Sheffield with Friends and Cocktails

Being from Leeds I have always felt there is a bit of a rivalry between South and West Yorkshire and, as a result, I haven’t frequented Sheffield that often. However, my friend has recently moved there to start a Masters course at the University and so, on Saturday we piled on a train to go over and see her. I have to say I was so surprised by how much I loved Sheffield and how much fun we had.

First of all, Sheffield is very easy to get to by train and it is actually quite nice to walk around and look at! There are water features everywhere – as soon as you step out of the train station there is a wall of water to greet you, but elsewhere in the city there are water globes, water fountains, paddling pools, Perspex boxes filled to the brim that light up at night… all sorts. Also, there is so much greenery including the Winter Garden which is like a tropical arcade filled with plants.

On Saturday we were blessed with so much sunshine which complimented the outdoor market which happened to be running. With so many food stalls to choose from including wood-fired pizza, Indian street food and so many bakery stalls, as well as cocktails… There was also some unusual live entertainment including Elton John on a mobile piano shooting his way in between all the stalls.

We spent a lot of time at the festival enjoying the sun and the food (I had a fantastic cinnamon roll from a Russian Bakery stand) and later in the afternoon we went to a couple of other bars but we were spoilt for choice on where to go. It was also recommended that we go to Kommune in the evening which is like a grown up food hall with all kinds of different vendors as well as a bar and live DJ.

It was so good to see friends and so good to see somewhere new. I feel bad that this post doesn’t have many photos to go with it, but I was just having too much of a good time with my friends to stop and take many.

So, I am sorry to Sheffield for ever doubting that you had so much to offer. As the home of Alex Turner and the Arctic Monkeys, I should have always known better. I can’t wait to go back and explore some more (and take some pictures)!