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Discover Tinsley
Tinsley in Sheffield (England) is a town in United Kingdom about 142 mi (or 228 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Tinsley is now 12:36 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports near Tinsley, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Orgreave, Rotherham, Wentworth, Sheffield and Whiston. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Evening Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 59% |
Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 96% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
10°C (49 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
11°C (53 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Novotel Sheffield Centre
Mercure Sheffield St Paul's Hotel and Spa
Wortley Hall
Hilton Sheffield
Holiday Inn SHEFFIELD
Leopold Hotel
Copthorne Sheffield
Hampton by Hilton Sheffield
Carlton Park
JCT.33 Holiday Inn ROTHERHAM-SHEFFIELD M1
Videos from this area
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Barnsley & Rotherham Business Awards 2013 (Short Video)
Did you miss the 2013 Barnsley & Rotherham Business Awards? Here is a short insight into what you missed.
The closure of Sheffield City Airport
My last flight out of Sheffield City Airport in a Cessna 152 G-BRNN on the day that the airport closed the runway to fixed wing forever. The video isn't the best but it is a moment that won't...
node | flow | mass : disaster plan
node | flow | mass was an improvised performance by the sheffield based juxtavoices choir and the birmingham improvisers orchestra with guest instrumentalists. the working title for the performan...
Advanced traffic analysis of aerial video data - 2014-11-21 - city of Sheffield
Aerial Monitoring overcomes the limitations of traditional methods of traffic data collection due to its mobility, complexity, and ability to cover large are...
FSY 37494 YN58ERX on X78 to Sheffield 20130404
First South Yorkshire Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 37494 YN58ERX on X78 from Meadowhall to Sheffield on 4th April 2013.
Matt and his extraordinary trombonium
Matt, the Exhibitions man at the Magna Science Centre, created this trombonium using kit he found on the site. Sadly the resolution is very low but the trombonium is fantastic.
Heaven 17 Vid 4
Heaven 17 @ Magna 060309 Vid 4 - Playing the Original Human League track Being Boiled.
Race for Life at Meadowhall 2013 - www.fruition.co.uk
Race for Life came to Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Meadowhall for an amazing event raising money for Cancer Research. Runners, joggers and walkers all played their part as did Hallam FM who...
Tinsley Cooling Towers 23/08/2008
the last chance to view the towers from the M1 going south in a land rover on the 23/8/2008.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Meadowhall Centre
Meadowhall is an indoor shopping centre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It lies three miles (5 km) north east of Sheffield city centre and two miles (3.2 km) from Rotherham town centre. It is the largest shopping centre in the Yorkshire and the Humber region, and the seventh largest in the United Kingdom. Note that Meadowhall Retail Park is a separate development, owned by British Land, lying 0.8 miles to the south of Meadowhall shopping centre in the Carbrook area of the city.
Tinsley Viaduct
Tinsley Viaduct is a two-tier road bridge in Sheffield, England; the first of its kind in the UK. It carries the M1 and the A631 1033 metres over the Don Valley, from Tinsley to Wincobank, also crossing the Sheffield Canal, the Midland Main Line and the former South Yorkshire Railway line from Tinsley Junction to Rotherham Central. The Supertram route to Meadowhall runs below part of the viaduct on the trackbed of the South Yorkshire Railway line to Barnsley.
Magna Science Adventure Centre
Magna Science Adventure Centre is an educational visitor attraction, appealing primarily to children. It is located in a disused steel mill in the Templeborough district of Rotherham, England. The site is formerly home to the Steel, Peech and Tozer steel works (also known as Steelos). In 50 AD it was the site of the Templeborough Roman fort. The principal exhibits are divided into five pavilions: Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Power (the last one is very small).
Tinsley Marshalling Yard
Tinsley Marshalling Yard was a railway marshalling yard, used to separate railway wagons, located near Tinsley in Sheffield, England. It was opened in 1965 as a part of a major plan to rationalise all aspects of the rail services in the Sheffield area, and closed in stages from 1985 with the run-down of rail freight in Britain. It was also the site of Tinsley Traction Maintenance Depot, which was closed in 1998. At its peak, 200 locomotives were allocated to this depot.
Blackburn Brook
The Blackburn Brook is a stream in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England which joins the River Don near the Meadowhall shopping centre. Between Blackburn village and Grange Lane the brook originally formed the boundary between Sheffield and Rotherham. With the coming of the South Yorkshire Railway in the 1850s the course of the brook was straightened to run parallel with the trackbed through the valley, however the boundary continued to follow the original course.
Tinsley Park Cemetery
Tinsley Park Cemetery is one of the city of Sheffield's many cemeteries. It was opened in 1882, and covers 19 acres . The cemetery is still open to burials, and since the first burial on 2 June 1882 over 59,000 burials have taken place. There are buried in the cemetery 42 Commonwealth service personnel from World War I and 32 from World War II. The entranceway to the cemetery is flanked by a pair of Grade II listed Gothic style chapels, where services can be held prior to the burial.
Tinsley Park Collieries
Tinsley Park Collieries were a group of coal mines situated in the Tinsley / Darnall area to the east of the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
Meadowhall (Tivoli Gardens) railway station
Meadowhall (Tivoli Gardens) railway station was a station planned with the enlargement of the Meadowhall leisure and shopping complex in the east end of Sheffield, England. It was to be built on the site of the former West Tinsley station on the Sheffield District Railway line, with access from Sheffield Road.
Man of Steel (sculpture)
The Man of Steel will be a 30 metre high gateway sculpture located in Rotherham and forming a landmark gateway to the Sheffield City Region. It will honour the people and places of the old industries of the region and signal the new technology sector that has revitalised the area. The sculpture and visitor centre is due be built on a former landfill site (provided by FCC Environment) next to the M1 motorway at Kimberworth in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.