Abbeyfield Park House & Garden: Eavesdropping, Constance & Change
Abbeyfield Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S4 7AY
Abbeyfield House emerges on local maps in the mid-19th-century marked as "Pitsmoor Abbey". Shortly after this the property was developed and around the turn-of-the-century extended and reoriented. The growth of Burngreave as a residential suburb led to the gradual sale or leasing of the many large private gardens and lands in the surrounding area and Abbeyfield House was sold to the Sheffield Corporation and opened as a public park in 1909.
Our tour will take in the general context of Pitsmoor both as a Victorian and Edwardian "polite society" house and garden as well as its varied history as part of the public realm subsequent to its sale. There are some well preserved Victorian and Edwardian features within the house as well as a few mysteries that remain to be solved which will form part of the tour itself. Our visit will include an optional and nevertheless careful descent into the vaulted cellars of the house and will conclude in the community room where the Friends of Abbeyfield House will offer refreshments and the chance to learn about the future of the house and gardens as well.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 13 September:
- 1100 & 1400
- Sunday 14 September:
- 1400
- Saturday 20 September:
- 1100 & 1400
- Sunday 21 September:
- 1400
Location & directions
Abbeyfield Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S4 7AY
- Directions:
- The House and Park are on the following bus routes from the town centre: 20, 75, 76, 76a, 83, 97 and 98. There is free parking on the road next to the park at the Abbeyfield Road entrance .
- Contact on day:
- Deborah Egan
- Telephone number:
- +447393188227
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Tours must be prebooked via Eventbrite
- Booking website:
- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/abbeyfield-park-house-garden-eavesdropping-constance-change-tickets-1466540053779?aff=oddtdtcreator
- Booking opens:
- 21 Aug 2025 10:00 AM
Accessibility details
Wheelchair and pram access to the ground floor and parkland only . No access to the first floor . The toilets are only available on the first floor and there is no lift and there is no access for wheelchairs or prams to the first floor but the ground floor is accessible.
Additional information
- Max no of people per tour:
- 15
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
