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**All tours are fully booked** Chance to see the newly revealed remains of Sheffield Castle, buried for around 400 years. Join Wessex Archaeology and Friends of Sheffield Castle to learn about its history and what recent excavations have unearthed.

**All tours are fully booked** Chance to see the newly revealed remains of Sheffield Castle and hear about the River Sheaf’s exciting future. Join Wessex Archaeology, Friends of Sheffield Castle and the Sheaf & Porter Rivers Trust to learn more.

A short tour of Sheffield's long gone markets

Take a guided tour of this Grade I listed building with the Council's Heritage Champion Cllr Janet Ridler, see some of its fine Victorian chambers, meeting rooms and architecture, and hear the stories of its famous visitors and civic dignitaries.

Tour of building with member of the architect team who designed the building. Display of design drawings.

GRADE II Listed. Beautiful Stained Glass Windows and Icons; Flower Display; Bell Ringing Demonstration during the weekend; Displays by The Bell Ringers; Handsworth Museum and Sword Dancers. An opportunity to try your hand at well dressing.

A self guided trail around Sheffield General Cemetery about people who came from all over the world and found work in Sheffield industries.

A look at the history under our feet. Discover the social heritage that we walk over every day.

A exhibition of fascinating stories of people from all over the world who came to Sheffield and are buried in the General Cemetery.

Local historian Melanie FitzGerald will share new insights into the importance of the local packhorse routes in and around Sheffield and how to identify the evidence which can still be found.

St Marie's Catholic Cathedral is a beautiful Victorian church in the centre of town, renowned for it architecture, decorations and stained glass. It is the mother church for Catholics and is much loved and used.

A guided tour for children ages 8- 16 around Sheffield General Cemetery about people who came from all over the world and found work in Sheffield industries.

Sheffield Networks of Activism. We will walk through Sheffield City Centre looking at buildings and places connected to Sheffield's extraordinary history of activism and political reforming.

Learn about the cemetery's diverse habitats and the species that make the cemetery their home.

A chance to see Sheffield's wonderful collection of silverware & hear the stories behind these unique pieces.

Designed by Basil Spence, St Paul's Wordsworth Avenue was built in 1956. Come and explore the building, hear talks about Basil Spence by members of Sheffield Modernist Society before joining us for refreshments in the Church Hall next door.

Explore Sheffield General Cemetery's diverse and unique habitats with Gerry Firkins.

Kelham Island and Neepsend are major hubs of Sheffield’s thriving official Street Art scene. This walk features roughly 70 exhibits.

A heritage walk tracing the origins of the main streets in Sheffield city centre.

A fascinating stroll through the canal basin, by the River Don and on to West Bar, returning via Paradise Square to learn about Sheffield’s Industrial Heritage.

A short tour of the Botanical Gardens in the company of one their tour guides.

This walk breaks down the full Sheffield Round Walk into two easier sections of 9 miles. Part two is on Thursday.

Explore some of the highlights of Sheffield’s unique football heritage, including the world’s two oldest clubs, Sheffield FC (1857) and Hallam FC (1860); the founding of SWFC and SUFC, Bramall Lane and Yorkshire Cricket Club.

A Short History of Professional Theatre from strolling players to the modern day.

Drop in to Sheffield Archives for a lunchtime look at some of Sheffield's oldest archive maps with Dr James Shaw and have a tour of our strongroom which has has over 800 years of Sheffield History.

A guided walk through the wilderness of our Victorian cemetery, telling the stories and visiting the graves of the victims of the wild waters of 1864.

This is a rare opportunity for visitors to see old hospital instruments and equipment as well as portraits, busts and photographs relating to the history of the Sheffield Hospitals.

This walk follows the second half of the Round Walk (see First Half on Monday the 9th)

An opportunity to walk round this private building in Sheffield's city centre, which has links to Sheffield's core industries of cutlery and steel. Its displays are stunning and inspirational.

A guided tour around the city centre, concentrating on civil engineering

First, we take a look at Rotherham Minister before following the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal from Rotherham to Sheffield Victoria Quays and into Sheffield City Centre. There are cut-off points at Meadowhall and Attercliffe.

A walking tour in Kelham Island, Sheffield encompassing both aspects of the industrial heritage of the area and of the ‘Beer Capital’ status owned by the City of Sheffield.

What is your story and journey to Sheffield? Join us for tea, cake and conversation to celebrate the routes made by our global cultural communities.

Explore the extraction and processing of the minerals once found in the Porter Valley with a team of expert geologists.

The city of Sheffield is a unique open air museum of football history. Called 'the world's first city of football' there is no other place on the planet where you can see numerous unique, early and historic football sites during a short walk.

Learn about Walkley, its history and its people: how, when and why did they come here and what makes them stay. Explore the links within the community and celebrate the events of the last ten years.

Three restored boats on Beverley Beck: visits, tours and boat trips on Mermaid

Discover a unique collection of Bolsterstone glassware & Midhope Pottery, and find out why Stocksbridge is the birthplace of the modern umbrella!

A free screening of a local-interest heritage film with an introduction, along with a brief talk about the history and heritage of Showroom Cinema, which was originally built as Kennings Motor Company’s Sheffield-based HQ in the 1930s.

A chance to visit this historic Grade II* listed Victorian cutlery factory, home to Sheffield’s last remaining hand-grinders, a recording studio and other modern makers and creatives.

Burton Street is now a thriving centre for people with learning disabilities. But there are rumours that it's haunted by the ghosts of Victorian teachers and school children. Take a tour of our beautiful old buildings - if you dare!

Visit the historic Wincobank Chapel, founded in 1841 as a village school by anti-slavery campaigner Mary Ann Rawson. Meet the Brigantes of Wincobank Hill and join a guided walk to Sheffield's Iron Age Hillfort.

See the best views in Sheffield and hear how a medieval deer park provided materials for industry, a home for workers, a dump for waste and a platform for guns. But now the deer are back and Parkwood Springs is set to be our country park in the city.

Explore fascinating photographs of Hillsborough Park and the surrounding area taken by accomplished photographer William T. Furniss over 100 years ago. Enjoy a performance by Loxley Silver Band and get creative!

Celebrate the beautiful artisan craftsmanship within the building including the Victorian & 21st century stained glass windows. Exhibitions about past and current places of Worship and Walkley cemeteries. Visit the bell tower to meet the bellringers

Visit a 200 year+ chapel and adjacent cemetery set in the beautiful Loxley Valley. Take tours of memorials/war graves and discover our connection to the Titanic disaster.

What is the history of Dore Masonic Hall? Discover the links between the Sheffield & Rotherham Licenced Victualers Association, Sir Francis Leggatt Chantry, J.B.V. Mitchell-Withers & Sons (Architects) and Burton upon Trent

The Lower Don Valley was the powerhouse of Sheffield's heavy steel industry and Attercliffe was where its workers lived. Though many buildings have disappeared what remains is a fascinating insight into the life of a once-thriving community.

A chance to visit to the architect George Pace's finest parish church with its stained glass by John Piper and Patrick Reyntiens and Gillian Rees-Thomas and Harry Stammers. Celebrating St Mark's role as an eco-congregation.

Explore this iconic Grade II* listed building, walk the 'Streets in the Sky' and take in its grand views of Sheffield.