Which bus or tram stops are near the venue?

Nearest public transport stops: Shalesmoor, adj Lambert Street/Scotland Street (bus, about 1 min walk); Shalesmoor, adj Scotland Street/Lambert Street (bus, about 1 min walk); Sheffield Centre, adj Gibraltar Street/Lambert Street (bus, about 3 min walk); Sheffield Centre, adj Gibraltar Street/Bower Spring (bus, about 3 min walk). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where can I park near the venue?

Nearest car parks: Hilton Hotels car park (about 1 min walk); Metis Apartments (about 2 min walk); Velocity Village (about 3 min walk). Car park data: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Is the venue inside the Sheffield Clean Air Zone?

Yes. Older taxis, vans, buses, coaches and lorries pay a daily charge; private cars are not charged.

How do I get to the venue?

The nearest stop is Shalesmoor, adj Lambert Street/Scotland Street, about 1 minutes on foot. The nearest car park is about 1 minutes away.

27 October 2026 · 12:00 – 13:30

Feeding Children in Hard Times: School Meals, Poverty and the Cost of Living in Britain

30 Scotland Street, Sheffield S3 7AA

A free talk for the 2026 ESRC Festival of Social Science on school meals, poverty and the cost of living in Britain, with historian Dr Heather Ellis, from Public Engagement at the University of Sheffield. Book a free place on Eventbrite.

Getting there and what to expect

Weather

No forecast yet for this date (Weather data from MET Norway, CC BY 4.0)

Getting there

Stops: Lambert Street/Scotland Street (adj) (5 m); Scotland Street/Lambert Street (adj) (45 m); Gibraltar Street/Lambert Street (adj) (141 m) (Stops: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (OGL v3); lines: bustimes.org / Bus Open Data (OGL v3))
Sheffield Rail Station 1.0 km away, tram at City Hall 350 m away (Stops: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (OGL v3); lines: bustimes.org / Bus Open Data (OGL v3))
Parking: Car park 30 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
Cycle parking 20 m, EV charger 480 m (Carver Lane Charge Point) (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
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 1.8, PM10 2.0 µg/m³, sensor 2.1 km away) (Air quality: Sensor.Community (ODbL, indicative) and DEFRA UK-AIR (OGL v3))
Defibrillator 120 m, toilets 290 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
No storm overflow discharging within 1 km (Storm overflows: Yorkshire Water (CC BY 4.0))

What is on around it

Unified Dating – Meet Singles in Sheffield (13:00, 380 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 120 m away · 24/7
Nearest toilets Toilets 290 m away · wheelchair accessible
Nearest cycle parking Cycle parking 20 m away · free · 2 spaces
Nearest EV charger Carver Lane Charge Point 480 m away · charge to use · Sheffield City Council

Read about this area on Wikipedia

National Emergency Services Museum 0.1 km away
The National Emergency Services Museum is a museum in Sheffield, England.
Pennine Five 0.2 km away
Paradise Square 0.2 km away
Paradise Square is a Georgian square in the City of Sheffield, England.
The School Room 0.2 km away
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St Vincent's Church, Sheffield 0.3 km away

Article titles and extracts from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; each links to its article.

81 to Stannington 0.5 km away
57 to Stocksbridge 0.5 km away
30A to Broomhill 0.6 km away
95 to Walkley 0.6 km away

Vehicle positions via bustimes.org from the Bus Open Data Service (Open Government Licence v3.0). Positions can lag by a minute or two.

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