The new park at Castlegate, where Sheffield Castle stood until 1648, and which was most recently home to Castle Market, is scheduled to open to the public in summer 2026. The River Sheaf has been opened up at the spot, where it meets the River Don, for the first time since it was buried underground in 1917.
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00:00This is the historic former site of Sheffield's Castle in the city centre, where a new £19.65
00:07million park is taking shape. For the first time in more than a century, the River Sheaf,
00:13which was previously buried underground, has been opened up to public view where it meets
00:17Seddon. The river will run through the new park, scheduled to open in summer 2026, where
00:24remains of the castle, including its old gatehouse, will be on public display, and a 500 capacity
00:29event space will be created. The site was most recently home to Sheffield's old Castle
00:35Market, which closed in 2013 when the market moved to the moor, and was subsequently demolished.
00:59For more information visit www.fema.gov