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Walking tours around Kelham Island and Neepsend in Sheffield. Bringing the past and present of the area to life.

26/10/2026

These Gardeners Rest glasses are lovely. Perfect for a post-walk drink, as the Kelham Island and Neepsend art and studios tour finishes there. The next tour is Saturday, 12 December.

This Sunday's Neepsend walking tour also starts outside the Gardeners at 11am. A bit early for a pint, but you can always pop back afterwards.

24/10/2026

Next Sunday (1 Nov) I'll be running my Neepsend walking tour, where you'll discover the history of this Sheffield industrial community. Tickets are £10 and available from the Kelham Island Walks website.

On the same day are running a pop up shop where you can meet some of the craftsmen and browse the tools available.

05/10/2026

This Saturday you can discover more about the art of Kelham Island and Neepsend in the company of an expert. The two hour walk shows you art that can be seen in the area's streets but also gives you a tour of local artist studios. Tickets are £10 and can be booked at kelhamislandwalks.com

Sheffield Tribune

29/09/2026

Today I took some of the Sheffield branch of the Forum for the Built Environment around the city centre and told them the story of the city through its buildings. Some well known buildings, some less so, and some unexpected stories. I'm still rubbish at selfies though.

29/09/2026

A great evening with the Sheffield branch of the Forum for the Built Environment, telling them the story of Sheffield through its buildings. Buildings many people would know, but some they wouldn't, and some unexpected stories.

10/09/2026

Heritage Open Days starts tomorrow and runs until 20 September. There are 116 events on in Sheffield alone, with history walks, access to buildings that aren't normally open to the public, talks and tours.

I'll be running tours of Kelham Island and around Yellow Arch Studios (although these are fully booked) and I'll be helping out with walks around Attercliffe and Sandygate/Carsick. But there's also many more places where you can just turn up on the day, which is what I'll be doing as well.

Sheffield Heritage Open Days

https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/whats-on/search-2026-events.html?view=list&searchQuery=&locationQuery=Sheffield&distance=&startDate=&endDate=

14/08/2026

There's still places available on tomorrow's (Sat 15 Aug, 11am) Kelham Island walking tour. Discover the history of this fascinating part of Sheffield and how it's developed into the area it is today. Walks take 2 hours and tickets can be booked by following the link in the bio

05/08/2026

Not long now until Sheffield Heritage Open Days. I'll be running two events again - a walking tour of Kelham Island and working with Yellow Arch Studios who will be doing tours of their building. Booking is required and opens at 5.30pm on 20 August.

Our digital Sheffield brochure is now available to download at www.sheffieldhods.com The print version will be hitting outlets around the city late next week, you can pick up an early copy at the Moor Market Sheffield Markets on Saturday 15th August 9.00 - 12.00 It's crammed full of walks, talks, tours, open days, exhibitions and everything is totally FREE to access!
Sheffield Heritage Open Days runs 11 - 20 September 2026.

28/07/2026

The Ship is one of the stops on my Kelham Island walking tour, not only does it have amazing tiles, it also has a fascinating story from the Sheffield flood of 1864, oh, and it also has the only ghost story on the tour. Plus, it's a great pub. What more could you want?

The plaque everyone stops to read so thought we'd share....🪧

"During the Sheffield flood 11th March 1864 two seamen drowned without trace in the secret tunnels beneath the Inn. These tunnels led to the river and sightings of a ghost is believed to be that of one of these men"

That being said...come have a pint with a ghost....👻🍺

18/07/2026

There's still places left for tomorrow's history walk of Neepsend starting at 11am outside the Gardener's Rest pub, tickets are £10. More details and booking links in the bio.

One of the landmarks of Neepsend, included in the walk, is the old Stones Brewery. The site is currently being redeveloped by . It's not just the well known Cannon Brewery site that's part of the history of William Stones in Neepsend. There's a couple of other buildings still standing that form part of the story, as shown in these images.

If you know who did the Stones bitter street art on the corner of Rutland Road and Boyland Street then do credit them in the comments.

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