Manor Fields Park
Manor Fields is a Green Flag Award-winning district park with a difference. Located just two miles from Sheffield City Centre, this hidden gem is a natural haven with stunning views and a hub of community activity. Come and see for yourself!
Owned by Sheffield City Council and managed by The Green Estate Community Interest Company, Manor Fields has a unique and distinctive style which merges art and nature together. The park features over five kilometres of tarmacked paths which wind their way through 24 hectares of naturalistic landscape combining wetland, wildflowers, woodland pockets, sculptured features and extensive meadow walks. The park is also a haven for wildlife, with almost 90 species of birds recorded onsite so far.
About
A great place for families, Manor Fields has two playgrounds as well as an interactive sandpit, a pondside boardwalk and informal kick-around areas. For fitness and wellbeing, visitors can have a go on the Parkletics equipment, join in the weekly Parkrun or enjoy the Outdoor City run route.
The park was once part of the Great Sheffield Deer Park and has lived many lives since, including being used for growing food in the Dig for Victory campaign in the Second World War. After a period in which the site fell into dereliction it has been looked after, shaped and now thrives through the dedication, care and investment of organisations like Manor & Castle Development Trust, The Green Estate CIC, Sheffield City Council and Friends of Manor Fields Park. Learn more about this fascinating history here.
How to find us
Manor Fields Park lies in the area between City Road (A6135), Manor Park Crescent and Queen Mary Road. Finding the City Road entrance is easy as there is a big Manor Fields Park entrance sign to show you are in the right place.
Manor Fields Park
535 City Road,
Sheffield,
S2 1GF
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For any queries before you visit, please contact us.
Parking
There is a small car park at the City road entrance (S2 1GF) which has disabled parking spaces. We also have great public transport connections.
Bus
City Road/Park Grange Road stop:
7, 8, 8a, 50, 50a, 53, 73, 120, 120k
Manor Park Crescent/ Manor Park Drive stop: 56, 10, 10a
Tram
Spring Lane (Blue route)
Award winning
We are proud that Manor Fields Park has been awarded The Green Flag Award for 10 years. The Green Flag Award scheme recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of recreational outdoor spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world.
Volunteer with us
The Green Estate is run with huge support from our amazing volunteers. They help us look after and bring to life special places such as Manor Fields Park and Sheffield Manor Lodge. Whether you are looking to work in our historic spaces, the great outdoors or behind the scenes, we have opportunities to suit all interests and time commitments. We love working with people from all walks of life, with no experience needed.
Follow us
Our social medias are a great way to find our what’s happening at Manor Fields Park and to participate in the community involved in this unique place.
Facebook
manorfieldspark
Instagram
@manorfieldspark
“Brilliant to see the range of activities that take place at #ManorFieldsPark”
Sheffield Housing Company
History
Manor Fields Park is a surviving part of the historic Great Sheffield Deer Park, once centred on nearby Sheffield Manor Lodge. Hunting rights here date back to 1066, and likely even earlier into Saxon times. As industrial and agricultural activity expanded under the Dukes of Norfolk in the 17th century, the hunting land was divided into farms. The name “Stonehirst” comes from one of these original fields.
By the 18th and 19th centuries, industry took over. In the early 1800s, three mine shafts were sunk, including Deep Pit, which reached over 100m into the Parkgate Seam. A small hamlet, also called Deep Pits, grew around it. Though the pit closed later, the name lingered and came to refer to the whole park.
Industrial use declined by the late 19th century, and by the 1930s the area saw major council housing development. During WWII, the site was used for Dig for Victory food production. Post-war, its current boundaries were established.
In the 1950s, large allotments were created in the south of the park these were so significant that Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother officially opened them. They fell into disuse later in the century, and much of the land was reintegrated into the park.
The 1980s brought economic decline with the collapse of the steel industry. As housing deteriorated, many residents left, and parts of the area became derelict. In response, Manor and Castle Development Trust was founded in 1997. With SRB funding, they launched a regeneration programme, including the creation of ‘Deep Pits District Park’. The Green Estate emerged from this, leading park improvements with support from the City Council.
Since 1999, the park has undergone major transformation – including an ambitious Sustainable Urban Drainage Scheme (SuDS) – and has been shaped into the valued and vibrant green space you can visit today!
Gallery
For more photos including local wildlife spottings, events and community activities, check out the photo album on the Manor Fields Park facebook page.
Image copyright: All copyright & courtesy of The Green Estate, unless stated.