It's official - Sheffield is one of the best places to live in Britain, according to an article in Saturday's Daily Telegraph. In the piece Telegraph reporter Max Davidson presented his selection of the country's six most desirable locations when it comes to nature and natural beauty.
Weston Park - more trees than students?
Davidson rated Sheffield an admirable sixth, behind St Osyth in Essex and St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly.
His reasons for his choice included the proximity of the Peak District and the general greenness of the city. He tells us that Sheffield has the highest number of trees per head of population of any city in Europe. He gives Broomhill as an example of a desirable area, saying that it has a "rus in urbe charm that few British cities can match".
He also mentions the anti-pollution measures in place in Sheffield, stating that the air quality here is high "for a conurbation of this size".
Hopefully the article will change many Briton's perceptions of Sheffield, especially those who only know our Steel City from watching The Full Monty, which certainly doesn't paint the prettiest picture of the city.
According to Davidson, the top-three places to live in the country are Shaftesbury in Dorset, Llandudno in North Wales and Eastbourne.
By Emma Wass
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