Millhouses Park
A big family park on the River Sheaf with a paddling pool, boating lake and miniature railway.
Millhouses Park runs along the Sheaf between Abbeydale Road South and the railway, with wide lawns, a boating lake, tennis courts, a skate park and a well-used paddling pool in summer.
A miniature railway runs at weekends, there is a good cafe, and the Sheaf Valley path carries on towards Beauchief and the Peak District.
Highlights
- Paddling pool and play areas
- Boating lake
- Miniature railway at weekends
Nearby in Sheffield
Landmarks
Beauchief Abbey
The surviving tower of a twelfth-century abbey, standing alone in fields on the city's south edge.
Museums & galleries
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
A complete Georgian scythe works with waterwheels, forges and workers' cottages, preserved in the Sheaf valley.
Parks & gardens
Ecclesall Woods
Sheffield's largest ancient woodland, 350 acres of oak and birch with waymarked trails.