Sheffield has been named as one of the best places to live in the North - and it's easy to see why
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00:00Today the Sunday Times announced Sheffield as one of the top cities to live in in the
00:03North. From cool independent coffee shops to beautiful parks, come on a tour around
00:07the city with me to find out just how we managed to make that list.
00:11So the first stop on our tour is going to be Cambridge Street Collective. Now this is
00:15actually the biggest food hall in Europe which is pretty exciting and you can just see from
00:20these videos here why it's so popular. It's absolutely massive and there's such a range
00:25of different foods.
00:27We're now headed to our next stop but as you can see from this video even in the built
00:30up areas there's always plants or trees hidden around the corner. You also can't help but
00:34notice all of the new shops that seem to be cropping up across the city.
00:38Now we've reached our next stop which is the Peace Gardens and it was a beautiful day today
00:43and everyone was sitting out enjoying the sun and I think the water features are definitely
00:47a favourite of the kids running through them. A lot of my friends that have come up to visit
00:51have actually also said the same thing about the water features and how they're so amazing
00:55so take what you will from that. A short walk away from this I made a quick pit stop at
00:59the Orchard Terrace which I actually didn't find for quite a few years of living in Sheffield
01:04but I'm glad that I did eventually stumble in one day. It's great for cheap dates and
01:09pizza and all sorts of things so definitely go stick your head in and see what's on offer.
01:15Now we're going from one square to another. We've reached Leopold Square. This is actually
01:19quite quiet in the daytime. It has restaurants like Wagamama and things like that open but
01:23at night is when it really lights up. Talking of nights out I now turned onto West Street
01:28which is known for its amazing nights out. Not so exciting in the day but there are some
01:33nice vintage shops and restaurants to discover. As you can see from these videos the transport
01:39is actually very good in Sheffield as well. Trams run very regularly and buses might be
01:43a little less reliable but they always eventually turn up. And now here we are on what I would
01:48argue is the coolest street in Sheffield, Division Street. Here is where you get all
01:53the best vintage finds whether that's through the Kilo store or the more curated sort of
01:59second hand shop. They also have a real range of quirky little coffee shops and restaurants
02:06that you can enjoy while you're shopping. I also love this little plant shop. I want
02:12to buy everything and decorate my whole home with it. I spoke about Sheffield's great
02:17transport links earlier but cycling is also actually a very easy way to get around in
02:21Sheffield. They obviously have that mural there and you can see a guy cycling past here
02:25so don't be afraid to hop on that bike. Here I'm walking through to the Winter Gardens
02:30which I was not expecting to find when I first walked around Sheffield. I feel like you can
02:34stumble upon them and just question why there's basically a massive greenhouse in the middle
02:38of the city. But I think it's absolutely beautiful. Today there was actually a family event going
02:44on but it's so great that this is open for free to the public. I also simply had to stop
02:50to take a video of this cute little artwork that I think embodies the city pretty well.
02:55And now as I'm leaving you can see the Crucible is directly opposite. This really brings the
02:59culture to Sheffield. The Crucible and the Lyceum are the two big theatres in Sheffield
03:04and they have shows on year round to go and see.