Which bus or tram stops are near the venue?

Nearest public transport stops: Western Bank, adj Glossop Road/Clarkson Street (bus, about 1 min walk); Western Bank, opp Glossop Road/Clarkson Street (bus, about 2 min walk); Western Bank, adj Durham Road/Glossop Road (bus, about 2 min walk); Western Bank/Damer Street (adj) (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: Sheffield Children's Hospital (about 1 min walk); Durham Road (about 1 min walk, 560 spaces); UoS Cat:B (about 2 min walk). Car park data: OpenStreetMap contributors.

How do I get to the venue?

The nearest stop is Western Bank, adj Glossop Road/Clarkson Street, about 1 minutes on foot. The nearest car park is Sheffield Children's Hospital.

24 October 2026 · 10:30 – 18:00

SynthFest UK 2026

University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TQ

Large synthesiser show at the University of Sheffield Octagon Centre, where visitors can try and buy instruments on the day.

Getting there and what to expect

Weather

No forecast yet for this date (Weather data from MET Norway, CC BY 4.0)
Sunset 17:50, dark from 18:26 (Sunset and dusk computed for the venue)

Getting there

Stops: Glossop Road/Clarkson Street (adj) (61 m, 6 30 30A X30 120 120K); Glossop Road/Clarkson Street (opp) (93 m, 6 30 30A X30 120 120K); Durham Road/Glossop Road (adj) (95 m, 51 52 52A) (Stops: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (OGL v3); lines: bustimes.org / Bus Open Data (OGL v3))
Sheffield Rail Station 1.8 km away, tram at Sheffield Uni 370 m away (Stops: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (OGL v3); lines: bustimes.org / Bus Open Data (OGL v3))
Parking: Durham Road 40 m, 560 spaces (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
Cycle parking 40 m, EV charger 610 m (EV Rapid Charger) (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
About 16 min walk from the city centre (1.3 km, 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 1.6, PM10 2.8 µg/m³, sensor 860 m away) (Air quality: Sensor.Community (ODbL, indicative) and DEFRA UK-AIR (OGL v3))
Defibrillator 50 m, toilets 180 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
No storm overflow discharging within 1 km (Storm overflows: Yorkshire Water (CC BY 4.0))

What is on around it

The Geopolitics of Climate – Arthur Snell (14:00, 190 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 50 m away · 24/7
Nearest toilets Toilets 180 m away · free
Nearest cycle parking Cycle parking 40 m away · Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Nearest EV charger EV Rapid Charger 610 m away · charge to use · Sheffield City Council

Read about this area on Wikipedia

Drama Studio, University of Sheffield 0.1 km away
The Drama Studio is an intimate 177 seat theatre venue owned by the University of Sheffield and operated by the university’s Performance Venues department.
Sheffield Children's Hospital 0.1 km away
Weston Park Hospital 0.1 km away
West End, Sheffield 0.1 km away
University House, University of Sheffield 0.2 km away

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

240 to Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 2.9 km away
N14 to Belgravia 6.9 km away
905 to Leeds City Centre 10.0 km away
120 to Halfway 10.4 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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