Golf Fang is a new opening that’s combining all our favourite past times in one building- and it's well worth the trip over to Sheffield.
Art, humour and nostalgia. They’re the three themes present at Golf Fang, the latest crazy golf course to grace Yorkshire with its presence.
The difference between this and any other gold course is the cleverly-themed-holes, live DJs and street food that’s available during your experience.
A huge 38,000 sq ft venue has been transformed in Sheffield into a creative collaborative space where street creators and local artists have come together to spend hundreds of hours covering every inch of the space in imaginative street art, with more than 3,000 cans of spray paint used to bring the venue to life.
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It’s well worth the hour-long train journey over to South Yorkshire.
There’s 18 holes in total to get through whilst sipping on bespoke cocktails like ‘Nuthin’ But A G Ting’ or ‘Lethal Drizzle’.
Expect to see some familiar faces, like TV’s Jeremy Kyle on the course as well as some of Gold Fang’s best known holes like the Teddy Picker and Tunnel of Love.
Pinball machine-style holes, aeroplanes, The Simpsons, a nod to the movie rentals before Netflix and even a horror movie-inspired hole with the IT clown and Annabelle doll inside, each and every hole imitates a part of our history or clips from the creative arts in a truly realistic manner.
Golf Fang is part of the Big Fang Collective who already host venues across Liverpool, Newcastle, Birmingham and Glasgow, include Golf Fang, Ghetto Golf and Birdies Bar but Golf Fang Sheffield is the latest (and most exciting in our opinion) to be added to the collection.
Golf Fang’s co-founder, Kip Piper, said: “I usually say this about all of our venues but the Sheffield venue really is going to be our biggest and most spectacular venue yet.”
“Our aim is to raise the bar within the hospitality and leisure sector by changing the way the UK enjoys itself and we are excited to see how our guests will interact with this incredible space we have created in the heart of Sheffield. It’s been a huge labour of love for us“.
Once you’ve attempted eighteen hole-in-ones, there will be plenty of time to grab a drink from Big Fang’s tropical Birdies Bar or a bite to eat from one of the many street vendors inside the building.
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The new opening is set to bring some of the biggest and best street food brands to the city, giving local food vendors from in and around Sheffield the opportunity to thrive in the multi-vendor food hall.
Having only just opened to the public, this crazy golf, drinking and dining experience is going to be around a one hour journey from Leeds city centre, but you can bet we’ll be making the trip over to our Yorkshire neighbours to sample all these is to offer.
For more information, including how to book your visit to the huge 18 hole course, visit the Golf Fang website or head over to John Street from Saturday 9 April to give it your best shot.
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Sheffield
Europe’s biggest purpose-built food hall has just opened in Sheffield
Cambridge Street Collective is unlike any food hall you've seen before, and luckily for us it's just a short train ride away in Sheffield.
If you're looking to get out of the city this summer, then we have the perfect day out for you.
And that's because our wonderful nearby city of Sheffield has just become home to Europe's biggest purpose-built food hall, and it is absolutely mega.
Cambridge Street Collective is a spectacular 29,000 square foot venue that can seat a whopping 1,200 visitors, showcasing food from across the globe.
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But it's not just about the food, the masterminds behind the new opening have seriously thought of everything.
From a floating stage that hosts live music to a Japanese-themed cocktail bar with a rooftop overlooking the city, you could easily spend hours in here exploring.
But now, onto the food.
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Malaysian dosas, Ethiopian cuisine, Detroit pizzas, Mexica tacos, the list goes on - you can take your tastebuds from one corner of the globe to another all under one roof.
There's also an entire room dedicated to traditional dim sum, a kitted out cookery school and a build your own hot pot station.
Drinks wise there are four bars serving cocktails, craft ales and everything in between, three rooftop terraces and a specialist Japanese drinking den serving highballs and whiskey.
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And it still doesn't stop there, there's a Korean photo booth and even a sand pit for the kids to play in whilst you enjoy.
Not only is it a great spot to relax with friends and enjoy some food and drink, but it's also a top place to work in during the day alongside likeminded people.
Unlimited coffee for £6? You can't say no to that.
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They're open seven days a week, and we assure you it's well worth the 50 minute train over from Leeds.
Yorkshire has been named in top places to live in the UK for first time buyers
Sophie Smith
If you're looking to buy a house this year - this might be some welcoming news.
The Co-operative Bank has revealed the most affordable places to buy a house in the UK and three major Yorkshire cities have made it to the top six.
Both Sheffield and Leeds have average house prices lower than the national average (which is now £264,400 as of December 2023, according to Zoopla), and were thought to be the fifth and sixth best cities for first time buyers.
To find out the best cities for first time buyers, The Co-operative Bank made a list of the 30 most populated cities in the UK. Each city was then scored and ranked according to a range of metrics, including:
Average house price
Average conveyancing costs
Average surveying costs
Average stamp duty costs
Crime safety index score
Traffic index score
Life satisfaction score
This found that both Sheffield and Leeds had a similar crime safety index score of around 43, placing them between Plymouth and Stoke-on-Trent, but when it came to traffic, Leeds was 32 points higher than its South Yorkshire comparison.
House prices differ slightly: £222,570 is the average in Sheffield and £246,026 in Leeds, and both placed a life satisfaction score of 7.3-7.5/10.
Leeds is ranked the sixth best city. / Images: Unsplash
Sheffield is ranked the fifth top place for first time buyers.
London is unsurprisingly the most expensive city for first time buyers in the UK, with the total average spend adding up to a huge £547,560. Bristol is the second-most expensive city (£353,033), followed by Edinburgh (£346,293), Reading (£332,283) and Southend-on-Sea (£327,729).
At the other end of the scale, another Yorkshire city can be found when solely comparing house prices. Kingston upon Hull was found to be the second-most affordable spot, offering a total cost of £140,814 around £5,000 less than, Blackpool with a total average price of £135,995 (including additional costs like conveyancing).
Sophie Smith -
7th April 2022 
