Words: Joe Tryner
Exposed Magazine presents to you the ultimate guide to Sheffield’s alternative roster of entertainment offerings for you fresh-faced arrivals. You likely know the city’s main-stays by now, Leadmill has the music, Corporation has the colourful pints, and Meadowhall offers all the retail therapy you could possibly need. But do you know where you can throw Viking axes, test your mettle in a zombie apocalypse, or just relax with a cup of tea and a cat? – thought not!
The Treehouse Café:
Treehouse Café
Do you like board games? What about beer, or wine, or a selection of tasty treats? Or what about just spending an afternoon or evening with your mates engrossed in friendly (or not) competition? The Treehouse Café has all the classics, as well as many you’ll never have played before. It’s time to throw down the gauntlet and show your mates it’s not all based on the whimsical throw of a dice.
Price: £5 per person for four hours of unlimited gaming
Free before 7pm on Wednesday or half-price after 7.
Where: 41 Boston Street, S2 4QF
Valhalla Axe Throwing:
Team Valhalla
A fan of Viking-related paraphernalia, or have you just been watching loads of Vikings on TV? Valhalla Axe Throwing allows you to do exactly that, throw axes. A short induction will sufficiently prepare you to effectively strike down your foes (wooden targets) with all the impassioned gusto of a Ragnar Lothbrok and craft a tale of feats as epic as Beowulf. Book online at Valhallsheffield.co.uk, or send word by runic inscription if it so suits you.
Price: £20 each for 1.5 hours
Where: 20 Prospect Road, Sheaf Bank Business Park, S2 3EN
Tabby’s Cat Café:
Everybody loves cats, right?
Put down your axes and leave your raiding instincts at the door. Tabby’s Cat Café offers a far more peaceable experience where you can enjoy your favourite hot drink with a furry companion at your side. Don’t forget to leave your newly acquainted feline friends with a tip for their company though!
Price: Free admission
Where: 7 Cemetery Road, 5 minutes from the City Centre
Escape Rooms
The ‘Escape Room’ phenomenon has taken the UK by force and Sheffield has become a prime spot to partake in the latest craze, offering both Generation 1 and Generation 2 venues. Maybe you want to test your friendships or properly evaluate your new flatmates, either way the Escape Rooms demand cooperation, teamwork and logical reasoning for success.
Price: £10 each for students between 10:00-16:30, Monday to Thursday. Book online at thegreatescaperoom.co.uk.
Where: Generation 1, Avec Building, 3-7 Sidney Street, S1 4RG
Generation 2, St. James House, Vicar Lane, S1 2EX
Bubble Football:
It’s all ramping up now. Take your football rivalries onto the zorbing fields and test your skills in the topsy-turvy game of Bubble Football – hilarity will inevitably ensue. Book online at www.theactivitypeople.co.uk
Price: £31.99 per person for 1 hour.
Where: Close to Sheffield Hallam University, full map location given on booking,
Zombie Apocalypse
This one will finally help you answer the ultimate question, that one conundrum that has been the focus of so many impassioned conversations since your youth – how would you survive a zombie apocalypse? You’ll have watched enough of the films to know that you will have to run, but you’ll also have an array of airsoft weapons at your calm and measured disposal. Hopefully though, this will be the only occasion where you have to back-up your zombie-slaying claims.
Price: £62.99 per person for 3 hours with discounts for group bookings of over 5 people.
Where: Stanley Tools Factory, Rugby Street, S3 9QH
