20 September 2026 · 12:00 – 14:45
Sheffield Castle and River Sheaf: past, present and future walks
Sheaf and Porter Rivers Trust stall, Pollen Market, Grey to Green, Castlegate, Sheffield, S3 8LE
Two 45-minute guided walks with the Sheaf and Porter Rivers Trust, at midday and 2pm, exploring the Castlegate quarter and the newly daylighted River Sheaf. Meet at the Trust’s stall at Pollen Market. Fully accessible, all ages, free; book via Eventbrite. Part of Heritage Open Days.
Part of Castlegate Festival 2026 (12 to 20 September), the free celebration of heritage, arts, music and markets in Sheffield’s oldest quarter, organised by Sheffield City Council and Sheffield BID. Full programme (PDF).
Getting there and what to expect
Getting there
- Stops: Exchange Place/CG15 (27597) (129 m); Exchange Place/CG14 (27596) (153 m); Waingate (CG19) (154 m) (Stops: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (OGL v3); lines: bustimes.org / Bus Open Data (OGL v3))
- Sheffield Rail Station 760 m away, tram at Fitzalan Square 230 m away (Stops: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (OGL v3); lines: bustimes.org / Bus Open Data (OGL v3))
- Parking: Castlegate 110 m, 403 spaces (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
- Cycle parking 20 m, EV charger 160 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
- About 9 min walk from the city centre (690 m, straight-line estimate) (Straight-line estimate at 5 km/h; streets are longer)
- Open on the main map with this event pinned (Sheffield Events live map)
- Can I get there and back? Put your postcode into the tool below for the last bus and tram, the walk home, and the car parks. (Timetables: Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.)
Around the venue
- Air quality within WHO guideline (PM2.5 1.0, PM10 2.9 µg/m³, sensor 2.6 km away) (Air quality: Sensor.Community (ODbL, indicative) and DEFRA UK-AIR (OGL v3))
- Defibrillator 110 m, toilets 310 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
- No storm overflow discharging within 1 km (Storm overflows: Yorkshire Water (CC BY 4.0))
What is on around it
- Pollen Market with a Difference (10:00, 10 m away) (Sheffield Events listings)
- Printing Castlegate: art exhibition (10:00, 80 m away) (Sheffield Events listings)
- Castlegate Festival Radio live at 42 Waingate (11:00, 150 m away) (Sheffield Events listings)
Can I get there and back
The last bus and tram, the walk, what is recorded about step-free access and the car parks.
- Nearest defibrillator Defibrillator 110 m away · 24/7
- Nearest toilets Toilets 310 m away · free
- Nearest cycle parking Cycle parking 20 m away · 6 spaces · Sheffield City Council
- Nearest EV charger EV charger 160 m away
Read about this area on Wikipedia
- River Sheaf
The River Sheaf in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, flows northwards, past Dore, through Abbeydale and north of Heeley.
- IQuarter
- Castle Market
Castle Market was an indoor market in Sheffield city centre, England.
- Sheffield Castle
Sheffield Castle was a castle in Sheffield, England, constructed at the confluence of the River Sheaf and the River Don, possibly on the site of a former Anglo-Saxon long house, and dominating the early town.
- Lady's Bridge
Lady's Bridge is the oldest bridge across the River Don in the City of Sheffield, England.
Article titles and extracts from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; each links to its article.
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