Climbing in Sheffield

If there’s one sport the screams Sheffield, it has to be climbing! Sheffield is the UK Climbing Capital and people travel from far and wide to the gritstone edges of the Peak District.

You can climb in Sheffield come rain or shine, as we also have some excellent indoor facilities at The Foundry, Awesome Walls, The Depot, Climbing Works or the Matrix which is actually part of the student facilities at Sheffield University but is open to the public too.

Outdoor climbing is best at Stannage Edge (pictured) and nearby Burbage is popular too. You can also head to Rivelin Crags or escape the crowds at Dovestone Tor. There are several purpose built boulders which you can find here.

If you’d like to book a guide or lessons, contact DC Outdoors, Pure Outdoor, Gritstone Adventures, or Beyond the Edge.

We also have the annual Cliffhanger festival!

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Climbing in Sheffield

If there’s one sport the screams Sheffield, it has to be climbing! Sheffield is the UK Climbing Capital and people travel from far and wide to the gritstone edges of the Peak District.

You can climb in Sheffield come rain or shine, as we also have some excellent indoor facilities at The Foundry, Awesome Walls, The Depot, Climbing Works or the Matrix which is actually part of the student facilities at Sheffield University but is open to the public too.

Outdoor climbing is best at Stannage Edge (pictured) and nearby Burbage is popular too. You can also head to Rivelin Crags or escape the crowds at Dovestone Tor. There are several purpose built boulders which you can find here.

If you’d like to book a guide or lessons, contact DC Outdoors, Pure Outdoor, Gritstone Adventures, or Beyond the Edge.

We also have the annual Cliffhanger festival!

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Football in Sheffield

Did you know that the World’s Oldest Football Club is Sheffield FC? Their ground is actually in nearby Dronfield now. Sheffield FC was founded by Nathaniel Creswick and William Prest on 24th October 1857. They’re only a small club now, but played an important part in the history of the sport.

Sheffield has two main football teams now, the Blades and the Owls.

Sheffield United, otherwise knows as the Blades, are based at Bramall Lane, which is the closer of the teams to us here at Lightwood. They were founded in 1889 and are nicknamed the Blades due to Sheffield’s history of steel production.

Sheffield Wednesday, otherwise known as the Owls, are based at Hillsborough in the north of Sheffield. They were founded in 1867 and are the 5th oldest professional club in the world. 

Ice Sheffield

Sheffield is home to the Sheffield Steelers Ice Hockey team which also has junior teams. At Ice Sheffield you can learn to figure skate, play ice hockey or just go and enjoy yourself. The Steelers train here too. You can often see them play here and at the FlyDSA Arena near by.

English Institute of Sport

Part of Olympic Legacy Park which was built on the site of the old Don Valley Stadium. This is a multi-sport facility with indoor 200m running track and facilities which make it a popular training location for athletics, basketball, boxing, volleyball, tbale tennis and more.

Ponds Forge International Sports Centre

An Olympic-sized swimming pool and diving platform.

Ice Sheffield

Sheffield is home to the Sheffield Steelers Ice Hockey team which also has junior teams. At Ice Sheffield you can learn to figure skate, play ice hockey or just go and enjoy yourself. The Steelers train here too. You can often see them play here and at the FlyDSA Arena near by.

English Institute of Sport

Part of Olympic Legacy Park which was built on the site of the old Don Valley Stadium. This is a multi-sport facility with indoor 200m running track and facilities which make it a popular training location for athletics, basketball, boxing, volleyball, tbale tennis and more.

Ponds Forge International Sports Centre

An Olympic-sized swimming pool and diving platform.

Golf Courses

There are many golf courses in Sheffield and the Peak District. Some are listed here, of course some are closer to us than others and they all vary in difficulty:

Snooker

Sheffield is the home of Snooker’s biggest tournament – the World Championships, which is held at the Crucible Theatre. Some of the qualifying rounds are held at the English Institute of Sport, also in Sheffield, on the site of the old Don Valley Stadium.

Want to play some snooker yourself? Of course Sheffield also has plenty of snooker clubs:

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