Address: Clarkehouse Rd, Broomhall, Sheffield S10 2LN, United Kingdom
Rating: 4.7
based on 422 reviews.
Gardens and Plant Life
Pros:
"Gorgeous gardens with an excellent greenhouse - everything clearly labelled."
"This is a beautiful and well cared for botanical garden, you can spend some lovely relaxing time here."
"The Victorian hot houses are packed with fascinating plant species."
"Beautiful gardens with lovely perennial planting, specimen shrubs and trees and large glass conservatories currently undergoing restoration."
"The gardens are always clean and a relaxing place to rest."
"Beautiful gardens with so many different areas to experience."
"The gardens as well as the greenhouse are definitely beautiful."
Cons:
"Only downside was the cafe toilets are closed and the main toilets were short of paper."
"The only challenge was finding toilets or a staff member to ask where those could be found."
"Cafe is not great. No vegan food."
"The flowers nowhere to be seen and the trees are generally bare."
"It's a shame the greenhouse was closed due to Covid but luckily you could still see inside of it anyway."
"Only complaint is most of the flowers are repeated ask over the place but it's supposed to be different areas of the world."
"The greenhouses were closed which was a real shame."
Wildlife and Attractions
Pros:
"Squirrels very tame and will eat from your hand."
"The squirrels are quite an attraction as they will come to you and take monkey nuts from your hand, this always delights children."
"There's a grade ll listed glass pavilion housing a good selection of tropical plants and cactus."
"It's got a stunning Glass Pavilion, a bear pit, statue of Pan, fountain, magnificent trees, gatehouse, cafe and toilets."
"Lots of nooks and winding pathways for the kids to explore and they love going to see the bear in his pit."
"The Botanical Gardens are a very special place. Wonderful for kids and adults."
"The bear pit is always a favourite with them but my highlight is the squirrels who are very friendly and if your having a picnic come right up to you in the hopes of getting a snack."
Cons:
"Imagine being closed for a week and not thinking to put a notification on your website ???"
"Shame there was a stray dog running all over the place though."
"I was a little gutted that the actual botanical garden was closed."
"No play area for the kids but many fields for sports."
"The only thing we found negative was that the public toilets were not open for the children."
"The only thing that let's it down are groups of drunk students playing their music loudly and shouting, spoiling it for others."
"A beautiful place to visit! Very relaxing and peaceful environment. Once through the entrance, I went to have a look at the flowers, when suddenly I fell through a hole in the ground."
Accessibility and Facilities
Pros:
"Parking on the road outside the main entrance was easy."
"There is also a nice cafe on site which has an extensive menu of food and drink, suitable for light bites/lunch."
"Tip - there are toilets down the main path, they are not very well sign posted but they are there!"
"Very grateful that the toilets were open at the bottom."
"Easily accessible by public transport. I got the 88 Bus from Arundal Gate that takes around 10 minutes."
"There is some disabled parking at one of the entrances and toilets right next to them."
"Great for wheelchair users as there are plenty of paths and lots of benches dotted around the site."
Cons:
"I followed Google directions (driving) and it took me to the entrance where there is absolutely no parking."
"We also found that parking nearby was limited to 2 hours maximum stay, which also restricted our visit."
"Parking is non-existent so it's best to walk or get public transport there."
"The disabled toilet wasn't in the best state, unfortunately."
"You're quite limited with parking."
"Parking can be hard to find around the park, so I'd recommend parking in the nearby Berkley centre carpark."
"Difficult parking around the perimeter without a time limit, because no car park also not enough toilets."