Sheffield; Saturday, 25 August, 2012

Despite leaving plenty of time to make it up into town, First Capital Connect conspired to ensure that there was a lot less waiting time at St Pancras than was healthy for my nerves.

An uneventful journey up to Sheffield on a very full train (one entire carriage was missing along with all the reservations that should have been in that, which created some issues). After arriving in Sheffield it was a short walk up the hill to the hotel to check in.

After checking in and dropping my stuff off I went for a walk around the city centre, taking in the main sights including the Winter gardens located next to the hotel and the outside of the Cathedral.

Unfortunately, the cathedral was already closed for the evening having shut up shop after the evening service, which had taken place a 3pm!

As the weather started to deteriorate I headed back to the hotel to dry off and then, when the rain finally relented a little bit, I headed out for a bit to eat, then back to the hotel for a quick drink and then bed.