The city’s international reputation was forged on its steel industry but despite such a proud industrial heritage it has also became one of the greenest cities in the country as was acknowledged by poet John Betjeman.
And as the stage is set with fantastic theatres including The Lyceum and The Crucible, the city has always given rise to great actors including Sean Bean and Michael Palin, as well as musical performers including the Human League, Joe Cocker, and the Arctic Monkey and many more.
It also boasts the world’s first football team with Sheffield Football Club and with such a heritage that no doubt inspired the popular professional city clubs, EFL Championship side Sheffield United, and EFL League One team Sheffield Wednesday who both attract tens of thousands of supporters.
Whatever reasons spring to mind one thing everyone will agree is that you’ll find no warmer welcome than in a city that has one of the highest retention rates for outside visitors who end up happily setting home in and around our famous seven hills.
9. Sheffield's Meadowhall Shopping Centre, near Tinsley, attracts shoppers from all over the UK
Sheffield's Meadowhall Shopping Centre, near Tinsley, attracts shoppers from all over the UK. It boasts 1.4million square feet of floor space and it has 290 stores, 50 places to eat, a cinema, 12,000 free parking spaces, and a helicopter landing pad. Photo: Submitted
10. Sheffield Millennium Gallery and the city's many museums ensure culture and arts for all
Sheffield's Millennium Gallery, on Arundel Gate, in the city centre and the city's many museums including Weston Park and Graves Gallery ensure that culture vultures can enjoy art and exhibitions all year round. Photo: Andrew Roe
11. Little-known Sheffield physician Daniel David Davis certainly should give the city a reason to be proud
Little-known Sheffield physician Daniel David Davis certainly gave the city a reason to be proud. This man's plaque can be found on Paradise Square, in Sheffield city centre, where he lived between 1803 and 1812 and it commemorates his involvement as an attending physician in assisting in the birth of of Queen Victoria. Dr Davis was also renowned for translating Pinels Treatise on Insanity. Photo: Jon Cooper