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The Fat Cat

Settle into the little Kelham Island pub that started Sheffield's real-ale boom in 1981, with ever-changing local beers and a beer garden out back.

The Fat Cat, a red-brick corner pub with a blue-painted ground floor and hanging baskets

Alma Street, Kelham Island

23 Alma Street, Sheffield S3 8SA

Why it's a good date: A proper old-fashioned pub with no music, so you can actually talk. Pair it with the museum round the corner and make a slow afternoon of it.

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  • The Crucible Theatre's entrance on Tudor Square, with its name in large letters above a paved square

    The Crucible

    Tudor Square, city centre

    Crucible Theatre, 55 Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 1DA

    See a play at the Crucible, where the thrust stage puts every seat close to the actors, or something lighter next door at the Lyceum.

    Why it's a good date: Sheffield Theatres' own productions are some of the best in the North. Book ahead, eat somewhere nearby first, and have a drink in the foyer bar at the interval.

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  • The long pale building of the Showroom and Workstation on a street corner, with the cinema sign on its tower

    Showroom Cinema

    Paternoster Row, near the station

    15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2BX

    Catch an independent, foreign-language or classic film at the city's art-deco independent cinema, with a café bar downstairs.

    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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  • The stone front of Weston Park Museum with a wide flight of steps and handrails leading up to it

    Weston Park Museum

    Western Bank, by the university

    Weston Park Museum, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TP

    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.

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