The Sleeping Giant
The Sleeping Giant is a work of art in Sheffield, England. The Sleeping Giant is situated nearby to Rivelin Valley Park, as well as near the water park Rivelin Valley Paddling Pools.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rivelin Valley Park and St Michael’s Cemetery.
Rivelin Valley Park
Park
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rivelin Valley Park is a public recreation area in the Rivelin Valley area of Sheffield, England. The facilities consist of a playground and a small water park as well as a café.
St Michael’s Cemetery
Cemetery
St Michael's Cemetery is a Catholic burial ground in the Rivelin Valley area of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The cemetery stands on a steep hillside on the south side of Rivelin Valley Road at its junction with Rivelin Road and Hollins Lane. St Michael’s Cemetery is situated 550 feet east of The Sleeping Giant.
Bolehill Recreation Ground
Park
Bolehill Recreation Ground, known locally as The Bole Hills is a public open space in the suburb of Crookes within the City of Sheffield, England. The grounds are administered by Sheffield City Council's Parks and Countryside Service and are classed as a district park, one of 20 throughout the city. Bolehill Recreation Ground is situated 2,000 feet east of The Sleeping Giant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crookes and Walkley.
Crookes
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Crookes is a suburb of the City of Sheffield, England, about 1.5 miles west of the city centre. It borders Broomhill to the south, Walkley and Upperthorpe to the east and open countryside around the River Rivelin to the north.
Walkley
Suburb
Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walkley is a suburb of Sheffield, England, west of Burngreave, south of Hillsborough and north-east of Crookes. The area consists mainly of Victorian stone-fronted terraced housing and has a relatively high student population.
The Sleeping Giant
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.39109° or 53° 23′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.51856° or 1° 31′ 7″ westInception
2022Open location code
9C5W9FRJ+CHOpenStreetMap ID
node 13605856244OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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