diversity for some reason. Pity
Thank you for reacting to my home city. I think you’re the only one of the American reactors reacting to Britain that I’ve watched react to a video about Sheffield.
Although this was quite a fun video and is clearly aimed at students across the globe in an attempt to get them to study in Sheffield, I’d like to have seen more about the history of the city.
Sheffield grew on the back of steel products as there was enough iron for artisan tool makers to make farming equipment (such as scythes) and other tools and equipment such as horseshoes that were very much in demand at the time (pre Industrial Revolution). The many fast flowing rivers and streams were easily dammed or controlled through the implementation of weirs to allow a large number of water powered mills to be built around the city. The Rivelin Valley alone had over 20 water powered mills along a 3 mile stretch of the River Rivelin.
When the Industrial Revolution kicked in with the invention of steam power, it was found that the areas around Sheffield were sitting on vast amounts of coal reserves. This combined with the supplies of Iron ore meant that the city quickly became an industrial powerhouse - the British equivalent of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In fact one of my favourite facts is that, of all the cities in the U.K., it can truly be said that if there’s one British city that built America it was Sheffield. Up until the 1960s Sheffield and the surrounding region made the vast majority of the world’s steel. So, up till this time, virtually every building in America would have had some Sheffield steel in it, whether it’s in the girders that built your skyscrapers, the tools used in your manufacturing industry or the cutlery and silverware in your everyday homes, there was bound to be some of it with ‘Made in Sheffield’ proudly displayed on it!
Stainless Steel was first patented in Sheffield and Thomas Boulsover invented Sheffield Plate which was a way of making steel products look like silver but at a fraction of the cost through electroplating. The Bessemer Converter was also invented in the city as was the Anvil at a place called Mousehole Forge, again in the Rivelin Valley. The city was heavily bombed during WW2 but Hitler bombed the city centre which had very little industry as it was mainly located east of the city centre in the Lower Don Valley. The largest steelworks to survive in the city is called Sheffield Forgemasters and it produces some of the largest castings in the world.
The modern city is still a hub for hi tech engineering with companies like Boeing, Rolls Royce and McLaren all having research centres at the Advanced Manufacturing Park and many other smaller specialist engineering and steel working businesses still thriving.
Sheffield is not a very historic city like York or Oxford. It once had a large castle but it was entirely demolished during the civil war (mid 1600s) except for a few meagre foundations that can still be seen by arrangement. Therefore there are few buildings older than 200 years old as the city grew most during the Victorian era and the two ‘historic’ buildings you highlighted in this video are the City Hall, built in the 1930s and used for concerts and entertainment and the Town Hall, completed in 1897 and opened by Queen Victoria towards the end of her reign and this is where the local city council debate and make decisions on how to ruin…… er sorry, I mean run, the city!
Other than the giant American style mall that has 280 shops that was in your video in the east end of the city, and the two football stadiums, the only buildings that really stand out (for various reasons) are the Park Hill flats (streets in the sky) that once housed 1000 people in the 60s but became run down but are now being refurbished to a hopefully higher level and sit on a slope overlooking the city centre behind the railway station, and Hillsborough Barracks, a near 200 year old castle-ated army barracks that is now a large Morrisons supermarket.
Sheffield has the oldest football club in the world, Sheffield FC (1857), and the oldest football ground in the world at Hallam FC and the rules of the game were pretty much invented in the city.
I could go on but I’ll leave it there. Thanks again for reacting to my home town.👍🏼
Thought that Accrington Stanley was older and the first club to win the FA Challenge Cup as its full name is. Steelopolis is a lot cleaner than I remember it from the 70's.
@tonys1636 a quick check reveals Accrington Stanley was created in 1968 so I’m wondering if you’re thinking of the correct club?
@@improvesheffield4824 Reformed after going into insolvency/liquidation. The FA allowed the name to be continued due to the history associated. Technically dates from then, they had different rules up to the 70's, including changing town location and retaining name or part of. Woolwich Arsenal moving to Highgate, the Woolwich later dropped and Chelsea FC actually being in Fulham. Wimbledon had to change theirs when they sold Plough Lane to a developer and moved to Milton Keynes becoming MK Dons now a new club at Plough Lane, Wimbledon AFC.
@tonys1636 yes I know all those facts but how does that make Accrington Stanley older than Sheffield FC? Accrington FC predates Accrington Stanley and yet they weren’t created until 1878. Sheffield already had 3 established football clubs by then; Sheffield FC, Hallam FC and the club I support, Sheffield Wednesday.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accrington_F.C.
I am reminded of Sheffield on an almost daily basis as my cutlery is stamped Sheffield steel. (Some of the first skyscrapers in New York where made with steel from Sheffield!)
I also saw the Human league in June this year, spoke to Jarvis Cocker (he signed a copy of his book for me and I got a few pictures with him as well!) earlier in the year and was at a Def Leppard concert back in 2018!
Great Video Mate I really enjoyed it!
However Sheffield isn’t Englands 6th Largest City ( It’s actual the 3rd largest city in England by way of Size & the square mile & the 4th biggest by way of Population My friend ) But your right Sheffield is a great English City I was Born in Manchester But Sheffield is my favourite city I’ve lived here since 1982 since I was 8 Year Old!
👍👊& Not forgetting Sheffield Wednesday soccer team who play at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield & they have the best fans in England by way of making a great Atmosphere 👍👊
Born and bred in Sheffield and I'm proud that Sheffield is my home city. Thanks for reacting to Sheffield, it truly is a lovely green city. Modern, but has a lot of history and architecture. The public transport is amazing and everyone is really friendly. And it's true that it is really culturally diverse, there are people from all over the world here.
Both my son and daughter went to live and work in Sheffield when they finished university. It’s a very affordable city but has a lot going on because it has two separate universities. The music scene is one of the best in the country. I always looked forward to visiting the city because of the great pubs and restaurants. Best of all, it has a canal wharfage at Victoria Quays and the city is connected to the UK canal network. It’s far from a posh city, but it is really vibrant.
why are immigrants talking about Sheffield and not white English people from Sheffield?
@@matspurs1629 probably university students. The video is probably aimed at people from abroad who are thinking of studying in the UK
@@matspurs1629 It's called the "Kalergi" plan. Also White people don't really exist, that is a political term. There are Anglo Saxons here but gods chosen people make sure they are treated worst than the replacements they allow in from other countries. NOTE: Gods chosen people are doing the same to America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Europe.
The City of Sheffield is actually the fourth largest city in England, it's the fifth largest city in the UK - Glasgow squeezing itself between Leeds and Sheffield. There are often stereotypical views across the city - such as the one at the end of the film at Bole Hills, Crookes - which are used. But a view that I see regularly, and one which is largely unsung, is a view for travellers entering the city from the east. As you descend East Bank Road roughly in the area between Daresbury Drive and Eastern Avenue on a bright clear day, the whole of the city centre in the valley below you is laid out with all the inner city residential areas, with the outer suburbs north, west and south spreading upwards and outwards with views of the surrounding hilltops beyond. I think it's a fantastic view, and one of these days I need to get out of the car and drink it all in. Another fantastic view across the city can be had looking out of the windows of the upper floors of the Royal Hallamshire Hospital as I'm sure many will attest. Sheffield is also the home of the most popular worldwide sport - the game it gave to the world - football (soccer). No, not Manchester or Liverpool or London for that matter. It has the world's oldest football club, Sheffield FC. In fact it has the world's second oldest too - Hallam FC. Both are amateur clubs. It has the world's oldest football ground (Hallam's) at Sandygate, and the world's oldest football ground where professional football has been continuously played - Bramall Lane. Sheffield is also home to the best condiment in the UK (maybe even the world) - Henderson's Relish, no meat and potato pie is complete without it.
I live in Sheffield and for a city it's so green. So many parks and woodlands. That's why I love it. It was once voted the most greenest city in Eurpore. I dont know if it still is.
You and Ryan should make a trip over here and see these sights in person. I'm sure you will be amazed at our diverse landscapes and cities. You would be able to make a series out of your experiences here.
Don't, not as an American.
Sheffield is a gorgeous city. Built on steel. My husband's grandmother was the Lord Mayor in the 80s. Apparently she once walked out of an official function because the cutlery was not stamped 'made in Sheffield'.
Historically, Sheffield was the cutlery manufacturing centre of the world. The steel produced in Sheffield included the finest stainless steel, used on the tables of both rich and poor, from Brisbane to Buckingham Palace. The title of Master Cutler of the Society of Cutlers in Hallamshire (now Sheffield) was first awarded in 1624 and continues today as the ambassador for the industry. The current Master is Dame Julie Kenny, only the second woman to hold the title in 400 yrs.
Thank you for reacting to my home city. I think you’re the only one of the American reactors reacting to Britain that I’ve watched react to a video about Sheffield.
Although this was quite a fun video and is clearly aimed at students across the globe in an attempt to get them to study in Sheffield, I’d like to have seen more about the history of the city.
I'm so glad you're covering Sheffield. It is far too underrated. It's got so many parks, so many boutiques, restaurants, international cuisine, and it's such a culturally diverse city. With a large amount of Indian, Pakistani, African, polish, and Spanish and east Asian. And I got married at the city with the fountain in front of it. I had my photos taken in front of the fountain. It's a really trendy city because there's so many students so all the businesses are there to appeal to the students.
Did not think I'd ever see you react to a video of my city! Enjoyed the video as usual!
Sheffield is one of the most politically left-wing places in England. My understanding is - locals may correct me - is that it has been friendlier towards immigrants than some. That is probably why there is such a great variety of cuisines.
And you must hear the local accent!
It certainly used to be the case that Sheffield was amongst the most loyally Labour cities in England (alongside Newcastle and Manchester). This began to change 30 yrs ago. By today, just 39 of Sheffield's metro city councillors are Labour. 29 are Liberal Democrats and 14 are Green.
@@t.a.k.palfrey3882which are all left leaning parties.
The local accent that won't last due to diversity.
@@meme4013 it will evolve like every other accent.
@@meme4013No accent lasts, they're forever evolving. Do you think you speak with exactly the same accent as the people from your home town spoke 300 years ago? 😂
The centre of England is Barnsley, a town next door to Sheffield. The actor Sean Bean also hails from Sheffield.
Yorkshire is known for how friendly the people are.
Students will tell you about food places etc but a local will tell you about the pub culture and nightlife, plus that the oldest football club in England is from Sheffield and have no interest in the student type places
The centre of England is near Coventry
What’s going on everyone, I’m just a typical, average Brit reacting to a typical, average American reacting to Sheffield, England
Yup sheffield is awesome so lets keep it that way , arctic monkeys joe cocker pulp def lepard human league AND ROBIN HOOD IS FROM LOXLEY IN SHEFFIELD ned stark aka sean bean all fom sheff and it is the only steel city in the world because the others are called steel towns
@jasonfearnley1744 robin hood is Nottinghamshire isn't it?
one of the unique things about Sheffield is the 'bus stop conversations' any Sheffielder knows what this is; strangers will strike up conversations whilst waiting for the bus, and be chatting like best friends by the time the bus gets there. I have also been assured no where else in the country drives like they do in Sheffield . Its the custom to let people out at junctions, and if a 2 lane road has a cars parked so its in effect single lane for a bit, drivers take it in turns to let 4 or so cars through from going in one direction, then they will stop and the same amount of cars going in the other direction will take their turn and do the same back. Its an unspoken, nice, rule of driving here in Sheffield; be kind to the other drivers and they are all kind to you back.
Never knew it was a Sheffield thing but can confirm from Sheffield and do all of the above 😂
lived in sheffield for a time and took me a while to get used to being called love by other men.
Ah tha'll be reyt love.
as a sheffielder i can confirm “be reyt” is my favourite thing to say
I went to Sheffield Hallam University (Sheffield has two universities) and they missed out so much - I hadn't realised how much of a cultural difference there is between the to universities.
I'd argue that the best view over the city can be found from the amphitheatre on Park Hill behind the train station, and out the front of the train station there is a really nice water feature leading all the way up the path to the road. I was surprised they didn't mention West Street and Eccy Road only got a minor mention, and the Winter Gardens definitely deserves more attention than most of the places that they actually included.
Agree, the view from there is excellent.
The music scene is brilliant. And the history is fascinating. It's the greenest city in europe (I think) and, if IIIRC, there are 5 trees for every person here
Sheffield gives really easy access to the Peak District National with stunning scenery, quaint little villages and the famous Blue John caverns where you can go on guided tours of a variety of different and impressive caves and caverns.
I'm Italian and I want to go back to Sheffield. I watched a quarter-final at the Crucible a few years ago and it was such an experience. Also one of the best English breakfasts I've ever had with the black pudding and all, food in general was good and they also have many great cheeses
SHEFFIELD: Twinned with Rome Italy, both cities built on seven hills. Sheffield F.C (football club) the first English rules football club in the World. Stainless steel was invented/produced in Sheffield & was the steel capital of the World. It also produced Sheffield silver plate goods & like stainless steel, was exported globally. Meadowhall shopping centre (mall) is the largest in Yorkshire with 290 shops. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Sheffield F.C. is now based at Dronfield, and not in Sheffield. The major football clubs are Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday.
Rugby is popular throughout the UK with most towns and cities having a team.
Great video, I live in Sheffield and the biggest claim to fame is that in the 18th, 19th and 20th century, nearly every piece of cutlery in the world was stamped "Made in Sheffield" This became less common in the 1980's when the Japanese started mass production and has now been taken over by the Chinese. The steel industry started in Sheffield and when I was an apprentice electrician in the 1970's I worked in the Steel Industry. It all fell apart in the 70's and 80's due to nationalization and the government clamping down on union control due to cheaper imported products. Sheffield is now mainly based on service companies though some industrial companies still operate, Forgemasters being a good example.
I live in a town just outside sheffield, if I go I get the tram in to avoid the traffic, the main reason I go usually is to go to Division Street and have some gorgeous sushi from Mr Miyagis as well as other dishes that they make, yum.
Tyler - thank you for making the film - Sheffield is well known for lats of things that Americans probably didn't know.
The birthplace of professional football (soccer)
The first floodlit football match was in Sheffield (so you can us for the evening American Football games)
Where Stainless Steel was first made - it still make specialist steels but sadly the massive industry mostly does away in the 1970s
Actors like Sean Bean were from Sheffield, Also Monty Python Michael Pain
So many to mention.
Maybe give the film The Full Monty a look as its set in Sheffield (as is the Disney sequel programme)
Also check out some of my videos the highlights some other Sheffield facts.
Tyler Yorkshire is pronounced yorksher like that anything with shire is pronounced sher 😊.
sheer*
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If you tell him there's an R he'll start doing penguin impressions.
I live in Loxley in Sheffield the home of Robin of Loxley or Robin Hood. Nottingham is where the Sheriff was and he governed the north of England right up to the border with Scotland.
We are a very friendly people here and love our beer.
Just come across your video and I'm proud to say that I live in this great City
Wahooo! I'm from Sheffield :D But gosh there is so much more they could have shown. Sheffield is more than just food and drink. It's a great place to live. Many students who come here for University end up staying. I could say more, but I'm sure there are many comments doing so. Maybe one day if you ever decide to visit England, I hope you will come to Sheffield
Was going to say this - I've been visiting Sheffield over the past couple of years, and have heard that many students decide to stay on in the town.
I'm Londoner and now I want to go to Sheffield!
I’ve been thinking of relocating for a while now but never thought it would be up north but it’s not on top of my list
I'm from Sheffield, I'm a taxi driver, and I always sell Sheffield to people visiting the city for the first time, Sheffield is a big city, but feels more like a big village, we have 2 football teams, united and my beloved wednesday, we had a player called, John Harwks an American ,who was loved by the wednesday fans .I would recommend it to anyone, love Sheffield ❤anyone
I moved to Sheffield as a student and I loved it so much I've been here 15 years now. It's a lovely place. It's the most green city in europe with more trees per capita than any other city. It's also built on 7 hills and is the only city in the UK to have a national park in its boundary. That's why it's also known as the "outdoors city". I'm surprised you hadn't heard of Sheffield tbh. Most people know of it due to the three football teams (Sheffield FC is the oldest football team in the world), two excellent universities and it's famous for the invention of stainless steel. Lots of people just focus on its industrial heritage, but Sheffield has an amazing music scene and venues. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
4 football teams, you're forgetting Hallam FC (assuming by 3 you meant United, Wednesday (Pigs) and Sheffield FC, who you mentioned) who play at the world's oldest ground.
Sheffield is known around the world by anyone who had interests in the steel business. It simply produced the best steel in the world and invented many processes. Sheffield dates back to the 12th century, so relatively it isn’t very old.
Great video I moved from Rotherham which borders Sheffield with my late wife who was born and bred in Sheffield in my teens it is such a great city .so many videos of great Britain show London which is great but there is so much more to GB .The northern foke or so much friendly .
I’m from Sheffield and love where I live,there is the odd Knob head who ruins it but compared to other Cities this is the only one I’d ever want to be.There’s only 1 Football team in Sheffield and it’s not the blue one.SHEFFIELD UNITED,we’re in the Premier League for the time being.People in Sheffield are mostly friendly but if you don’t conduct yourself properly then we can be nasty.Great video,subscribed.👍⚔️⚔️⚔️
I'm a Sheffielder and I can confidentely say it's the best city I've lived in.
Sheffield also had the biggest Castle in the country. Mary Queen of Scots was Inprissoned here. Check out Sheffield Castle on you. Also the Bowie knife was made here.
im from sheffield. this video is so good. ive subscribed. top content
I love the name you have created: 'Olive Guy'! We live in Chesterfield, 10 miles south of Sheffield. (Our daughter wants to live in Sheffield, despite being at university in Durham! ) If you ever go to the Moor Market, try eating at the Hungry Buddha, street food from Nepal, it is wonderful.
How is chesterfield? I’m from London and researching on relocating Sheffield and also chesterfield were already on my list 😊 but need somewhere green but still lots to do
Sheffield has really re invented itself over the last 30 years. Its economy relied heavily on steel and when a lot of steel and other industries colapsed there the city went into decline with the high unemployment. Seeing it now is a revelation. I agree that because this was aimed at student it focused on night life, shopping and places to eat. But the older city of Sheffield is a great one. With a proud industrial heritage. The now infamous film The Full Monty wa set there. A great watch about Sheffield when it wasn't so prosperous but full of great British humour and sarcasm.
Sheffield is fantastic! By some metrics it's apparently not very green, but because it formed from a bunch of villages growing together, and there are green spaces all over, it really feels like it is. The people genuinely are friendly (at least where I live), and I'd agree with the video...as far as it goes. There are, however, less attractive aspects. Watch _The_ _Full_ _Monty:_ it's a comedy but it gives a pretty good view of the downside of deindustrialisation. Life expectancy in the area I live is more than _10_ _years_ lower than the other side of the city, where the football millionaires live. I'd still recommend it though!
My home is wonderful. Shame this video didn't portray that in the slightest. He needs to watch a video by one of us ordinary Sheffielders not this student drivel.
Sheffield features as the setting in the British comedy film The Full Monty. It was made famous by its steel, Sheffield Steel is a mark of quality; if you see that mark on something, you know you've got some good stuff in your hands - it's a shame the video didn't cover more of the cities history, focusing mainly on food and shopping.
I live 18 miles from the city and love it, it's changed a whole lot during my life. I do kinda miss the 'egg boxes' though, even if they were ugly as sin (the nickname for the 70's council buildings built in a controversial brutalist style that were torn down in the early 2000's).
You should look up more of the area surrounding the city - the Peak District is genuinely one of the most beautiful areas in the country. Look up videos of riding Snake Pass on a motorbike, I think you'd get a kick from it.
Sheffield is a lovely place. Also did you know the first ever football (soccer) club in the whole world was formed in Sheffield. There name is Sheffield FC formed in 1857. Then there is Sheffield Wednesday formed in 1867. Plus there is Sheffield United as well, formed in 1889
There is a great video on the world's oldest football club. Sheffield FC. His youtube name is footy adventures
I live not far from Sheffield Wednesday grounds and do most of my shopping in Hillsborough (North West part of Sheffield).
Check out the Peak District next, the playground of sheffied, the outdoor city
As a Sheffield local, I have to say, the video does show the best of the city, but should also focus downsides such as the buses being not great all the time, and the poorer areas are so much worse than the centre, but overall loved the video and how excited you were about my beautiful hometown
To be fair to you and Sheffield I think that pretty much sums up most places across the country.
Sheffield is the birthplace of Stainless steel but more importantly, Sean Bean.
Worlds oldest football (soccer) club, Sheffield FC. The FA Rules were first drawn up here.
Michael Palin is a Sheffielder....Helen Sharman was from here (first female astronaut) known as the greenest city in the country. Loads more....
We're probably the best kept secret in the UK.
Houses are ridiculously affordable compared to most big cities, still raw and exciting music scene, obviously spoiled with brilliant food and drink and what that video never elaborated on was that the most amazing scenery and walks are no more than 30 mins in any direction.
And oh yeah, the true home of football.
I’m trying to relocate soon from london. What are thee good areas please 🙏 I want to be around greenery but not to far from city centre, shops, gyms etc
Sheffield has the record for having more of its University graduates stay in the city after they qualify due to amenities and amazing access to the wilds of the Peak District as well as affordability
Sheffield built on 7 hills with 5 major rivers hence why it was so important for steel production
The original part pf the Stanley Cup ( the bowl ) was made in Sheffield
Shef is up there with Bristol as the best place in England to live. big village vibe for sure. things I'm surprised were missing or just barely touched on: Sheffield has a thriving and varied music scene with tons of music venues specialising in particular genres. 1 tram stop from meadowhall (which is massive and has a huge range of stuff, I'd say 2nd best mall in uk) is valley centertainment which has a bunch of resturaunts, laser tag, bowling, an arcade and one of the biggest and best cinemas in europe!
Also, Sheffield is a hockey city! We've got the most successful uk hockey team, the Steelers, who I think are the most successful pro team of any sport in all of Yorkshire! They've got the biggest arena for hockey in the UK with a capacity of 12.5k. It also gets used for AAA music shows and other stuff like motorbike trials!
Def Leppard, Human League, ABC, Arctic Monkeys, Joe Cocker and Pulp to name a few bands from Sheffield
Sheffield.... a great place to be.
Sheffield steel is the benchmark for the finest steel ever made. The city has been famous for metalworking since the medieval period.
It still produces handmade knives & other blades among the finest in the world.
The core if the city lies in the deep valley of the river Don, & rises in tiers on both sides, so is hilly. It's fairly restricted site means one is never far from the countryside, which is mostly the high Moors of the Peak District. The city lies at the very south extent of Yorkshire, very much on the border with Derbyshire, & has it's own distinct accent. The video is student based & targeted, other demographics will have different priorities, which are also well catered for.
I'm from Sheffield. I now live in Birmingham. Thanks for the videos x
Division Street is like the hipster street. It's pretty nice!
And Sheffield was the steel capital of the uk and silver one too. It’s called the steel city.
Go anywhere in the world, flip over a knife or fork and you’re likely to find ‘Made in Sheffield.’ With all that food we had to have the tools to eat with.
Sheffield, the Steel Capital of the World for many, many decades.
The new market area has nothing on the old market areas, these were 2 large indoor markets where one was mostly devoted to food and the other to clothing and household goods (including electrical goods), closed many years ago and know is missed by many people who used to go there. There was also a small outdoor market.
Meadowhall, or as some call it Meadowhell, is a nice place to go and look at now and again (especially at Christmas time) but is rather expensive.
Transport to Meadowhall and other areas is easy due to a tram system that is quicker than traveling by bus.
The micro BREWERY pub is an independent pub that actually brews thier own beer.
Sheffield is very cosmopolitan due to the University there (has many international students), think if it didn't have a University then there would not be as much diversity as there is in the food and cafe culture.
If I remember the city is described as the most green city in the UK due to the amount of parks within the city, plus you have the Peak District literally on your doorstep that can be easily accessed by the train service from the main station.
Interesting fact: Agatha Christie decided on the name Miss Marple due to traveling through the Peak district and saw a village called Marple and decided that would be a great surname for a female detective. A point which the village is proud of and at the train station has many representations of the book covers of Agatha Christie's books.
I've never heard of Weekday and I'm from Sheffield.
I have lived in Sheffield since 1994, I was a long time Human League fan who also came from and still are in Sheffield. I decided in settle in Sheffield as it is a very friendly place, the people are very friendly, just a shame the City Council is crap like most cities in the western world! I have actually met the members of the band on several occasions and they're very down to earth people, love them. I was born in the Netherlands and came to Sheffield because of the Human League!
Wow, I am Sheffield born and lived and worked there for the first half of my life. Apart from the old buildings, I haven't seen or heard of any of the shops that are there now.
Thought i would pop in to say from 10 mins bus ride from meadowhall 😊
Tyler Rumple You should have a look around Kent i think your like
Tyler, Sheffield has changed so much from it's steel making heritage. You should check out more of the city's history.
It's like so many towns and cities in the midlands and north of England that were built on the back of industry that has long since died out.
I think the town that I live in is one of only a very few surviving industrial northern towns who's economy is still mainly based on it's traditional industry and hasn't undergone deindustrialisation.
Has quite a few music festivals and an international documentary festival. Lot of Independent coffee places and micro pubs.
having met the olive guy i can say he is very nice. also the beer is good
The Full Monty is set in Sheffield
And the new series on Disney+
@@antonycharnock2993 I watched the new series on Disney and I thought is was brilliant
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That's because we haven't demolished all the historical building to replace it with an HOA.
im 10 mile from sheffield and was actually there yesterday in meadowhall thats our huge shopping centre :)
yorkshire.... york-sher
Sheffield is the greatest city there is! Very lucky to live here ❤
Sheffield was the city of my youth- it has had many incarnations! It is still my city. Xx
Im from the UK and I've never heard of birminghyaaaaam! 😂 Only kidding. I live in the peak District, half way between Manchester and Sheffield. Beautiful area. ❤ It's pronounced York shuh, not shyre. And same for Birmingham and Nottingham, lose the "hyaaaam" it's hm.
My home town! ❤
The narrator was somewhat incorrect when he said "Sheffield is right in the middle of the country." Sheffield is actually in the north of England but in the middle of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales).
It's aimed at prospective students, he was going for "you can get here easily on the train no matter where you're from" (which is mostly true).
Love your videos but, could you have a look at some places in Scotland ie, Edinburgh, Inverness,Stirling, Dundee and lots more.
Yeah Sheffield my city, it's really good x
jump on a no 172 bus and head out into the Peak District 15 mins and your in the countryside. if youve never seen the peak district you should react to one of many videos on you tube.. always enjoy watching your reaction vids 😎😎
It's an old industrial city, it used to be the heart of the steel industry...
home to the oldest " FOOTBALL " club in the world , the finest cutlery in the world , hendersons relish , binghams potted meat & a " PROPER " fish cake , ( a piece of fish between 2 slices of potato battered and deep fried ! )
I agree with other commenters here; this video seems to be focused on shops, cafes and bars to attract students. It would have been good to have a little more historical perspective and see more of the city centre itself.
Yay, my home town x
The ‘father of baseball’ Harry Wright was born in Sheffield. Also the birthplace of football.
Moved here in 75. Never left.
Obviously a student focused info video and nothing of Sheffield's history which goes back many centuries. You mentioned Robin Hood in connection with Nottingham however, Robin Hood was actually born in Sheffield which is why he is often referred to as "Robin of Loxley". Loxley is a village & suburb of Sheffield on the river Loxley (one of the five rivers of Sheffield referred to in the video).
take a look at glossop its in derbyshire its a very old cotton mill town
Micro pubs is self explanatory, its just a tiny or small pub😊
Mi Amigo was an American bomber that crash landed on the city during WWII. The pilots avoided the houses by landing in Endcliffe Park. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mi_Amigo_memorial ua-cam.com/video/sns0Pgf2hw4/v-deo.html
I still miss the industry Sheffield once had, but happy to see places like Divy street improve as it used to be rough as sh*t. Also sad to watch the council kill the old maeket area.
have a look at Doncaster uk recently made a city , home to the oldest horse race in the world , the saint leger 1776 , the steam trains MALLARD & THE FLYING SCOTSMAN , it dates back to roman times they named it DANUM !