Sheffield Castle Excavation & River Sheaf Tours

As part of the creation of a multi-million pound new park in the historic area of Castlegate, this is your chance to see the newly revealed remains of Sheffield Castle, buried for around 400 years and to learn about the exciting future for the River Sheaf, now uncovered for the first time in over 100 years. Join Wessex Archaeology, Friends of Sheffield Castle and the Sheaf & Porter Rivers Trust to learn about the history of the Castle and how we ‘lost’ the Sheaf.

These tours are part of the Castlegate Festival. The festival has been possible with funding received from the following organisations: Sheffield City Council, AUREOS’s YOR4Good (part of YORCivil Funding), Sheffield Business Improvement District and Central Local Area Committee.

Tours will take place on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September 2025.

The Castlegate area has changed dramatically over hundreds or years from castle to slaughterhouses, bowling green to steel works, and from Sheffield market to its current state. The site is now moving on to an exciting new chapter and work is underway to redevelop the area into a park.