Historic Ruins & Landmarks 🪧 Landmark✓ Free

Victoria Quays

📍 SheffieldSouth Yorkshire

Restored 1819 canal basin with listed warehouses and narrowboats, start of a towpath walk

🗺️ View on map Get directions

Victoria Quays (formerly Sheffield Canal Basin) is a large canal basin in Sheffield, England. It was constructed 1816–1819 as the terminus of the Sheffield Canal (now part of the Sheffield and South Y — Victoria Quays (formerly Sheffield Canal Basin) is a large canal basin in Sheffield, England. It was constructed 1816–1819 as the terminus of the Sheffield Canal (now part of the Sheffield and South YPhoto: Abarrajon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

📷 Got a photo? Add yours

What’s free

Free to walk around the basin and towpath

About

Victoria Quays was built in 1816 to 1819 as the end of the Sheffield Canal and was restored in the 1990s. Look out for the Terminal Warehouse and the Straddle Warehouse that spans the water, plus moored narrowboats and a cafe. From here you can follow the canal towpath out of the city.

Still free?

Checked by our editors on 13 Oct 2026.

Sign in to confirm

Spotted something out of date?Sign in to suggest an edit

Reviews

Sign in to write a review

No reviews yet. Be the first.

More free places nearby

More free things to do in Sheffield ›

Sacred Cow🎨 Public art & sculpture📍 SheffieldNearby awayRonald Rae's granite cow sculpture above the canal basin at Victoria Quays.✓ Free

Five Weirs Walk🥾 Walking route📍 Sheffield0.2 mi awayA 5 mile riverside path along the River Don from Lady's Bridge to Meadowhall✓ Free

Upper Don Trail🔎 Self-guided trail📍 Sheffield0.3 mi awayRiverside walking and cycling trail from Sheffield city centre up the Don valley to Oughtibridge✓ Free

Sheffield Institute of Arts Gallery🖼️ Art gallery📍 Sheffield0.3 mi awaySheffield Hallam University's free gallery in the grand old Head Post Office on Fitzalan Square✓ Free