So what's Sheffield like?

RichValentine

Girlfriend lives there so spend most of my weekends there. I love the place. It’s pretty small as far as cities go but has everything you need really. Has the big 3 of Waitrose/John Lewis and a decent coffee shop.

Not much in the way of music stores. Wizard Guitars is there which is alright but beyond that its fairly standard low end stuff. Right off the M1 so good for travel, near the peaks for escaping. Girls are attractive, it’s a decent night out and house prices are ridiculously cheap

I’m looking at buying a place in the new Kelham Island development, which is about 5 mins walk from town centre, has awesome local pubs, and 10 mins walk from 2 big supermarkets.

dhj

RichValentine said:

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Not much in the way of music stores. Wizard Guitars is there which is alright but beyond that its fairly standard low end stuff. Right off the M1 so good for travel, near the peaks for escaping. Girls are attractive, it’s a decent night out and house prices are ridiculously cheap

There is also richtone, just south of the centre, which has a massive range of guitars. www.richtonemusic.com

Myranda

If my friend who grew up there is to be believed, it's the exact polar opposite of any southern town combined into one massive whippet.

The number of times we've heard him wax lyrical about the place is beyond numbering.

I believe that it's -250degrees K at all times, which makes northern men tough and the women almost as tough (so they know their place) jobs are either plentiful or non-existent - this seems to alternate in between stories. The streets are paved with gold, or on poorer streers ground up southern-softies. All men are 12' tall all women amazonian love goddesses. Men wear flat caps and coal dust - even when going to an office. Days are 17 hours longer in the north so they can make up for the lazy southerners. Beer is free in all pubs, and some night clubs pay you to drink. All men can bench press a million tonne whale, and all women have no sexual inhibitions. 

I suspect he talks quite a lot of ****, if only because he's the most effete straight man I've ever known and could probably at a push bench-press a flower, if he found time between brushing his hair and staring longingly into the mirror

chrispy108

I spent the weekend up there, seems a cool place.

Loads to do, loads of cool architecture, sure there are rough bits, but they are everywhere.

I'm looking around Eccleshall/Banner Cross/Hunters Bar/Netheredge at the moment, will probably rent a place, then buy early in the new year.

Bellycaster

@chrispy108

Glad you enjoyed it. The areas you are looking at are fine.

Did you sample any Nightlife?

chrispy108

Just a few pubs, where'd you recommend?

Antique_Guitars

Sheffield is ok actually.

Only bad thing is the crazy one way system in the center!

Bellycaster

@chrispy108

Good Pubs nearer to town:

The Washington, Fitzwilliam St. (Very Music Orientated and has a lot of old school Rockers hanging in there as well as a mix of others)

The Nelson Rock Bar, Furnival Gate. Speaks for itself.

The Pubs I mentioned after Shalesmoor in my other reply(Real Ale Capital).

The Devonshire Cat, Wellington Street. Close to The Washington.

Fagan's, Broad Lane. Sheffield's Legendary (Trad not Neo) Irish Pub, Richard Hawley is supposed to frequent here.

Pubs in Student/Residential Areas(Don't let that put you off, no offence Students):

The Ball Inn, Crookes

The Nottingham House, Broomhill.

The York, Broomhill (Foody Pub, but good for a drink too)

The Fox and Duck, Broomhill.

The Broomhill Tavern....erm.

Further out:

The Bull's Head, Ranmoor

The Ranmoor Inn, Guess Where?

The Rising Sun, Nether Green, just up from Ranmoor.

Late Bars that are ok: and play retro music are The Green Room and Maggie Mays, but are frequented by Kevin and Sharon and are usually heaving(not my cup of tea).

Leopold Square has some late bars(that are restaurants earlier) but have a DJ on and are less packed.

There is also the usual shit like Weatherspoon's and Walkabout etc.

There's enough here to keep you going for a bit

 

 

Myranda

Are they within pub-crawling distance of each other?

Bellycaster

@Myranda

I was relying on chrispy to use Google Maps, but I have categorized them for him.

Obviously the 4 in Broomhill are

As are the 2 in Ranmoor

Most town pubs are generally within walking distance of each other as are these.

The Real Ale Capital "Shalesmoor" those pubs(in my earlier post) are too.

Crookes has more than the 1 pub I mentioned which can be done as a crawl.

Washington, Dev Cat are close which I mentioned and are 10 mins walk from Nelson.

The Late Bars are also "In Town".

Fagans is slightly apart from the rest, but has other pubs and Butler's Indian Restaurant(Theeeee Best) close by.

I think he'll manage to sort something out from the info here.

 

chrispy108

You the man @bellycaster

Defo have to meet up when I'm up there, I owe you a pint or two!

Bellycaster

No Probs @chrispy108

I drink Brandy, by the way!

 

Van_Hayden

Bellycaster;37848" said:

 Butler's Indian Restaurant(Theeeee Best) 

+1 on that.

chrispy108

Happy to buy you a brandy or two then, but not a pint of brandy

Bellycaster

chrispy108 said:

Happy to buy you a brandy or two then, but not a pint of brandy

Lol, Only joking re The Brandy. )