Essential Guides 2016. Living in Sheffield. All you need to know about our city and accommodation. A world-class university A world-class university 1 In a unique city Our international reputation for academic excellence attracts students and staff from all over the world. You’ll meet people who will welcome you into our community and make your Sheffield experience unforgettable. 2 In a unique city 3 Our City Sheffield is the best place for students to people from all over the world have made live in the UK. It offers all the advantages of Sheffield their home. It’s a rich, diverse, living in a large and vibrant city that is both multicultural city that is proud of its safe and affordable. reputation for being one of the friendliest and safest major cities in the UK. Home to over half a million people, including more than 60,000 students, Sheffield is always developing but has Sheffield is situated centrally in the UK and retained its sense of community and is is England’s fourth largest city. Sheffield’s well known for its easy-going and tolerant location means travelling to other major outlook. Our students live fully as part of cities is easy, with London being just the community and are entirely immersed over two hours away by train. There in the day-to-day life of this fine city. We’re are also five airports close by, including proud that our city recognises its students Manchester International, East Midlands as a real asset and offers them such a and Birmingham. warm welcome. Bordering the beautiful Peak District When you become a Sheffield student it’s the National Park, it’s a city of stunning start of your relationship with a special city. landscapes; the greenest in Europe, and By train Birmingham 1 hour 7 mins Bristol 2 hours 47 mins Cardiff3 hours 22 mins Edinburgh 3 hours 20 mins Leeds 40 mins Leicester 56 mins Liverpool 1 hour 42 mins Edinburgh ◊ London 2 hours 5 mins Manchester 48 mins Nottingham 51 mins Belfast ◊ ◊ Leeds ◊ Manchester Dublin ◊ Liverpool ◊ Sheffield Peak District ◊ Nottingham National Park ◊ Leicester ◊ Birmingham ◊ London Cardi ◊ ◊ Bristol 4 The University is home to over 7000 international students from more than 120 countries. 5 City centre The University is an open campus and located within the city. The centre is compact and easy to walk around, with good pedestrian areas and plenty of public spaces. Our accommodation and the local residential suburbs are nearby and well served by frequent public transport. The centre of student life in the city is only five minutes’ walk away from central campus. West Street and the Devonshire Quarter is where you’ll find all the bars, cafés, shops, boutiques, music venues and restaurants that are always popular with our students. Another five minutes’ walk and you’re in the heart of the city, where pedestrian shopping areas lead to public gardens and squares. Museums, galleries and theatres share these spaces alongside a great selection of bars and cafés, making this a great place to meet up and relax. 6 7 Sheffield districts The suburbs local to the University are very individual, each with their own unique character. Hunter’s Bar and Ecclesall Close to our student accommodation is this thriving and fashionable residential area, with its fantastic mix of independent and high street stores. Ecclesall Road stretches for nearly three miles and is well known for its vast range of restaurants, bars, cafés and shops, including many one-off boutiques. Sharrowvale Road is quieter, with more of a village atmosphere, where good local shops, delis and traditional pubs share the tree lined residential streets. Ecclesall has some of Sheffield’s very best green spaces with the Botanical Gardens and Endcliffe Park nearby. The parks regularly host a great range of special events including circuses, fairs and open- air concerts throughout the summer. London Road A short walk from Ecclesall Road is London Road and its great range of international shops and restaurants. This area is well known for the variety of ethnic supermarkets, shops and cuisine on offer and is a popular place to go shopping, and for eating out. Broomhill Popular with students and locals alike, Broomhill has an interesting mix of shops, cafés, and bars and is only a short walk away from our accommodation and the Botanical Gardens. This area is well served by frequent buses to the University and city centre and has plenty of private rental accommodation. 8 Ranmoor Ranmoor is one of the most affluent and desirable suburbs in the UK. It’s close to the city centre but has its own peaceful and tranquil setting, with tree lined streets, large gardens and grand properties. Many students live close by in our accommodation and it’s conveniently placed for public transport, walking to campus and the local shops in Broomhill. Crookes and Walkley These are popular areas for students and for private rental accommodation. They are well known in Sheffield for the traditional strong communities formed between the local residents and their students. Victorian and Edwardian properties line the narrow, hilly streets and give this area its own unique character. The main shopping streets are home to a good selection of food shops and supermarkets, fast food outlets and general stores. There are plenty of cafés and pubs and it’s only a short walk away from two public parks and the main University campus. Walkley is quieter than Broomhill and Crookes and is closer to the countryside, with good walks in the Rivelin Valley. 9 Getting around The majority of our students choose to per hour. In some residential areas you will walk when going to and from campus or need a permit to park on the street where travelling short distances. This is the best you live. You will need to pay for the permit way to become familiar with the local area and apply to the Sheffield City Council. and find the nearest shops, supermarkets and cafés to your home. Cycles are Personal safety also very popular and all University As Sheffield is one of the safest major accommodation has secure cycle stores. cities in the UK, it’s safe to walk Free cycle parking facilities are available around and to and from University close to all academic buildings and several accommodation. cycle routes serve the central campus and main residential areas. Our Safe Taxi Scheme is for everyone and aims to ensure that students, who run out Public transport of money, can still get home safely after Sheffield and the surrounding districts a night out. By contacting our Safe Taxi are well served by an extensive network of Scheme partner ‘City Taxis’, you hand over bus and tram services. These are frequent your UCard as payment. The driver will and the most popular choice of transport give you a receipt and the next day you go in the city. Stops are at fixed points and to the Students’ Union to pay your taxi fare you pay on board. Unirider is a heavily and collect your UCard. discounted, term time travel ticket that gives unlimited travel on any Stagecoach Visit: tram or bus in Sheffield. www.sheffield.ac.uk/accommodation/ current/safetyandsecurity Tickets are only available for sale online at: for details. www.supertram.com/unirider.html We care about the safety of all our students Information for trams can be found at: but women’s safety needs are different to www.supertram.com men’s. The Students’ Union therefore has a variety of support services for women Timetables for buses can be found at: students. This includes a women’s minibus www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/ that takes you directly to your door, timetables/sheffield anywhere within a two mile radius of the Students’ Union. For just £1.50 it helps you Cars get home safely in the evenings. This is the We strongly recommend that you do not same price as the tram and much cheaper bring a car with you to Sheffield. than a taxi. All University accommodation and popular student areas are within this Car parking at the University is by permit two mile distance. only. Availability is limited and a fee will www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/safety/womens- apply. Further information can be found at: safety www.sheffield.ac.uk/parkingservices More information regarding student safety Parking your car on the street can be can be found at: expensive. Spaces close to campus, on www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/sos/safety main roads or in the city centre charge 10 11 Everything’s within walking distance and Getting around buses run every 8-10 minutes between our accommodation, the main campus and the city centre. 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