Kelham Island Walks

31/05/2026

If you've enjoyed walking tours around Kelham Island and Neepsend, then the local community group Kelham Island and Neepsend Community Alliance is one of the reasons the area is so good. They're currently fundraising to support their activities so do donate if you can.

31/05/2026

It's not unusual for Kelham Island to have bits of debris washed down the river that gets stuck near the weir. But this latest one seems to be quite popular with some of the local residents

27/05/2026

This weekend there are two different tours you can join around Kelham Island and Neepsend, and tickets are still available:

Sat 30 May: Art & Artist Studios tour led by local artist Simon. Discover the public and street art in the area, along with the studios of working artists.

Sun 31 May: Neepsend history tour led by local historian Anders. Discover life in a Sheffield industrial community.

Both walks cost £10 and can be booked by following the link in the bio or searching on Eventbrite

23/05/2026

It's gearing up to be another beautiful day in Kelham Island. And I'm getting ready for another history walking tour of the area starting at Kelham Island Museum (as I always remind people, it's free entry to the museum these days so make sure you include that in a visit to the area) and I have my obligatory pre-walk coffee from .

03/05/2026

Did you know that Kelham Island was home to the oldest business in the UK still making wooden ladders? A great article about a historic business still going strong on Ebenezer Street.

BBC News - Meet the traditional ladder-makers of Sheffield - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98r4x4nk45o

W H Hulley keeps heritage craft alive - and now serves more diverse range of customers than ever.

26/04/2026

Thoroughly enjoyed today's walk around Attercliffe with Mike Higginbottom. The walk told the story of the area by visiting a series of buildings that were a part of the area's development and that are part of the urban landscape of Attercliffe now. We also visited Zion Graveyard (thank you Penny) and the Don Valley Hotel. The next walk is 7 June

25/04/2026

17/04/2026

Last weekend I went on the first city centre walk from Calvin of Hidden Sheffield Walks. Excellent as always, and a great introduction to aspects of Sheffield's hidden history that you might not have noticed. He'll be repeating the walk each Sunday over the coming weeks.

It's looking set fair for Sunday's tour of the stories and places of the city centre. Full details in the event post below in the comments.

I will be repeating the tour every Sunday in May, with further details posted here soon. There is a PayPal link in the event post, otherwise cash payment welcome on the day. No booking is required - as the summer goes on I may need to introduce tickets in advance, but for now you are more than welcome to just turn up :)

All my tours last two hours and are priced at £10 per adult with accompanied children free.

12/04/2026

Starting today and for the next few Sundays, Hidden Sheffield Walks will be running city centre walking tours, bringing to life the history at the heart of our city. Anyone who has been on Calvin's previous walks, including his famous 'drainspotting' walks, will already know how fascinating these will be. Book in advance or on the day. Follow the link in the comments on the story for more details.

On my city centre tour we start with a look at the Town Hall and the Peace Gardens. For nearly ninety years the gardens in various forms have been next to the Town Hall, however there was a much longer time when St Paul's Church was there instead - surrounded first by fields, then housing, before the current Town Hall was built in the 1890s.

Here is the church in the 1880s from Cross Burgess Street with the empty site soon to be built on by the Salvation Army on the left, and folk living where the Town Hall was to be constructed.