Steel City Wanderers is an open group which explores the culture, geography and energy of Sheffield in the form of short, guided walks. The objective of the group is to explore areas of Sheffield and subjects not usually familiar to u3a members. These include; street art, poetry, music, industrial history and the natural and built environment. Walks are usually in the period April – September. Walks are limited to 20 -25 people so early booking is advisable! Popular walks may be repeated.
Steel City Wanderers in 2024
Steel City Wanderers will be active again – through the ‘summer months’ in 2024. To date three walks are planned including: in June, Dave Pickersgill will lead “Sheffield Pub Heritage Walk #3 – The University Arms to Fagans” and in July – I will lead on “Sheffield Music Heritage”. To make life easy for myself, I intend to take booking for each one in turn!
The Steel City Wanderers series of urban walks continues on Friday 7 June 2024 with a walk lead by local author and historian Dave Pickersgill: “Sheffield Pub Heritage Walk #3 – from the University Arms to Fagans”.
Dave will enlighten us on the architecture and history of the pubs we visit and the walk will be of approximately 2 hours duration. Sections of the walk may be uphill. There will be several stopping points to allow Dave to speak and there will be a ‘refreshment break’ approximately half way through.
We are looking to welcome twenty (maximum) enthusiasts, and places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served’ basis.
Please lodge your expression of interest (one per person) by emailing me at:
It’s essential that you remember to include your email address in the correspondence.
Thank you.
Brian Clark
If you were unable to join a particular walk you will find the details below:
| Historical Troublemakers – September 2022 | Music Heritage Walk – August 2022 | Walk around Owlthorpe – June 2022 |
| Street Art – February 2019 | Experiencing the Architecture of Flockton – September 2018 | Sheffield’s Football Heritage – June 2018 |
| Plaques, Stone, Bronze and Brushed – April 2018 | Stained Steel ‘Off the Shelf’ Creative Writing – 2017 | Sons and Daughters – May 2017 |
| Sheffield in Microcosm – 2016 | Street Art Walk – 2016 | Street Art Walk – the original – 2015 |
| Poets and Poetry – 2014 |