We had a day out to Sheffield not too long ago. We picked things that are unusual so there's more to Sheffield than this! Everything that we did was within the town centre too and we didn't venture out of the town centre.
The first place we headed too was the National Emergency Services museum. You had to pay a visit but the ticket is valid for a year. This was a museum dedicated to emergency services such as ambulance, police, fire, etc... It us set upon 3 floors and was very interactive for all ages. My teen really enjoyed the museum. You can climb several vehicles which adds it to the charm. It also has lots of information about the history behind each emergency services so we also learned a lot while playing around. There was also arts and crafts to do which my son really enjoyed! It is a must-visit museum for all the family.
Our next stop was the National Videogame Museum. Again, this is a paid museum and will need to book either the morning or afternoon session which lasts for 3 hours and we fully made the 3hours count. My son was in gaming heaven and even I, a very basic gamer, was thrilled to see some childhood video games and had to play them. You can play all the videogames that are displayed in the museum. In addition to all these games, there was also fun arts and crafts to do! This was such great fun. I thought I will have to sit on a bench for 3 hours and just watch the kids play but no, I was so busy playing vintage games which was great bonding time with each of my kids! This is now my son's favourite museum! Another must-visit museum in Sheffield!
We then walked around the Sheffield Town Centre and ended up in the beautiful Pleasure Gardens which had lots of water features! Not too far from it was the Winter Garden which is free to visit and a nice green space to visit. It also had art exhibitions too.
That was our day and where after such a long time, no one complained at any point! So Sheffield was a huge kids with the kids! It will not disappoint you!
