Route Developer/Checker: Rob Haslem

[1] Turn right along Verdon Street, left into Spital Street and then right into Brunswick Road. As you turn right, note the blue cycle route signpost to the city centre. You will be following these signs all the way to the river.

[2] Go down this traffic-free road and pass under the railway. Go over the two pedestrian crossings on your left (Savile Street) and  turn right to cross the next two pedestrian crossings over Derek Dooley Way. Continue straight ahead along Johnson Street following the blue city centre signs.

[3] At the end  turn left along Nursery Street, cross the pedestrian crossing and the bridge over the River Don and turn right along the Upper Don Trail.

[4] Pass two information panels and cross Corporation Street at the traffic lights before continuing along the trail to the right of Tesco Express. Note the painting on the pub wall.

[5] Go left then right into Kelham Square and continue on the cobbled road to Kelham Island Museum.

(A) Kelham Island was formed about 1100 when a stream was created off the main river to serve a corn mill near Lady’s Bridge. A workshop was built on the island by a man called Kellam Homer in the 1600s. When an iron foundry was built in 1829 the name had changed to Kelham. The museum opened in 1982 and is mainly dedicated to steelmaking and Sheffield’s industrial past. There is also a transport section. There is an interactive play zone for children aged 2 – 9 years, but parties must book in advance. There is a charge for adults to enter the museum but children get in free. Entrance to the café is free. It is closed on Friday and Saturday. Even if you don’t plan to look round it is worth visiting the entrance to look at the huge Bessemer Converter.

[6] Retrace your steps and turn right over the goit to Alma Street.

Opposite is the old Globe Steel Works. To your right is Kelham Island Brewery  with the (B) Fat Cat pubbeyond. Multi-award winning ales have been brewed here since 1990 and it is now Sheffield’s largest brewery. The Fat Cat has painted lines showing flood levels in 2007 and 1864.

Go back along Alma Street and turn left through the archway back through Central Quay and along the river. Turn left along Corporation Street over the bridge.

[7] Cross Mowbray Street at the pedestrian crossing and ascend past the car wash to the traffic lights. Turn right and right again at the barrier. This improved path isn’t tarmac but is suitable for pushchairs.

[8] Bear left through the children’s playground, which has seats, and continue along the tarmac path through the barriers. Cross the cul de sac and up a short flight of steps to meet the road at a metal barrier (or short cut up the grass). Return along Verdon Street to The Furnival.