A park with a view

Walks, England, South Yorkshire, Sheffield
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A park with a view

Meersbrook Park, Sheffield

by GoJauntly

  • 30 minutes / 1.1km
  • 63

About 4km from the City Centre, the park is set on a steep hillside and is one of the most intact examples of Victorian municipal park.

  • Great views
  • Child friendly
  • Paid-for attraction

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  1. The Bishops' House is one of 3 surviving timber-framed houses in the city and is over 500 years old! You can have a nosy round the museum.

    Step 1: The Bishops' House is one of 3 surviving timber-framed houses in the city and is over 500 years old! You can have a nosy round the museum.

  2. Follow the path past the first of two play areas into the main park.

    Step 2: Follow the path past the first of two play areas into the main park.

  3. Once through the trees you will be rewarded with a view over the city that was once painted by JMW Turner in the 1790's.

    Step 3: Once through the trees you will be rewarded with a view over the city that was once painted by JMW Turner in the 1790's.

  4. Take the path to the left, past a wooden rabbit.

    Step 4: Take the path to the left, past a wooden rabbit.

  5. Explore among the trees.

    Step 5: Explore among the trees.

  6. If you continue along the top path, you will go down some steps and past a picnic area.

    Step 6: If you continue along the top path, you will go down some steps and past a picnic area.

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