19 Interesting Things About Our Hometown Sheffield

1. We call our friends and connections ‘love’, ‘duck’, ‘chicken’, or ‘laddy/lassy’
2. Steel is our thing, and we’re never letting go (hence we’re called The Steel City — and proud!)
3. Kelham Island isn’t actually an island. Once featuring an industrial museum, the area is now a hip, cool place to live, eat, drink and be merry!
4. We much prefer breadcakes to a sandwich
5. Sheffield FC is the oldest running football club in the world (Est. 1857)
6. ‘The Hole In The Road’ was actually a hole, in the road. Famously known for its underground shops and restaurants, it was kinda cool — now it’s been filled to make way for the Tram (kinda a shame huh?)
7. We host the famous Snooker World Championships at our beloved Crucible Theatre
8. Hendersons Relish is a condiment only available in the north, and a delight on almost any dish (literally!). We feel very proud it’s made in Sheffield and exclusive to us northerners!
9. We ARE a big city, but we love the greenery just as much. Short 10 minute drive away is the peaceful Peak District National Park
10. Tramlines Festival gives us our own mini Glastonbury Experience
11. Sheffield took its name from the River Sheaf, which runs directly through the city
12. Sheffield has two main universities; Hallam and Uni Of — both which battle over the prestigious Varsity Title every year
13. Sheffield has the highest ratio of trees to people of all the European cities
14. The Sheffield Ski Village is Europe’s largest outdoor artificial ski resort (we’re pretty gutted we can no longer ski on it)
15. Sheffield is known as the largest village in England because of isolated location amongst seven hills (and because everyone seems to know everyone)
16. Jenkin Road was a big feature in the 2014 Tour De France Stage 2 due to it’s large incline and stretch of road (we hate going up that thing on foot, or in winter)
17. Sebastian Coe grew up here
18. Jessica Ennis calls Sheffield home
19. The Arctic Monkeys were born and bred here