If you’re an outdoors type and crave getting out in the fresh air this summer or someone who’s simply looking to explore Sheffield a bit more, here are a few fun and quirky ways you can do it.
Do you like murder mysteries? How about trying ‘Murder on The Don’, Sheffield’s Outdoor Escape Game?
Solve cryptic clues as you work alongside Sherlock Holmes to try to figure out the identity of the game’s murderous creator. Fail, and you might just become their next victim!
This 3-hour outdoor escape game offers a new and engaging way to experience Sheffield. Explore the city’s history, its pubs, statues and street art as the games riddles and clues lead you straight to the heart of a sinister and deadly mystery. Will you be able to catch the killer? Or will you be forced to survive by other, less heroic means?
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Or maybe treasure hunts are more your thing? ‘Treasure Hunt Sheffield’ takes you on a beautiful route through Sheffield and sends you to fab places at your own pace and, because it’s all done on your phones there’s nothing to print.
Captain Bess will invite you and your friends to join the treasure hunt and send you a series of treasure maps to your phones leading you around the city, and don’t worry if you can’t find the answer right away, you can always ask her for hints.
Along the way you’ll learn lots of interesting facts and stories to keep you entertained and by the end of it you’ll have a great overview of Sheffield and what it has to offer.
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Or how about Operation City Quest Scavenger Hunt? Using an app, you explore Sheffield and find things in any order you’d like, take photos, and collect points. You can also complete challenges for even more points and when you’re done, check the app’s leader board to see how you compare to other teams. This scavenger hunt also has a remote host via chat to help you along the way if needed.
Another great way to get outdoors and explore Sheffield.
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Fancy taking in the beautiful surroundings and doing something a bit more relaxing? Rivelin Valley Nature & Heritage Trail can be enjoyed at any time of the year and as well as abundant wildlife there is the archaeological remains of 20 watermills and 21 mill dams dating from the 16th century. They played a key role in the cutlery and steel industry of Sheffield. If you’re still walking at dusk, look out for bats flying low over the mill dams.
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We hope this has given you a few ideas on how you get out and enjoy Sheffield and remember if we can help in any way with your student accommodation in Sheffield please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
