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Viewpoints & Picnic Spots in Sheffield

None of these spots sit inside Sheffield itself, so this one is about picking a longer trip out that earns its petrol money. A drive out to Worksop gets you Clumber Park, where lakeside picnic tables and Lime Tree Avenue make for a proper stretch of the legs, entry from £3.25 and a play area to keep younger children busy. Out at Chesterfield, Hardwick Hall pairs woodland play trails with parkland picnic spots below Bess of Hardwick's house, wider-estate tickets from £3. A longer trip out to Matlock Bath brings Heights of Abraham, where a cable car crosses the valley before two cavern tours and a hilltop park with views, from £16 and best suited to ages 4 to 15. For a free-flowing family picnic on a budget, Clumber Park or Hardwick Hall win on price and both have cafes and accessible toilets if you would rather not pack everything yourself. Heights of Abraham costs more but earns it with the cable car and caverns, better suited to older children than toddlers. All three have parking and picnic areas, so the real choice is whether you want flat lakeside walking or a proper hilltop view.

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