Crystal Peaks Shopping Mall

Crystal Peaks Shopping Mall and Retail Park is nestled within 40 acres of green and pleasant surroundings just 7 miles from Sheffield City Centre. Originally opened in 1988 but having expanded considerably since, the centre offers a one-stop shopping experience with a growing range of familiar high street names including large retail stores, a bustling 100 stall covered Market Place and many other services including a library, Medical Centre, Health Club and even a Veterinary Surgery! All…

Trail Advantage MTB Skills Coaching and Guiding

Trail Advantage deliver MTB sessions in Sheffield and the Peaks, giving access to a huge variety of coaching environments from the green suburbs and parks, and into the open moors and edges of the Peak District.

Groups

A brilliant city for that long-needed weekend away with your mates, Sheffield's size means there's loads to go at, but it's not so big that getting around becomes a mission - plus as The Outdoor City there's tonnes of adventure to be had.

Avian Hang Gliders Case Study

An engineer with a lifelong love of flying is spreading his wings into the world of business, after stepping in to secure the future of Britain’s only hang glider manufacturer. 

Twinkl Hive: Nurturing the next generation of business leaders

An accelerator programme, TwinklHive opened its doors in 2019 and provides space, investment, and support to accelerate the growth of innovative like-minded start-ups that are looking to solve a real problem for their customer.

UBI

A Universal Basic Income, or UBI Lab is a citizen-led group exploring and advocating for Universal Basic Income. What many people don't know - even if they might have heard about UBI as a concept - is that it is borne out of Sheffield and facilitated by the social enterprise Opus.

Festival of the Outdoors: Walking Events

Greener cities

Our outdoor city is inspiring other major cities across the world, in the inclusion and development of outdoors as part of their identities, while also striving to solve climate, sustainability and nature challenges faced by the world.

Road cycling

In a lot of cities you have to chuck your bike on a roof rack or get on a train to get some decent cycling in. The fact that 1/3 of our city is in the Peak District means that you just clip in out the front door - so for those looking for a weekend away where you can make the most of city life and the outdoors, it doesn't come much better than Sheffield.

Living

Looking to balance your outdoor lifestyle with the buzz of a thriving city? Make yourself at home here, amongst our famously friendly hills.