The Channel 5 presenter and former BBC Breakfast and Football Focus sports broadcaster who was born in Crawley happily set up home in Sheffield with his wife and three children after he had been a student in the city.
His love for the city and all things Sheffield is no secret and the former Strictly Come Dancing star enjoys nothing more than stepping out with his family to enjoy the city’s fine cafes, restaurants, theatres, cinemas and leisure entertainment.
As a keen sportsman and golfer, Dan loves the great outdoors and particularly enjoys walks with his family in the Peak District at weekends.
Here are 13 of Dan’s favourite hotspots in Sheffield which he would no doubt recommend and where you might spot the 45-year-old out and about enjoying himself.
9. Domo Restaurant, at the Eagle Works, Cotton Mill Walk, on Little Kelham Street, Sheffield
Dan Walker has said the Domo Restaurant, at the Eagle Works, at Cotton Mill Walk, on Little Kelham Street, Sheffield, is somewhere he might take Mrs Walker for a special night-out. Photo: Submitted
10. Kelham Island, Sheffield
The revamped Kelham Island area, in Sheffield, which boasts many great new bars and restaurants is also one of Dan Walker's preferred areas to visit. Photo: Submitted
11. Padley Gorge, near Grindleford, in Derbyshire's Peak District
Padley Gorge, near Grindleford, in Derbyshire's Peak District, just a few miles away from Sheffield, is another one of Dan Walker's favourite countryside places to go walking and to enjoy breathtaking scenery. Photo: Submitted
12. Grindleford Station Cafe, near Grindleford village, in Derbyshire's Peak District
After a bracing walk in the Peak District, Sheffield TV Presenter Dan Walker enjoys a well-earned break and a chop butty with his family at the Grindleford Station Cafe, near Grindleford village, in Derbyshire's Peak District. Photo: National World