Let's be honest, you can't have a day out in the Steel City without popping your head into Orchard Square, right?
This corner of the town centre really does have everything you could need for a true day out in Sheffield. We could spend hours shopping inside TK Maxx or looking at prints in Printed By Us - and there are plenty of different venues to grab a bite to eat and an afternoon pint too.
Keep reading to find out our top picks at Orchard Square, and how you can spend a full day wandering around this iconic part of the city centre…
Shopping
Whether you're looking for a new pair of kicks or a new holiday read, Orchard Square is home of the best of the high street and local independents alike.
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Printed By Us is one of our favourite places to shop. As a local social enterprise, these guys are 'printing positive change' working with vulnerable adults and artists, and sell work from both inside Orchard Square.
TK Maxx is the perfect place to add to your wardrobe, the store stocks plenty of designer and high street brands, typically at lower prices than you'd find in store - it's well worth having a dig around for some hidden treasures.
Meanwhile The Body Shop is a one-stop-shop for skincare and beauty products. The cruelty-free brand has a huge selection of fragrances and products for the bath, hair and face - all wrapped in colourful packaging, making the perfect gift for someone special, no matter what the occasion.
Student discount: 20% off with UNiDays
Waterstones has been taking over two floors of Orchard Square for the past 25 years and has everything you'd want or need when looking for a new read. Expect cosy lighting, an endless supply of fiction and non-fiction, and even a little Cafe W upstairs so once you've picked out a book to read, you can dive straight in with a coffee in hand.
Student discount: 5% off all purchases
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Food and Drink
All this shopping is bound to work up an appetite and Orchard Square has food from around the world to taste.
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Sheffield Plate is a multi street food vendor site that really brings flavours from around the world to life. Whether you're tucking into a vegan dog from GetWurst or Sri Lankan curry from Colombo, take advantage of the comfy sofas and watch the world go by through the huge glass windows.
Humpit has one of the best lunch deals in the city - there's no doubt about it. Grab yourself a pitta packed with falafels, hummus and salads or bring your own container and you'll get an extra topping included as a thankyou for caring about the planet.
Proove is the newest edition to Orchard square offering the most authentic Neapolitan pizzas, catering for everyone with gluten-free bases and tons of veggie/vegan toppings. Just off from the restaurant is their very own cocktail bar serving hand crafted cocktails.
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Terrace Goods is ideal for those looking for somewhere for a mid-afternoon drink and bite to eat. Choose from pizza al taglio or buffalo chicken sandos and grab a seat on the terrace for afternoon drinks in the sunshine.
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Cheap Dates is another go-to for drinks - the popular dive bar is open until 2am on weekends, with a huge selection of fishbowl cocktails, retro video games and live music to keep you on your feet until the early hours.
The Old Shoe Bar is the latest watering hole to open at Orchard Square, and is already popular with locals for its array of craft beers and house-made cider. The alcohol here comes from esteemed breweries from near and far available on one of the 20 draught lines or in takeaway cans.
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Galleries and games
Once you've taste tested the best of Sheff's foodie scene, there's plenty of activities to get involved in - including galleries, games and even a barbershop.
Fronteer Gallery is the perfect place to check out some local artwork. Hosting a range of open call events with ever-changing exhibitions, the gallery is open Tuesdays - Thursdays and Saturdays for locals and visitors to view abstract work, paintings, sculptures and small textiles.
There's even room for those wanting to get a new tattoo. Q-Tattoo is a self taught tattoo artist with almost 20 years experience and a wide-ranging portfolio of custom, freehand, traditional, contemporary, black, full colour, cover-ups and retouching work.
Need a trim? You still don't need to leave Orchard Square to tick that off your to-do list. You're in safe hands at The Man Cave, the barbers has just celebrated its fifth birthday.
Game Show All Stars is a brand new venue where you'll be able to live out your TV game show dreams by taking part in shows like Countdown, Wheel of Fortune and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. The opening date is yet to be announced, but there's no doubt this will be such an exciting evening out for friends, families and work colleagues to let their hair down.
To find out more about Orchard Square, you can visit their Instagram here
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Bring Me The Horizon announce huge Manchester gig for Count Your Blessings anniversary
Bring Me The Horizon have sent British rock fans into bedlam by booking a special anniversary gig celebrating 20 years since their debut album, Count Your Blessings, and we’re lucky enough that it’s coming to Manchester.
And that’s not the only massive announcement they’ve dropped along with it.
It seems hard to believe it’s been two whole decades since the Northern favourites first burst onto the scene with their first LP, and the Yorkshire heavyweights have come a long way since, both sonically and career-wise in general.
Teaming up with Outbreak ahead of their 2026 festival, they teased the show with a series of posters dotted around Manchester city centre last week.
Yes, the band are set to perform their maiden studio outing, along with a few bonus tracks, in its entirety for the first time EVER.
.@OutbreakFest Presents: Count Your Blessings | Repented
played in full, for the first time ever [manchester 10th july 2026] + other bangers.
It remains unclear whether they’ll be playing it in the original order, nor do we know how many big hits from other albums they’ll be throwing into the set.
All we know is that it’s going to be absolute chaos in those pits.
Presented by Outbreak, the landmark show will be held at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre, a.k.a. the BEC Arena, where the hardcore, punk and all things alternative festival is hosted every year.
Even the poster alone is making us feel nostalgic for our ‘mosher’ phase (as if it ever ended); get your fringes, skinny jeans and checkerboard Vans at the ready.
One of the biggest names to have ever come out of Sheffield – an impressive feat in itself given its rich musical heritage – they’ve done wonders for heavier genres domestically.
Whether you dub them emo, metal, deathcore/anything and everything in between, you can’t deny they’re one of the biggest UK exports this scene has ever, well, seen.
Better still, the all-day event will also feature performances by Static Dress, Rolo Tomassi, Dying Wish, Heriot, Car Underwater and Still In Love.
Last but not least, in arguably even more exciting news, the band have also revealed that they are releasing a full re-recorded version of Count Your Blessings to mark the milestone, dubbing it the ‘Repented‘ version. Not to exaggerate, but we’re absolutely screaming over here…
Fans get their hands on early access by pre-ordering the remastered album from a special old-school, very Myspace-esque landing page; as for general admission, tickets go on sale at 10am this Friday, 17 April – you can get ready to grab yours HERE.
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Iconic films are coming back to UK cinemas to celebrate their anniversaries
Emily Sergeant
Loads of famous films are heading back to cinemas across the UK this spring to celebrate their milestone anniversaries.
From coming of age classics, to legendary romcoms, action films, psychological thrillers, and more, Vue has announced that it’s bringing a roster of much-loved film favourites back to the big screen over the next couple of months.
Kicking things off this weekend (12 April) is the 40th anniversary screening of Stand by Me, a beloved coming of age gem which follows four boys who decide to go see the body of a boy that has died in their rural hometown, while also returning to the big screen is 80s classic, Top Gun, as well as a re-release of the sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, for a limited run.
A trio of classic female-led comedies will also be returning as part of the season.
Loads of famous films are coming back to UK cinemas to celebrate their anniversaries / Credit: Universal Pictures | Columbia Pictures
Beginning with everyone’s favourite diarist in Bridget Jones’s Diary – starring Renée Zellweger in the titular role – which returns for its 25th anniversary from 17 April.
Also celebrating 25 years since its initial release is the ultimate sorority-queen-turned-lawyer caper Legally Blonde starring Reese Witherspoon, returning 22 May, and an epic ensemble cast – including Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, and Rose Byrne – in Bridesmaids, which is returning 15 years after its initial release.
The iconic thriller The Silence of the Lambs returns from 24 April, and other highlights include the anniversary releases of the riotous comedy The Birdcage, the cult fantasy adventure Highlander, and the feel-good family favourite Space Jam.
Tickets for all the films are now available to book at Vue Cinemas now.
“At Vue, we know there’s nothing quite like experiencing a great film on the big screen,” commented Mike Anton, who is the General Manager of Vue Manchester Printworks, ahead of the films’ re-releases.
“This anniversary season gives audiences the chance to revisit some of their all-time favourites the way they were meant to be seen, on the big screen, while also introducing these iconic titles to a new generation of film fans.”
Tickets start from just £4.99 when booked online, with some of the later films on the roster only becoming able to book closer to the time, so keep your eyes peeled.
For more information and to book tickets, visit myvue.com.
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