Kelham Island walking tour
Kelham Island Museum, Alma Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 8RY
Kelham Island started life as one of the first industrial districts of Sheffield with factories and houses jostling alongside each other. At the heart of the area is the River Don and the goit that created the original ‘island’. 800 years later, Kelham Island has been named Britain’s greatest urban neighbourhood and its pubs were listed by the New York Times as one of the best places to visit in the world.
Led by local resident Anders Hanson, this tour will tell you the story of Kelham Island’s origins growing from countryside the heart of the city’s metal working industries. It will show you some of the great architecture and art such as Green Lane Works, Cornish Place and Globe Works. You’ll discover the lives of industrialists, one of Britain’s foremost anti-slavery campaigners, a groundbreaking poet, and the workers whose wares were world famous, putting Sheffield on the map, but often at great personal cost.
Timings
- Tuesday 15 September:
- 1800
Location & directions
Kelham Island Museum, Alma Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S3 8RY
- Directions:
- Meet by the Bessemer Converter outside the entrance to Kelham Island Museum
- Contact on day:
- Anders Hanson
- Telephone number:
- +447909917195
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Tickets (and the booking link) will only be available from 17:30 on 20 August 2026. Please book your place through Eventbrite using the link below. This event usually ends up fully booked, so if you later realise you are unable to attend please cancel your ticket to allow others to go.
- Booking website:
- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heritage-open-days-2026-kelham-island-walking-tour-tickets-1992715053367?aff=oddtdtcreator
- Booking opens:
- 20 Aug 2026 05:30 PM
- Booking closes:
- 15 Sep 2026 05:30 PM
Accessibility details
The walk is fully accessible, however some of the walk is across uneven cobbles. There are only limited places to sit down. Well behaved dogs are welcome.
Additional information
Please note that although the meeting point for this walk is outside Kelham Island Museum, they are not involved in organising the event and so are unable to answer queries.
- Max number of people:
- 20
- Estimated duration:
- 2 hour(s) 0 minute(s)
