Ponds Forge International Sports Centre is located in the heart of Sheffield City Centre and offers a diverse choice of activities including our award winning gym, spa, children’s activities, two swimming pools including our Olympic sized swimming pool and the deepest diving pool, home to some of the GB Diving Squad.
Just a 10 minute drive or half an hour by bus from the Mercure Sheffield Parkway Hotel,
Wentworth Woodhouse is now open to the public with guided tours, 82-acre garden and a host of events running throughout the year.
The history of Wentworth Woodhouse, as well as the village of Wentworth, is inextricably linked with the history of the great aristocratic families, the Wentworths, Watsons and Fitzwilliams, who presided over it for generations.
Wentworth Woodhouse is a 20 minute car journey from Mercure Sheffield Parkway Hotel.
The cool and contemporary surroundings of iceSheffield was completed in 2003 at a cost of £15 million. iceSheffield boasts two Olympic-size ice rinks and offers recreational skating to visitors of all ages and abilities and local schools including, learn to skate and ice hockey lessons, leisure skate sessions and curling.
Sheffield’s prestigious Ice Academy supports elite skaters and is a National Centre of Excellence for figure skating, ice dance and ice hockey.
View prices and timetable for ice skating here. iceSheffield is just 10 minutes drive or a 40 minute bus journey from Mercure Sheffield Parkway Hotel.
Choose to stay at nearby Mercure Sheffield Parkway Hotel after your concert or event at Sheffield’s FlyDSA Arena, situated just less than 2 miles away – less than 10 minutes by taxi!
The National Videogame Museum in Sheffield is filled with plenty of interactive exhibits including arcade machines with classics such as Space Invaders and PacMan.
An educational programme for young people to talk about what games mean and how they are made was created by the founders. The centre has also been recognised by Arts Council of England, the British Library and many others as a leading proponent of videogame culture.
The National Videogame Museum opens every Friday, Saturday and Sunday and all week in school holidays and you can discover the past, present and future of electronic play in a brand new, family-friendly museum, through over a hundred different games.
The National Videogame Museum can be reached by car in 15 minutes, when staying at Mercure Sheffield Parkway Hotel.
The Chatsworth estate, home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, is set in the heart of the Peak District in Derbyshire, on the banks of the river Derwent. The House has over 30 rooms to explore, from the magnificent Painted Hall, to the family-used chapel, regal State Rooms and beautiful Sculpture Gallery.
Chatsworth also houses the Devonshire Collection, one of Europe’s most significant art collections, which is continually added to, encompassing Old Masters to contemporary ceramics and artefacts from Ancient Egypt to cutting edge modern sculpture.
Christmas fayres take place through December, making it a perfect time to visit.
Tickets for Chatsworth House can be bought at the hotel reception and the estate can be reached by car in 45 minutes.
