Manor Fields Park
ENTRY
Free
SETTING
Outdoors
WHERE
Sheffield
What it’s like
Free park with two playgrounds, a sandpit and a boardwalk, plus Tudor ruins you can touch but not climb.
Two playgrounds and an interactive sandpit are the obvious draw, but there's more going on here than the usual swings and slide. A pondside boardwalk gives you somewhere flat to push a buggy while the kids peer at the water, and the parkletics equipment gives older ones something more physical to have a go on. In the school holidays there's a children's trail and craft sessions, which is worth timing your visit around if you've got a kid who needs a task rather than just a climbing frame.
It's free to get in, which counts for a lot when you're weighing up a day out. The site sits alongside the Tudor ruins at Sheffield Manor Lodge, and the rule there is look but don't touch the climbing bits: you can run your hands over 450 year old stonework, you just can't scramble up it. Worth knowing if you've got a child who treats every wall as a challenge.
Ground underfoot is a bit uneven in places because of buried archaeology, so it's not the smoothest terrain for a wobbly toddler or a scooter. The Turret House has a spiral stone staircase up to the top floors, which is charming if you fancy the climb but not one for a pushchair or anyone who struggles with steps.
The Rhubarb Shed Café does home cooked food and a proper kids' menu, plus vegan and gluten-free options, and it's picked up a Good Food Award for cafés this year. There's free parking at the City Road entrance and at Manor Oaks, with accessible bays at both, and it's an easy trip on the tram or bus from Sheffield Interchange if you're coming without a car.
What’s on here
Facilities
Need to know
- Parking
- Small car park at City Road entrance with disabled spaces
- Food
- Rhubarb Shed Café with home cooked food, lunch options, cakes
- Wheelchairs
- Wheelchair available to borrow on request within Sheffield Manor Lodge grounds
- Dogs
- Not allowed in Tudor grounds except on monthly Doggy Days
- Getting there by bus or train
- Blue or yellow tram or bus from Sheffield Interchange (5 minutes' walk from train station)
- The Turret House upper floors are only reachable by a spiral stone staircase, no lift
- Buried archaeology means uneven ground in parts of the park
- There's a changing places toilet on site
- Afternoon tea at the café needs booking in advance
- Trams and buses from Sheffield Interchange stop nearby, a 5 minute walk from the train station
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
Nothing, it's free entry.
Do we need to book?
No booking needed to just turn up and use the park. Group tours of the site can be booked in advance with a volunteer guide.
Is there parking?
Free parking at the City Road entrance and at Manor Oaks, both with disabled bays.
What's there for food?
The Rhubarb Shed Café does home cooked lunches and cakes, with vegan and gluten-free options. Afternoon tea needs booking ahead.
Is it OK for a pushchair or wheelchair?
There's a level path on a slight incline into the Discovery Centre and a wheelchair to borrow on request, but the ground elsewhere can be uneven because of buried archaeology underneath.
Can the kids climb on the ruins?
They ask that you don't, the ruins are over 450 years old, but touching them is fine.
Can we bring the dog?
Dogs aren't allowed in the Tudor grounds except on monthly Doggy Days, but they're welcome at the café's outside tables.
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