Away-day planner

Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Everything an away end needs at Bramall Lane — the route, the safe pub, and the detour worth making. Built around the full 2026–27 Championship fixture list with local event and transport alerts.

Full Sheffield Utd guide

Selected date

Sat 24 Oct

12:30 · v Derby

Ground

Bramall Lane

Capacity 32,050

Away end

Bramall Lane End

approx. 3,000

Travel

Sheffield

15 min

Your matchday card

Sheffield Utd v Derby

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · 12:30 · Bramall Lane

Kick-off 12:30
  • Leave home

    3h journey each way

    07:00

  • Pub / food

    Time for a pint and a bite

    10:00

  • At the ground

    Beat the turnstile queues

    11:30

  • In your seat

    Warm-up and team news

    12:10

Times are a guide from the published kick-off — always allow extra for engineering works and matchday road closures.

Stylised illustration of Bramall Lane in Sheffield
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Getting there

  • Walk from Sheffield stationFifteen minutes uphill via Shoreham Street; well used by away fans.
  • SupertramBlue and Purple routes stop at Sheffield station and Granville Road nearby.
  • ParkingQ-Park Charles Street or the station car parks; the streets by the ground are residents-only.
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Safe away spots

  • The Sheaf ViewHeeley pub with a strong beer list, a 15-minute walk from the ground and relaxed about colours. Map
  • Kelham IslandThe city's best food and beer quarter, 20 minutes from Bramall Lane. Map
  • London RoadExcellent Chinese, Turkish and Yemeni restaurants five minutes from the away end. Map
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Worth the detour

Stylised illustration of Winter Garden and Millennium Gallery

Winter Garden and Millennium Gallery

Both free, both beside each other in the centre.

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Kelham Island Museum

Industrial Sheffield, including the River Don Engine in steam.

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Peak District edge walks

Twenty minutes by bus to Ringinglow for a pre-match hill walk.

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Off the beaten track

Lower-profile pubs, cafés and corners the locals keep to themselves.

  • The Sheffield Tap

    Restored Edwardian refreshment room inside the station, with a brewhouse behind the bar.

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  • Kelham Island taprooms

    Former steelworks quarter full of small breweries and food yards.

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  • Sheffield General Cemetery

    Overgrown Gothic burial ground turned nature reserve, a short walk from Bramall Lane.

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Transport alert

Early televised kick-off

A 12:30 start usually means leaving before the first fast train of the day — pubs near the ground may not open until 11:00.

Ground note

Steel City derby fixtures carry police restrictions and often early kick-offs — expect coach travel to be enforced.

Ground note

The walk from the station is steeper than it looks on a map.

What the day will cost

Rough guide for a trip to Sheffield

Rough advance return fare per person

  • Travel£53
  • Away ticket£30
  • Drinks (3 pints)£16
  • Food on the day£14

Each person

£112

Group of 2

£225

Estimates only — fuel at 16p a mile, pints at £5.20, and walk-up rail fares can be far higher than advance singles.

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