Landmarks

Beauchief Abbey

The surviving tower of a twelfth-century abbey, standing alone in fields on the city's south edge.

Illustration of a medieval abbey tower standing in green fields

Beauchief Abbey was founded around 1175 for the Premonstratensian canons, and after the Dissolution only the west tower survived; a small chapel was built onto it in 1662 and is still in use.

It stands in open ground beside the golf course and Beauchief Gardens, an unexpectedly rural corner reached by tram to Dore & Totley or a walk from Abbeydale Road.

Highlights

  • Founded around 1175
  • Surviving west tower
  • Rural setting in the city

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Illustration of a sunlit ancient woodland path among tall trees
Parks & gardens

Ecclesall Woods

Sheffield's largest ancient woodland, 350 acres of oak and birch with waymarked trails.

Illustration of a Georgian water-powered scythe works with a waterwheel and mill pond
Museums & galleries

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet

A complete Georgian scythe works with waterwheels, forges and workers' cottages, preserved in the Sheaf valley.

Illustration of a family park with a boating lake and miniature railway
Parks & gardens

Millhouses Park

A big family park on the River Sheaf with a paddling pool, boating lake and miniature railway.

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