I'm from Sheffield, I've lived there all my life, some 58 years. I guess I take it for granted being a son of Sheffield, bur it's always good to get someone else's perspective. Thanks for the video
Hi, many thanks for your comment and so lovely to hear from you. Yes, we know what you mean. We visited some Abbey ruins the other day that we have driven by for the past 20 years and that was our first visit. We are not very good at taking time off and realistically we could have spent a whole week in Sheffield as it is so pretty. People have recommended some nice places to go so we are really hoping that we can get back there and have a longer time exploring. Thanks so much for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your week. 👍💖
You were walking by the River Don. Sheffield is surrounded by 7 hills like Rome.Part of the Don is called Salmon Pastures - Salmon still live in the Don, there is a fish ladder at Meadow Hall. One of the greenest cities in the UK.
Hi Clive, many thanks for your comment, very kind of you and thanks so much for the information. We had such a lovely time and just wished that we could have stayed longer and seen a bit more of such a beautiful place. Hoping to have another visit there in the future. Thanks so much for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your week. 👍💖
I doubt many salmon run up don. How can we have clean air zones and dump crap in river? Put a few salmon passes in don and pretend everything is fine! Does your head in EA! Or whoever makes these decisions.
If you look in the right places sheffield is a very nice town, I have lived here most of my life and I love and the Peak District which is only 20 minutes away is amazing.
Hi, many thanks for your comment and sorry for the late reply. We had such an amazing time in Sheffield and have had so many suggestions of where to go for the best views and we really can't wait to go back. Hoping to go back for a week as we would also love to visit the Peak District, so thank you so much for suggesting it. Thanks so much for watching, take care and have a great week.👍💖
Enjoyed your video of my home city, I live less than a minute from Bishops House and have that view over the city which I never get bored of as it changes through the seasons from my back window. Almost every direction you drive outside the city center you will be going up a hill and from the top there's a great view from a different perspective and you will see what a green city it is.
Hi, many thanks for your comment, very kind of you. Wow lucky you having that lovely view, we are really hoping we can get back to Sheffield soon and have a few days there as we really enjoyed it. Such a shame that it is so far away from us down in Southampton. Thanks so much for watching, take care and have a great weekend. 👍💖
@@asia4192 Sheffield in general is a safe city but like any city it will have it's problem areas, where they are I wouldn't like to say but if you google safest places to live in Sheffield I'm sure you'll get the stats.
Hi Linlin, many thanks for your comment, very kind of you. Yes we had a lovey time and just wished that we could have stayed for longer. Thanks so much for all of your support Linlin and have a great weekend. Take care. 👍💖
Hiya Paul and Marie, looks like you all had a lovely trip away, well done being so brave on that big bridge Marie, I’m with you if it’s a glass bridge or gaps my legs go like jelly lol 😂, Emily’s jumper she made was beautiful, loved the colours , hope you are having a lovely week, take care love Tam and Belle 😂 xx
Hi Tam & Belle, many thanks for your comment, so lovely to hear from you. Yes Emily loves making things, always knitting and has several things on the go at once lol. We had a great time and it was lovely to get away. Thanks so much for all of your support and hope you are all having a great weekend too. Take care. Love Paul & Marie xx 👍💖
Love your video of my home city and especially my home area of Meersbrook and Norton Lees. There are some wonderful green spaces in Sheffield and we are very close to the Peak District. One of my favourite views of the city as well. Thank you. Jill
Hi Jill, many thanks for your lovely comment and so nice to hear from you. Yes we had such a great time in Sheffield and just wished we had longer there. We have been given some recommendations of other lovely places in Sheffield and can't wait to go back and see more of the sights. Thanks so much for watching, take care and have a great week. 👍💖
Hi Jennie, many thanks for your comment and sorry for the late reply. Yes Ems had such a lovely time too at the wool Monty. We thought we would have a lovely walk along the canal and highlight how lovely Sheffield was and yes a few people have mentioned that we went the wrong way. We had no idea at the time lol. Have had lots of suggestions of where to go when we visit again and we can't wait as we loved Sheffield so will definitely come back for longer next time. Thanks so much for watching, take care and have a great week. 👍💖
Hi, enjoyed your video of our beautiful underrated city. I do think the area you chose first wasn't a great introduction to the city. The South West of the city is beautiful and interesting. Also, it leads to the Peak District which is stunning, especially in Spring/ Summer. Glad you enjoyed your visit, please visit again. Sheffield is very welcoming ❤
Hi Jonathan, many thanks for your lovely comment and yes you are right, Sheffield is definitely underrated. We were really hoping to do it some justice and that's why we were starting with a lovely canal but it has been pointed out to us that we didn't go the right way to the canal so apologies for that. We have had lots of recommendations of other lovely places in Sheffield and can't wait to come back and see more of the sights hopefully for a week so that we can really see everything that Sheffield has to offer. Thanks so much for watching, take care and have a great week. 👍💖
You should have gone in The Old Queens Head ..Sheffields oldest pub ,steeped in history. Nice pint too.. Manor Castle, with Manor Lodge where Mary Queen of Scots was held,and views over Sheffield
Hi, many thanks for your comment and very kind of you to suggest other places we could have gone too. We will definitely keep a note of these as we would love to go back in the future. Thanks so much for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your week. 👍💖
Hi Rich, many thanks for your comment and so lovely to hear from you, hope you are keeping well. Thanks so much for all of your support, have a great weekend and take care. Love Paul & Marie xx 👍💖
Hi Stephen, many thanks for your lovely comment, that is so kind of you. We loved it there, it was so full of character. We can't wait to go back to Sheffield as we really didn't have long enough there. Thanks so much for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your week.👍💖
Hi Andy, many thanks for your comment and lovely to hear from you. If we were really honest, we were gutted that we only had one night there. We were not expecting it to be so green and to have such amazing views. We live in Southampton by the coast and its not that hilly where we live so the hills in Sheffield really surprised us. Can't wait to go back and other people that live in Sheffield have recommended some other places to visit so we can't wait. Thanks so much for getting in contact, very kind of you. Thanks for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend. 👍💖
The bridge is called the Cobweb Bridge and its part of the Five Wiers Walk. It carries on to the Meadowhall Shopping Centre. This area has been tidied somewhat but its still the industrial area. Im born and bred Sheffield and hope you return.
Hi, many thanks for your comment. Yes we really loved our time in Sheffield. Thanks so much for the information, very kind of you. We are looking forward to coming back to Sheffield and have had lots of pretty places recommended to us, so we can't wait. Thanks again for watching, take care and have a great week. 👍💖
I’m born and bred in Sheffield and there’s some lovely places to visit, unfortunately the city centre has become somewhere you don’t want to go anymore which is a shame. On the outskirts of both sides of Sheffield are lovely. I live in an area called Birley and the views around here are something else. Next time you come to Sheffield, visit graves park, Rother valley, ringinglow, stocksbridge and oughitbridge. 😊
Hi Paul, many thanks for your comment and very kind of you to recommend some other lovely places. We had such a lovely time in Sheffield but didn't even scratch the surface and are looking forward to visiting again the future so will definitely head to the places that you have recommended, so thanks so much. Thanks for watching and enjoy the rest of your week. Take care. 👍💖
City centre is fine and quite nice where they've finished the redevelopment work. Winter Gardens is one of my favourite places. The new Pounds Park area is lovely especially for families and the new Cambridge Collective food hall is great. It has grotty areas but so does every city centre.
Was that really the furtherest north you’ve ever been? Actually I don’t know Sheffield all that well, we’ve only been there a couple of times. Leeds and York I’ve been to many times. PS highly recommend York for a visit.
Hi, many thanks for your comment and so lovely to hear from you. We don't get out much lol. We have family in Derbyshire but don't go much further than that. Forgot that we had been to York a few years ago with my parents, remember visiting York Minster, what an absolutely gorgeous place. Thanks so much for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your week. 👍💖
Hi, many thanks for your comment, lucky you. What a lovely place to live, we just wished that we could have stayed longer. We would love to visit again and see a bit more of the sights. Thanks so much for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your week. 👍💖
@@BreakingFreeWithPaulAndMarie hi, I actually grew up on park hill /Hyde Park flats in the seventies, back then they were seen as grim. They've been gentrified now lol, there's even a musical (standing at the sky's edge) I worked at the hotel you passed by on the bridge at the beginning of the video, over forty years ago. I was fascinated by how much it has changed since then. I couldn't work out where you were going down attercliffe it's changed that much. Thanks for the vid x
Hi, many thanks for your comment. Yes we had never been to Sheffield before and wanted to walk along the canal but a few people have pointed out that we went the wrong way. Next time we come to Sheffield we will have more time and visit some of the really pretty places that people have recommended. Thanks again for watching, take care and have a great week. 👍💖
Hi Anthony, many thanks for your comment. I know we are daft aren't we, we really thought that we were at the canal. Next time we go to Sheffield we will go the other way and actually film the canal. We had such little time in Sheffield and people have been so kind and recommended some lovely places with amazing views so we can't wait to go back. Thanks so much for watching, take care and have a lovely weekend. 👍💖
Hi, many thanks for your comment and hope you are well. Oh no did we, we had such a short amount of time there. Next time we visit Sheffield, we will go for a few days as it was so lovely there and we wanted to explore more of it. Thanks so much for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your week. 👍
Hi Anthony, many thanks for your comment and lovely to hear from you. Thanks for letting us know that we were at the river Don. We loved our time in Sheffield and wanted to highlight how beautiful it was and thought we would show the canal but it has been pointed out to us that we went the wrong way and went along the river instead. We still had a lovely time and are looking forward to going back and spending more time in Sheffield in the future. Thanks so much for watching, take care and have a lovely weekend. 👍💖
Hi, many thanks for your comment and yes you are right, we completely missed the canal. We were setting out to highlight how lovely the area was and then went the wrong way and didn't even realise lol. We really regretted not having longer there and are looking forward to going back in the future and doing it justice by going the right way. Thanks so much for watching, take care and have a great week. 👍💖
What a horrendous journey, I hope it hasn't put you off visiting us again. Unfortunately there's not a great deal we can do about the traffic nationally - only locally.
Hi, many thanks for your comment, very kind of you. We were unlucky that day as there has been an accident which snarled everything up. Generally as a rule we don't travel on a Friday because it is always a bit of a nightmare but our daughters wool fair was on and we made an exception. We were very tired but had a great nights sleep so its swings and roundabouts really. We were so impressed with Sheffield that we are looking forward to going back especially as some people have recommended other places to visit. This is the problem with being self employed, you only tend to give yourself the weekend off when really you need a good week to be able to see the sights. Thanks so much for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your week. 👍💖
@@BreakingFreeWithPaulAndMarie There are so many different things to see, but as you've already seen it's a hilly place which doesn't lend itself to a lot of walking unless you're very fit. The Don Valley on the east side of the city out towards the Meadowhall shopping centre and the M1 is pretty flat and it was traditionally the location of all the old steel companies and firms which have long since gone - though some do remain. Many years ago Sheffield was known as 'the dirty picture in the golden frame.' It was a grimy smoky place, but in the 50's the council set about enforcing laws on smoke, air quality and cleaning years of grime from public buildings. The 'golden frame' refers to the amazing countryside surrounding the city. On the west side is Britain's first national park - The Peak District, and in fact one third of the city's land area on the north west is mostly rural and lies within the borders of the Peak District and until fairly recently was the only city in Britain to lie within a national park. Come back and visit us soon.
Hi Chris, many thanks for your comment. It was hilly with lovely views and finding a place called Wicker was quite the surprise. We had a lovely time and just wished we could have had longer there. Thanks so much for watching and hope you and Bell are having a great weekend. 👍💖
My God! Which way did you go to take so long? Were you following sat nav, or did you use common sense & avoid the busiest roads, obviously not by the time it took you. Sheffield has really cleaned up a lot in recent years, mostly because it is almost totally de-industrialised since the old days. It was still pretty filthy into the later 20th century. Situated in the Yorkshire/Derbyshire hills, which is a naturally beautiful landscape, it is becoming very much nicer than it was. The Arches are just part of the structure of the bridge which carries the railway across the river. They were not built for anything special, but, as with similar arches everywhere, have been used for many purposes. They are numbered so that any problems with them, cracks or faults etc, can be located. It's like numbering lamp posts so you know which need new bulbs etc. The Heron is not a pet, but a wild bird, he's not placed there for your pleasure. There are many herons around, they live near any water courses which have food for them, along with ducks, geese, swans etc. only where the water is clean enough for wildlife. Sheffield is in a deep river valley, like Glasgow, which is why it is so hilly. Turner could not have seen that view it would have been covered in industrial murk & smog in his day.
Hi, Many thanks for your comment. I have been driving for many years and do generally use a mixture of common sense and google maps for traffic update information but unfortunately we found out later that on the day in question a lorry had flipped on the M40 and they had closed a section of the motorway which caused absolute gridlock chaos in the surrounding areas which we just could not avoid. Thank you so much for taking the time to provide all of the information, much appreciated thank you. We love Heron's, such gorgeous birds and we are fully aware that they are not a pet, when we mentioned one being placed there it was meant as a joke that someone had put a statue of a Heron there and not a real bird. Thank you so much again for taking the time to leave us a comment and hope you have a great week. 👍
You missed page hall, firvale, Spital Hill and firth Park. Not sure you'd be jumping for joy then. Also walk down the Moor to the new market it's like being in another country. Then there's the haymarket. Omg do I need to go on.
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I'm from Sheffield, I've lived there all my life, some 58 years. I guess I take it for granted being a son of Sheffield, bur it's always good to get someone else's perspective. Thanks for the video
Hi, many thanks for your comment and so lovely to hear from you. Yes, we know what you mean. We visited some Abbey ruins the other day that we have driven by for the past 20 years and that was our first visit. We are not very good at taking time off and realistically we could have spent a whole week in Sheffield as it is so pretty. People have recommended some nice places to go so we are really hoping that we can get back there and have a longer time exploring. Thanks so much for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your week. 👍💖
You were walking by the River Don. Sheffield is surrounded by 7 hills like Rome.Part of the Don is called Salmon Pastures - Salmon still live in the Don, there is a fish ladder at Meadow Hall. One of the greenest cities in the UK.
Hi Clive, many thanks for your comment, very kind of you and thanks so much for the information. We had such a lovely time and just wished that we could have stayed longer and seen a bit more of such a beautiful place. Hoping to have another visit there in the future. Thanks so much for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your week. 👍💖
I doubt many salmon run up don. How can we have clean air zones and dump crap in river? Put a few salmon passes in don and pretend everything is fine! Does your head in EA! Or whoever makes these decisions.
If you look in the right places sheffield is a very nice town, I have lived here most of my life and I love and the Peak District which is only 20 minutes away is amazing.
Hi, many thanks for your comment and sorry for the late reply. We had such an amazing time in Sheffield and have had so many suggestions of where to go for the best views and we really can't wait to go back. Hoping to go back for a week as we would also love to visit the Peak District, so thank you so much for suggesting it. Thanks so much for watching, take care and have a great week.👍💖
Enjoyed your video of my home city, I live less than a minute from Bishops House and have that view over the city which I never get bored of as it changes through the seasons from my back window. Almost every direction you drive outside the city center you will be going up a hill and from the top there's a great view from a different perspective and you will see what a green city it is.
Hi, many thanks for your comment, very kind of you. Wow lucky you having that lovely view, we are really hoping we can get back to Sheffield soon and have a few days there as we really enjoyed it. Such a shame that it is so far away from us down in Southampton. Thanks so much for watching, take care and have a great weekend. 👍💖
What places in Sheffield are safer than the other in your opinion? 😊
@@asia4192 Sheffield in general is a safe city but like any city it will have it's problem areas, where they are I wouldn't like to say but if you google safest places to live in Sheffield I'm sure you'll get the stats.
@@SPinder-qw6yg thank you !
Great video to watch, looks beautiful 🥰
Hi Linlin, many thanks for your comment, very kind of you. Yes we had a lovey time and just wished that we could have stayed for longer. Thanks so much for all of your support Linlin and have a great weekend. Take care. 👍💖
Hiya Paul and Marie, looks like you all had a lovely trip away, well done being so brave on that big bridge Marie, I’m with you if it’s a glass bridge or gaps my legs go like jelly lol 😂, Emily’s jumper she made was beautiful, loved the colours , hope you are having a lovely week, take care love Tam and Belle 😂 xx
Hi Tam & Belle, many thanks for your comment, so lovely to hear from you. Yes Emily loves making things, always knitting and has several things on the go at once lol. We had a great time and it was lovely to get away. Thanks so much for all of your support and hope you are all having a great weekend too. Take care. Love Paul & Marie xx 👍💖
Love your video of my home city and especially my home area of Meersbrook and Norton Lees.
There are some wonderful green spaces in Sheffield and we are very close to the Peak District.
One of my favourite views of the city as well. Thank you. Jill
Hi Jill, many thanks for your lovely comment and so nice to hear from you. Yes we had such a great time in Sheffield and just wished we had longer there. We have been given some recommendations of other lovely places in Sheffield and can't wait to go back and see more of the sights. Thanks so much for watching, take care and have a great week. 👍💖
i went to the wool monty with two friends it was amazing, you walked the wrong way for the canal
Hi Jennie, many thanks for your comment and sorry for the late reply. Yes Ems had such a lovely time too at the wool Monty. We thought we would have a lovely walk along the canal and highlight how lovely Sheffield was and yes a few people have mentioned that we went the wrong way. We had no idea at the time lol. Have had lots of suggestions of where to go when we visit again and we can't wait as we loved Sheffield so will definitely come back for longer next time. Thanks so much for watching, take care and have a great week. 👍💖
Hi, enjoyed your video of our beautiful underrated city.
I do think the area you chose first wasn't a great introduction to the city.
The South West of the city is beautiful and interesting. Also, it leads to the Peak District which is stunning, especially in Spring/ Summer.
Glad you enjoyed your visit, please visit again. Sheffield is very welcoming ❤
Hi Jonathan, many thanks for your lovely comment and yes you are right, Sheffield is definitely underrated. We were really hoping to do it some justice and that's why we were starting with a lovely canal but it has been pointed out to us that we didn't go the right way to the canal so apologies for that. We have had lots of recommendations of other lovely places in Sheffield and can't wait to come back and see more of the sights hopefully for a week so that we can really see everything that Sheffield has to offer. Thanks so much for watching, take care and have a great week. 👍💖
You should have gone in The Old Queens Head ..Sheffields oldest pub ,steeped in history.
Nice pint too..
Manor Castle, with Manor Lodge where Mary Queen of Scots was held,and views over Sheffield
Hi, many thanks for your comment and very kind of you to suggest other places we could have gone too. We will definitely keep a note of these as we would love to go back in the future. Thanks so much for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your week. 👍💖
Hi lovelies. I love videos like this! Good job!! Xx
Hi Rich, many thanks for your comment and so lovely to hear from you, hope you are keeping well. Thanks so much for all of your support, have a great weekend and take care. Love Paul & Marie xx 👍💖
Great, thanks, always wondered what it was like in the bishops House 👍
Hi Stephen, many thanks for your lovely comment, that is so kind of you. We loved it there, it was so full of character. We can't wait to go back to Sheffield as we really didn't have long enough there. Thanks so much for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your week.👍💖
How Marie and Paul cracking video loved it my home town Sheffield what did U think off Sheffield honestly x
Hi Andy, many thanks for your comment and lovely to hear from you. If we were really honest, we were gutted that we only had one night there. We were not expecting it to be so green and to have such amazing views. We live in Southampton by the coast and its not that hilly where we live so the hills in Sheffield really surprised us. Can't wait to go back and other people that live in Sheffield have recommended some other places to visit so we can't wait. Thanks so much for getting in contact, very kind of you. Thanks for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend. 👍💖
@@BreakingFreeWithPaulAndMarie hi guys there loads of things to do in Sheffield places too visit depends what U like x ?
The bridge is called the Cobweb Bridge and its part of the Five Wiers Walk. It carries on to the Meadowhall Shopping Centre. This area has been tidied somewhat but its still the industrial area.
Im born and bred Sheffield and hope you return.
Hi, many thanks for your comment. Yes we really loved our time in Sheffield. Thanks so much for the information, very kind of you. We are looking forward to coming back to Sheffield and have had lots of pretty places recommended to us, so we can't wait. Thanks again for watching, take care and have a great week. 👍💖
I’m born and bred in Sheffield and there’s some lovely places to visit, unfortunately the city centre has become somewhere you don’t want to go anymore which is a shame. On the outskirts of both sides of Sheffield are lovely. I live in an area called Birley and the views around here are something else. Next time you come to Sheffield, visit graves park, Rother valley, ringinglow, stocksbridge and oughitbridge. 😊
Hi Paul, many thanks for your comment and very kind of you to recommend some other lovely places. We had such a lovely time in Sheffield but didn't even scratch the surface and are looking forward to visiting again the future so will definitely head to the places that you have recommended, so thanks so much. Thanks for watching and enjoy the rest of your week. Take care. 👍💖
City centre is fine and quite nice where they've finished the redevelopment work. Winter Gardens is one of my favourite places. The new Pounds Park area is lovely especially for families and the new Cambridge Collective food hall is great. It has grotty areas but so does every city centre.
What places in Sheffield are the safest in your opinion ? We are planning to buy a house in Sheffield and I'm wondering what area we should go for ?
Was that really the furtherest north you’ve ever been? Actually I don’t know Sheffield all that well, we’ve only been there a couple of times. Leeds and York I’ve been to many times. PS highly recommend York for a visit.
Hi, many thanks for your comment and so lovely to hear from you. We don't get out much lol. We have family in Derbyshire but don't go much further than that. Forgot that we had been to York a few years ago with my parents, remember visiting York Minster, what an absolutely gorgeous place. Thanks so much for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your week. 👍💖
My home town x
Hi, many thanks for your comment, lucky you. What a lovely place to live, we just wished that we could have stayed longer. We would love to visit again and see a bit more of the sights. Thanks so much for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your week. 👍💖
@@BreakingFreeWithPaulAndMarie hi, I actually grew up on park hill /Hyde Park flats in the seventies, back then they were seen as grim. They've been gentrified now lol, there's even a musical (standing at the sky's edge) I worked at the hotel you passed by on the bridge at the beginning of the video, over forty years ago. I was fascinated by how much it has changed since then. I couldn't work out where you were going down attercliffe it's changed that much. Thanks for the vid x
Hi, thanks so much, that's very kind of you and thanks for watching. Take care and enjoy the rest of your week. 👍💖
You started your tour of Sheffield in the most salubrious of parts of this Great City 🤨
Hi, many thanks for your comment. Yes we had never been to Sheffield before and wanted to walk along the canal but a few people have pointed out that we went the wrong way. Next time we come to Sheffield we will have more time and visit some of the really pretty places that people have recommended. Thanks again for watching, take care and have a great week. 👍💖
Where are you walking the post code is Sheffield 4 way from the city centre
Hi Anthony, many thanks for your comment. I know we are daft aren't we, we really thought that we were at the canal. Next time we go to Sheffield we will go the other way and actually film the canal. We had such little time in Sheffield and people have been so kind and recommended some lovely places with amazing views so we can't wait to go back. Thanks so much for watching, take care and have a lovely weekend. 👍💖
You missed the canal trail and went up the river
Hi, many thanks for your comment and hope you are well. Oh no did we, we had such a short amount of time there. Next time we visit Sheffield, we will go for a few days as it was so lovely there and we wanted to explore more of it. Thanks so much for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your week. 👍
I'm from Sheffield it's the river Don
Hi Anthony, many thanks for your comment and lovely to hear from you. Thanks for letting us know that we were at the river Don. We loved our time in Sheffield and wanted to highlight how beautiful it was and thought we would show the canal but it has been pointed out to us that we went the wrong way and went along the river instead. We still had a lovely time and are looking forward to going back and spending more time in Sheffield in the future. Thanks so much for watching, take care and have a lovely weekend. 👍💖
Oh no you went the wrong way and missed the canal. It was the opposite way.
Hi, many thanks for your comment and yes you are right, we completely missed the canal. We were setting out to highlight how lovely the area was and then went the wrong way and didn't even realise lol. We really regretted not having longer there and are looking forward to going back in the future and doing it justice by going the right way. Thanks so much for watching, take care and have a great week. 👍💖
What a horrendous journey, I hope it hasn't put you off visiting us again. Unfortunately there's not a great deal we can do about the traffic nationally - only locally.
Hi, many thanks for your comment, very kind of you. We were unlucky that day as there has been an accident which snarled everything up. Generally as a rule we don't travel on a Friday because it is always a bit of a nightmare but our daughters wool fair was on and we made an exception. We were very tired but had a great nights sleep so its swings and roundabouts really. We were so impressed with Sheffield that we are looking forward to going back especially as some people have recommended other places to visit. This is the problem with being self employed, you only tend to give yourself the weekend off when really you need a good week to be able to see the sights. Thanks so much for watching, take care and enjoy the rest of your week. 👍💖
@@BreakingFreeWithPaulAndMarie There are so many different things to see, but as you've already seen it's a hilly place which doesn't lend itself to a lot of walking unless you're very fit. The Don Valley on the east side of the city out towards the Meadowhall shopping centre and the M1 is pretty flat and it was traditionally the location of all the old steel companies and firms which have long since gone - though some do remain. Many years ago Sheffield was known as 'the dirty picture in the golden frame.' It was a grimy smoky place, but in the 50's the council set about enforcing laws on smoke, air quality and cleaning years of grime from public buildings. The 'golden frame' refers to the amazing countryside surrounding the city. On the west side is Britain's first national park - The Peak District, and in fact one third of the city's land area on the north west is mostly rural and lies within the borders of the Peak District and until fairly recently was the only city in Britain to lie within a national park. Come back and visit us soon.
Sheffield is the greenest city in Europe with the most parks, woodlands and trees per head of population.
It’s grim up north, did no one tell you?
Hi Chris, many thanks for your comment. It was hilly with lovely views and finding a place called Wicker was quite the surprise. We had a lovely time and just wished we could have had longer there. Thanks so much for watching and hope you and Bell are having a great weekend. 👍💖
Try Rotherham it will surprise you it's dead
My God! Which way did you go to take so long? Were you following sat nav, or did you use common sense & avoid the busiest roads, obviously not by the time it took you. Sheffield has really cleaned up a lot in recent years, mostly because it is almost totally de-industrialised since the old days. It was still pretty filthy into the later 20th century. Situated in the Yorkshire/Derbyshire hills, which is a naturally beautiful landscape, it is becoming very much nicer than it was. The Arches are just part of the structure of the bridge which carries the railway across the river. They were not built for anything special, but, as with similar arches everywhere, have been used for many purposes. They are numbered so that any problems with them, cracks or faults etc, can be located. It's like numbering lamp posts so you know which need new bulbs etc. The Heron is not a pet, but a wild bird, he's not placed there for your pleasure. There are many herons around, they live near any water courses which have food for them, along with ducks, geese, swans etc. only where the water is clean enough for wildlife. Sheffield is in a deep river valley, like Glasgow, which is why it is so hilly. Turner could not have seen that view it would have been covered in industrial murk & smog in his day.
Hi, Many thanks for your comment. I have been driving for many years and do generally use a mixture of common sense and google maps for traffic update information but unfortunately we found out later that on the day in question a lorry had flipped on the M40 and they had closed a section of the motorway which caused absolute gridlock chaos in the surrounding areas which we just could not avoid. Thank you so much for taking the time to provide all of the information, much appreciated thank you. We love Heron's, such gorgeous birds and we are fully aware that they are not a pet, when we mentioned one being placed there it was meant as a joke that someone had put a statue of a Heron there and not a real bird. Thank you so much again for taking the time to leave us a comment and hope you have a great week. 👍
You missed page hall, firvale, Spital Hill and firth Park. Not sure you'd be jumping for joy then. Also walk down the Moor to the new market it's like being in another country. Then there's the haymarket. Omg do I need to go on.
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What exactly do you mean about the new market ?