Sheffield Walking Tours
Urban adventures bringing the secrets of Sheffield to life.
- Work together to solve fun challenges & puzzling clues Perfectly balanced & location-based.
- Guided by clues sent to your phones Messages sent to you and your team's phones.
- Explore Sheffield's historic landmarks and hidden gems Our speciality, discovering and showing off amazing places!
- Discover top-rated pubs, bars and cafes Optional breaks to catch a rest along the way.
- Compete Set the fastest time and see you ranking on your end certificate. for top spot on the Sheffield leaderboard
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Next Steps
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- 1. Select your game, pick a trail of your choice and receive your welcome email.
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- 2. Rally your team and enter a team name and phone number(s) into the system.
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- 3. Receive your welcome text, then head to the start location on a day and time of your choice.
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- 4. Text START to receive the first in a series of cryptic directions. Solve the puzzles to unravel your mystery.
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- 5. Discover unique places, the secret and hidden of your city - and great independant pubs/cafes!
CityDays Sheffield Hunts
Each hunt explores a different area of city in one of two ways. Our classic treasure hunts & scavenger hunts use puzzle-filled directions to guide players to exciting new sights. Our Story trails do all this with the added bonus of an immersive story on top - play the main character and relive a tale from the city's past or experience a story all your own.
Action-packed Sheffield Walking Tours in Sheffield
How the Sheffield days out work
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Discover Sheffield's secret places
- Experience Sheffield's unique places and share stories in independent pubs & cafes, curated for each Sheffield Sheffield walking tour.
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Fun challenges
- Engaging puzzles and captivating stories reveal Sheffield in a new light.
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Play together or competitively
- Work as a team or compete head-to-head to set the fastest time on our Sheffield leaderboard.
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Fully flexible bookings
- Alter your booking freely; change the date, time, number of people or chosen Sheffield Sheffield walking tour. Even stop and start once you've begun.
Fun activity for all groups
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Sheffield walking tour Reviews
The great things you say about CityDays Sheffield Walking Tours
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RAB
Really enjoyed the trail! Will be booking again in a different city! Such a great way to explore!
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SPUNLY
Really good, throughly enjoyed it. First one we have done and will be doing it again! Good service and clear instructio…
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The Geniuses
Really fun, would definitely do another one. I discovered corners, streets, paths and pubs that I never a knew before. …
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Kojak
really fun way to get to know the city we live in. a little tough in places, but that's the fun of it. 10/10 would reco…
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Ladies who lunch
The cobbled mews, tiny parks, and amazing building show a hidden side to Kensington, we loved the whole experience of t…
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Super Sleuths
Great way to pass time, see the sights of the city and pop in to the ‘local establishments’ for some refreshment. Can r…
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Lightning Sharks
Had an amazing few hours, saw things we had never noticed before. Loved every minute of it and can not wait to do our n…
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Slay queens
Very enjoyable day for daughters 17th birthday and friends
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Kenya Girls
What a fantastic day we had celebrating my friend's birthday. It's amazing what treasures are hidden behind the busy st…
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Sarah's Sleuths
So much fun to explore around the mews and see some very beautiful parts of London
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Awesome Foursome
Great experience! Lots of fun.
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SOTS Girls On Tour
Did the painted city tour of Bristol with a group of 6 friends from my 70s music group. We loved it , a really inform…
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Swebenny
Lots of fun being tourists in the city we love! Loved all the facts. Thanks Citydays!
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Women Sherlock
Had an amazing time. Cleverly written. Suggest comfortable shoes and spare about 3 hours to finish. Answer questions …
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GJ Dream
It was a peaceful and lovely walk around the area and enjoyed the historic background. The directions for this one was …
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The Hay Rollers
A great way to explore the city in a totally unique way. You see parts of the city that you never knew were there, or y…
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JG’s Gang
Had great fun! Saw lots of things we obviousLyn haven’t really noticed before. Impressed with the two pub stops!!!
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missun complete
This was so amazing and fun! Puzzles are not too complex, but just enough to keep us guessing! Would definitely do agai…
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Shakhil
Great way of learning about NYC!
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Viva Raf Cambridge
Love these games. Highly recommended
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Walking Tours of Sheffield with CityDays
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Your urban odyssey starts here!
Welcome to Sheffield, South Yorkshire’s industrious city gem with a riveting and unexpectedly tumultuous history.
Home to over 746,000 people, Sheffield has procured its place as a go-to destination for everyone from sports fans to students.
But beyond its reputation as a pioneering powerhouse, Sheffield is home to a lot of fascinating and overlooked historic gems that unite local feats and figures with global history.
Our gamified Sheffield walking tours show you everything you need to see and do in Sheffield while also uncovering some lesser-known facts, places and secrets that even many locals don’t know about – all while having fun with the people you like most!
Get The Most Out of Your Walking Tours in Sheffield
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Our Sheffield walking tours transform you and your friends, family, colleagues or whoever into detectives, explorers and tour guides all at the same time.
You’ll be tasked with solving a murder mystery in Sheffield that has dumbfounded even the likes of Sherlock Holmes. Luckily, he’ll be playing along beside you as you scavenge the city for clues, hunting down historic sights and collecting pieces of trivia along the way.
You answer the clues, you discover the secret sights and hidden gems, and it’s your team that competes for top spot on our leaderboard.
We’ve worked hard to make sure there’s something for everyone who plays our Sheffield walking tours. So if it’s history, pubs, cosy cafes, weird geographical quirks or the satisfaction of solving a murder mystery you’re after - know that you’ll find it with CityDays!
See The City Your Way: Sheffield City Walking Tours
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No queues, no hassle, no guide, no strangers.
Your enjoyment is at the heart of what we do. That’s why we create trails that help you explore a city without any of the downsides of doing so on a typical sightseeing tour.
You decide who you do your tour with: whether it’s just you or you invite your friends, family, other half or colleagues along for the journey, rest assured that no strangers will be crashing your adventure.
Take your time or race ahead: We have an opt-in competitive element to our games. That means that if you answer the clues in record time, submit the best photo or take part in any of our other challenges, your team will be in with the chance to win fun prizes.
However, these are totally optional and if you want to take your time exploring the sights or nipping into cosy shops, rest stops or attractions along the way, by all means do!
In fact, we encourage rest stops: We want you to experience the best of Sheffield. That’s why we recommend pubs, cafes and bars that you can use as rest stops along the way if you want to. If you’re raring to go or have other commitments in mind, that’s fine too. You’re welcome to pause the game at any point and resume it when you’re ready.
Stop or start whenever it’s convenient for you: Babysitter or train cancelled? No problem! Our games can be played at any time, although we do recommend playing during daylight hours (it’s hard to spot clues in the dark and your safety is a priority for us).
All you need is a phone, comfy shoes and a sense of adventure: really, that’s it. If you have a good bunch of people around you, all the better.
The Best Sheffield Walking Tours
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Our walking tours of Sheffield are self-guided and designed to show you the good stuff, cut out the boring stuff, and get you interacting with your surroundings.
How do we do that?
Well, we put the activity back in your hands. We curate our trails so they take you around a city’s most interesting streets, landmarks, history, and introduce you to its famous figures. The only catch is - it’s up to you to solve our puzzles, riddles and clues to take you from each one to the next!
Instead of a traditional guide leading you from pillar to post, we send puzzles, riddles and clues to your phone that contain the answers and directions for your next stop. Don’t worry - you don’t need to be tech-savvy to play. If you can send text messages, you’re more than qualified!
Still a bit confused? Here’s how it works.
Historic Sheffield Walks: Unveil History With your Senses
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Believe us when we tell you that Sheffield is full to the brim with clues to its past - you’ve just never noticed them before.
On this Sheffield walking tour, you’ll traverse Sheffield’s city centre while visiting many of its major landmarks, such as Sheffield Cathedral, The Peace Gardens, Crucible Square, Victoria Quays and Kelham Island.
We love history - but we understand that not everyone is as fanatic as we are. Don’t worry - you don’t have to be a history buff to enjoy our walking tours in Sheffield. You don’t need any prior knowledge to solve our clues, although a curious mind and an eye for detail will help!
All you have to do is crack our puzzles, riddles and clues to take you around.
Available Trails and Sheffield Walking Tours
Interested in finding out more about the kinds of self-guided Sheffield walking tours we provide? Here’s where you get a tiny sneak peek into where you can find your next adventure…
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Murder on The Don
Embark on a puzzle-filled adventure through Sheffield, exploring its rich history via architecture, sculptures, and artworks - all while solving a murder mystery.
Unravel clues and solve challenges that reveal Sheffield’s historic gems while journeying through a fictional murder mystery. Aided by Sherlock Holmes himself, you’ll uncover secrets around the city centre and the former industrial hub of Kelham Island.
Enjoy a scenic route that passes through iconic Sheffield landmarks and unravel a classic murder mystery with a twist on this Sheffield walking tour that is perfect for both locals and first-time visitors to Sheffield!