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15 September 2026 · 14:00 – 16:00

Castlegate Grey to Green Tour

Meet outside Sheffield Crown Court, West Bar, Sheffield, S3 8PH

A walk through the award-winning scheme that turned a redundant 1.6km dual carriageway into a climate-resilient linear park, led by the council officer who has worked on it since 2014. Starts outside the Crown Court on West Bar (phase one, 2016), continues along Bridge Street and Snig Hill into Castlegate (phase two, 2022) and finishes with an introduction to the new Castle Hill Park. Free, book via Eventbrite.

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).

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Getting there and what to expect

Getting there

  • Stops: West Bar/Workhouse Lane (at) (45 m); West Bar/West Bar Green (WB1) (63 m); Queen Street/Paradise Street (adj) (143 m) (Stops: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (OGL v3); lines: bustimes.org / Bus Open Data (OGL v3))
  • Sheffield Rail Station 890 m away, tram at Castle Square 320 m away (Stops: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (OGL v3); lines: bustimes.org / Bus Open Data (OGL v3))
  • Parking: Riverside 180 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
  • Cycle parking 20 m, EV charger 480 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
  • On the roads within 1 km: Road closed: Closed; Road works: Roadworks; Jam: Stationary traffic (Traffic: TomTom)
  • About 6 min walk from the city centre (500 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 2.1, PM10 6.2 µg/m³, sensor 2.3 km away) (Air quality: Sensor.Community (ODbL, indicative) and DEFRA UK-AIR (OGL v3))
  • Defibrillator 130 m, toilets 230 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
  • No storm overflow discharging within 1 km (Storm overflows: Yorkshire Water (CC BY 4.0))

What is on around it

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 130 m away · 24/7
  • Nearest toilets Toilets 230 m away · wheelchair accessible
  • Nearest cycle parking Cycle parking 20 m away · 6 spaces · Sheffield City Council
  • Nearest EV charger EV charger 480 m away

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