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***The Hamlet is currently closed until spring 2024 as we begin a two-year series of improvement works. The café, Joni, is open as usual.***
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Abbeydale Road South
Sheffield
S7 2QW
© Andy Brown
© Andy Brown
Have a go and test your skills in The Works, an interactive area where history is hands-on and families can discover more about life and work at the site.
It may look quiet and peaceful now, but Abbeydale was once very busy. Hundreds of skilled people spent their working lives here. What jobs did people do? Could you do any of them? Come and find out!
The Works
© Ian M Spooner
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Event
Forest Bathing and Foraging
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Sat 9 December 2023
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Things to See and Do
All About Abbeydale
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Continuing Display
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Things to See and Do
Counting House
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Continuing Display
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Things to See and Do
Worker’s Cottage
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Continuing Display
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Things to See and Do
Manager’s House
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Continuing Display
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