Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet

Step into the past and explore the industry that shaped Sheffield at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet. Immerse yourself in life at home and at work at this rural scythe and steelworks dating back to the 1700s, just a 10 minute walk from Millhouses Park and Ecclesall Woods. During your visit you’ll be transported back through the centuries to find out all about the innovative processes and people that helped earn Sheffield’s reputation as the Steel City. Imagine what it was like to live and work onsite in the Manager’s House, Worker’s Cottage and Counting House See the mighty waterwheels and picturesque dam that powered the Hamlet Explore the last complete surviving crucible steel furnace in the UK, along with the grinding hull, tilt forge and steam engine Enjoy a cuppa and a catch up in our café, Joni at the Hamlet