About Copthorne Hotel Sheffield

The Copthorne Hotel Sheffield presents a comprehensive offering of both business and leisure facilities making it an ideal accommodation option regardless of the nature of your stay. Guests can enjoy nearby attractions and indulge in the hotel’s award winning restaurant and bar.

About Sheffield

Located in South Yorkshire, Sheffield is one of the eight largest cities in the United Kingdom. The city obtained worldwide recognition for its steel production facilities during the 19th century. Many innovations in the industry were produced here including stainless steel and crucible. As a result during the Industrial Revolution there was a massive population increase in the city.

But beyond its traditional importance as a steel producer the city also has various other important aspects that it is famous for today including its sports, museum and musical connections as well as being at the meeting point of 5 different rivers. The city also has a high concentration of trees which has earned it the reputation as being the city in Europe with the highest number of trees per person.
 
Sheffield is also a city that is rich with silver screen history as it has been the filming site of several different movies including The Full Monty and When Saturday Comes. It is also the host of the United Kingdom’s leading documentary festival, The Sheffield International Documentary Festival.

Sheffield also features a rich sporting tradition that has carried on through the years. The city was the site of the world’s first ever football club, Sheffield F.C., and it was also the location of the world’s first amateur league.

Sheffield boasts many international sporting venues, the city is known as “Snooker City”, with the Snooker World Championship being held at the Crucible Theatre. The English Squash tournament is also held in Sheffield every year as well as the International Open Bowls tournament.

Several museums are also housed here providing glimpses in to various aspects of the past and present. Museums housed in the city include the Kelham Island Museum, Weston Park Museum, The Sheffield Fire and Police Museum and Shepherd Wheel. A museum of particular interest is the National Centre for Popular Music that symbolises the city’s strong connection to music.

Numerous beautiful nature related attractions are also on offer including the Peace Gardens and the Sheffield Winter Gardens for guests to peruse at their own leisure. Sheffield also houses several large parks that are ideal for recreational and relaxation purposes. Sheffield actually has 50 public parks scattered throughout the city; the largest of which, the Peak District National Park, lies at the southern end of the Pennine Hills just 5 miles from the city centre. One third of Sheffield lies within its boundaries and visitors to the west of the city will see how easily Sheffield nestles into the gently rolling moors and rugged peaks combining city and country for the perfect short break.