Date spot in Sheffield
Showroom Cinema
Catch an independent, foreign-language or classic film at the city's art-deco independent cinema, with a café bar downstairs.
Paternoster Row, near the station
Address: 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2BX- Event
- Rain-proof ☔
- Cheap and cheerful
- Cosy
Why it's a good date: A film you'd never find at the multiplex, and a bar to talk about it in afterwards. It's a couple of minutes from the station, so it's an easy date night from out of town.
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Weston Park Museum
Western Bank, by the university
Address: Weston Park Museum, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TP- Culture
- Rain-proof ☔
- Free
Explore the city's free museum of natural history, archaeology and art, from a polar bear and a woolly rhino to Sheffield's own story.
Why it's a good date: Easy to wander for an hour without a plan, and free. Walk round Weston Park's lake and bandstand afterwards if the rain stops.
Photo: Adrian Richardson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (resized)
Sheffield General Cemetery
Cemetery Avenue, Sharrow
Address: Sheffield General Cemetery, Cemetery Avenue, Sheffield S11 8NT- Outdoors
- Free
Wander the overgrown paths of a Victorian garden cemetery on a hillside, past grand gateways, chapels and the graves of the city's steel barons.
Why it's a good date: Quiet, green and full of stories, and lovely in autumn when the leaves turn. Pick up a trail from the trust's website first, then head to Sharrow Vale or Ecclesall Road for a coffee.
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The Porter Valley to Forge Dam
From Endcliffe Park, Hunters Bar, to Forge Dam, Fulwood
Address: Forge Dam, Fulwood, Sheffield S10 3TE- Outdoors
- Free
Follow the Porter Brook from Endcliffe Park up through woods and old mill ponds to Forge Dam, with a café at the top.
Why it's a good date: About an hour of gentle uphill walking beside water the whole way, and easy to reach by bus. Get a hot drink at the Forge Dam café and stroll back down.
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)
