WATT BAR

If you’re looking for a place with upbeat music, cooling draughts and shaded retreats, the Watt Bar beer garden is the place to go. From their spacious outdoor area featuring bi-fold doors to their amazing sun trap perfect for catching afternoon sunshine, the Watt Bar beer garden offers an atmosphere perfect for this scorching weather. Whether you’re with your friends, family or riding solo, the upbeat music and beautiful greenery create the perfect environment to get you through the hot summer days. 

THE GARDENERS REST

Labelled one of the best and most unique outdoor drinking spaces in Sheffield, The Gardeners Rest beer garden is one we would highly recommend. As the garden sits directly on the banks of the River Don, it offers idyllic and peaceful riverside views to enjoy as well as a fairytale-like atmosphere, often described as an ‘Alice in Wonderland style labyrinth.’ Littered with industrial relics used as plant pots, stained glass panels and giant flower lamps, The Gardeners Rest is the place to go if you’re looking for a lively, yet cosy feel this summer. 

THE NURSERY TAVERN

The Nursery Tavern has also been deemed ‘one of the best outdoor pub spaces in Sheffield’ due to its massive lively area that gets very popular as summer arrives. The garden features a giant ‘mammoth-sized’ TV, making it a prime destination for sports fans, especially as the world cup is taking place, as well as its incredible seating variety including picnic tables, private cabanas and covered booths. If you’re looking for a beer garden with a great community and even better value (such as their ‘noughties happy hour’ deals), it’s the place to be.

KAPITAL

Kapital is often praised for its incredible entertainment, offering DJs, live bands and regular performers such as Sharon Dreadz and James B Stephens. This paired alongside its venue design (stretching over two floors, featuring multiple bars and its stylish restaurant area) makes it a memorable spot to catch up with friends whilst enjoying the hot afternoon sunshine. 

EARL’S YARD

Newly-located in the city centre, Earl’s Yard beer garden provides a vibrant mix of massive screens for live sports, and rotating street food that makes it stand out as a top spot for an open-air beer garden. It often features a dedicated live stage and two massive LED screens that are heavily used for major sporting events (such as the World Cup). 

FROG & PARROT

Positioned directly on Division Street, the front patio to the Frog and Parrot serves as a sun trap during midday. Designed with the traditional wooden bench seating, it is the perfect spot for people-watching whilst soaking up the blazing sun. The rear beer garden, however, is more enclosed. With its smaller, more isolated pockets of seating, the backyard beer garden is the perfect place if you want a quieter area to chat with friends and family. 

THE FORUM

Through its open-air lounge featuring stylish furniture and large umbrellas, The Forum beer terrace functions as a great spot to meet for daytime cocktails and pre-club drinks. 

THE RUTLAND ARMS

The Rutland Arms’beer garden functions as a popular area located right in the middle of the City Centre. Its exquisite urban greenery such as its large wooden benches surrounded by cascading plants and its vibrant street art featuring striking murals makes it the location perfect for a calming evening. 

KELU

The terrace of Kelu’s popular beer garden features a modern retractable awning, allowing the space to transition into a sun soaked, open air lounge for customers. This paired alongside its heavy greenery, ambient lighting and wicker seating builds a serene and radiant atmosphere perfect for summer. 

THE WASHINGTON

The Washington is highly regarded due to its spacious, modernized beer garden. Its courtyard seating capacity littered with picnic benches that maximise space and creates an atmosphere perfect for the sweltering weather.