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The Washington

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8 October 2026 · 20:00 Mirror Revelations with Hopeful Dream Cult and Asides Bsides DJ set The Washington FreeLive Music

The Washington is on Fitzwilliam Street, Sheffield. We have 9 events listed here, starting 8 October 2026, running through to 17 October 2026.

Events here are mostly filed under arts & culture, festivals and live music. Geoff Andrews, JC Niala and John Grindrod are booked to play here.

A long-running Sheffield city-centre pub and grass-roots live music venue on Fitzwilliam Street.

Can I get there and back

The last bus and tram, the walk, what is recorded about step-free access and the car parks.

About this place

The Washington, Sheffield - geograph.org.uk - 2933480
Derek Harper , CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The Washington public house - geograph.org.uk - 2933553
Rod Allday , CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Devonshire Business Park - geograph.org.uk - 4962672
N Chadwick , CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The Washington - geograph.org.uk - 4962674
N Chadwick , CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Nearby

Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Food hygiene

5 out of 5

The Washington (Pub/bar/nightclub)

Food Standards Agency

Nearest toilets

Toilet Map (CC BY 4.0)

Food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Updated 23 Sep 2026

What the records hold on this place

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Accessibility

Accessibility is not recorded for this venue. Nothing here is guessed from the building or the business type, so the honest answer is that nobody has recorded it. Ring ahead, and if you find out, it can be added to OpenStreetMap.

Nearest accessible public toilets

Getting there

West Street tram stop

About 307 m, roughly 4 minutes on the flat. Sheffield is not flat.

Bus stops come from NaPTAN, which is not stored on this site, so only the tram is answered here.

The building

This building is not on the National Heritage List for England. Plenty of good buildings are not listed.

Food hygiene: Food Standards Agency, Open Government Licence v3.0. Accessibility and venue tags: OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, plus the Great British Public Toilet Map, CC BY 4.0. Listed buildings: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0. Archive items: the Internet Archive. Tram stop positions: South Yorkshire Supertram through the live map. The join of these into one venue record is by Sheffield Events. CC BY 4.0 · All data sources · Download these facts (API)

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Getting there

The Washington 79 Fitzwilliam Street, Sheffield, S1 4JP

Nearest stops within 400 m

  • BusSheffield Centre, opp Fitzwilliam Street/Wellington Street60 m, about 1 min walk
    10A257257A257B
  • BusSheffield Centre Rockingham Street/RS3 (27616)310 m, about 4 min walk
    51181257257A257B271
  • BusSheffield Centre Rockingham Street/RS2 (27615)320 m, about 4 min walk
    6120120KSC1
  • BusSheffield Centre Charter Row/Moorhead MH5 (MH5)320 m, about 4 min walk
    10A1818A2024254344
  • BusSheffield Centre Rockingham Street/RS1 (27614)330 m, about 5 min walk
    3030AX305252A9595S
  • BusSheffield Centre, adj West Street/Fitzwilliam Street330 m, about 5 min walk
    67A3030AX30515252A
  • TramSheffield Centre West Street From City360 m, about 5 min walk
    BLUEYELL
  • TramSheffield Centre West Street To City400 m, about 5 min walk
    BLUEYELL

Live now within 1 km, 1 minute ago

Nearest defibrillator: Defibrillator, 230 m, about 3 min walk

Parking within 800 m

Inside the Sheffield Clean Air Zone: older taxis, vans, buses, coaches and lorries pay a daily charge. Private cars are not charged.

Open in the live mapGoogle directions

Stops and departures: bustimes.org from Bus Open Data; tram stops and Clean Air Zone: Sheffield City Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Parking: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Walking times are estimates.

Past events

  1. Captain Avery and the Cosmic Triceratops of Intergalactic PeaceLive Music
  2. The Will Yates ExperienceLive Music
  3. Take FourLive Music
  4. ShugacomaLive Music
  5. HexeLive Music
  6. TurnipLive Music
  7. GirlbossLive Music
  8. PolatLive Music
  9. Oslo TwinsLive Music
  10. The TivolisLive Music
  11. Paid By CashLive Music
  12. Humane the MoonLive Music
  13. Nap HotelLive Music
  14. End of Life Care PlanLive Music
  15. Washinglines – The Fringe At Tramlines @ The WashingtonLive Music
  16. CruushLive Music
  17. AqualineLive Music
  18. Ten Eighty TreesLive Music
  19. NightschoolLive Music
  20. Ode to a ToadLive Music
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