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With a population of more than half a million people Sheffield is England's fourth largest city, with the wealth of facilities you would expect to find in a major city - yet it's compact, friendly and accessible.
Sheffield is the country's greenest city, with 150 woodlands and 50 public parks. The Peak District National Park is located just 5 miles from the city centre. Here you can enjoy the beautiful, dramatic views which make it an ideal location for walking, cycling and climbing.
The two universities, Sheffield University and Sheffield Hallam, offer a wide range of courses to over 40,000 students, which has a great impact on the quality of the culture and nightlife available. Sheffield has an array of restaurants, bars and clubs. It is bursting with culture and entertainment and is home to the largest regional theatre complex outside London. The city boasts excellent shopping facilities both in the city centre and at the Meadowhall shopping centre, situated on the edge of the city by the M1.
Sheffield is the first National “City of Sport”. When the 1991 World Student Games were hosted in Sheffield it lead to a growth in the number and quality of sports facilities all over the city. You can now sample anything from dry slope skiing at Europe’s largest dry ski centre to swimming in the Olympic sized pool at Pond Forge.
Getting around Sheffield is easy as there are excellent public transport networks of buses and trams. Sheffield’s central location and good motorway and rail networks make getting to other parts of the country easy. Sheffield's motorway link is the M1, junctions 33 and 34. London is two and a half hours away by train, Manchester, Leeds and Nottingham are only an hour away.
Sheffield is renowned for its safe environment. The city has a history of low crime with the overall crime rate being the among the lowest amongst the major cities.
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