This year's 28th BSOA Annual Scientific Meeting will be hosted from Cutlers Hall in Sheffield

on Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th November 2025



Address

The Cutlers' Hall, 7-15 Church Street, Sheffield S1 1HG



Address

The Cutlers' Hall, 7-15 Church Street, Sheffield S1 1HG

 

By Road

  • Leave the M1 at Junction 33 and follow the A630/A57 (Sheffield Parkway) to Sheffield to the Park Square Roundabout.
  • Follow the lane marked ‘City A61N’ at the fourth exit, keeping Pond’s Forge Swimming & Leisure Centre on your left, follow signs to the Theatres/Hallam University.
  • Travel up the hill through the first set of traffic lights, at the next set of traffic lights, veer right, you will pass the Poundland store on your left. PLEASE NOTE: road is signposted access only, but travel up this road for 150-200 yards and Cutlers’ Hall is on your left opposite Sheffield Cathedral.
  • The Cutlers’ Hall has big silver doors.
  • What three words – ///shape.meal.frame

 

Car Parking

QPark:

We can also offer discounted car parking with a number of QPark car parks across the City, Please see details of the car parks below and how to redeem your discounted parking:

  • Get 50% discount on parking at Q-Park Charles Street and Q-Park Rockingham Street when you pre-book using the code CHCS50 through their website: www.q-park.co.uk.
    Q-Park is open 24/7 and features PaSS Technology (Automated Number Plate Recognition) for seamless entry and exit.
    Selected sites also offer convenient electric vehicle charging stations – for more information on how to use these facilities, click here.

 

By Train

  • The Cutlers’ Hall is located 800 metres from Sheffield’s Railway Station, a short walk (0.6 miles or approximate 15 minute walk) or taxi journey (9 minutes) away.

 

By Tram

  • The tram can also be boarded at Sheffield railway station which drops off directly in front of the Hall.
  • The nearest tram stop is Cathedral Station, opposite the venue.

 

By Air

There are several airports within close proximity to Sheffield that can be used for travelling to the venue:

  • Manchester (MAN) - The closest major airport with direct train connections to Sheffield, making it a convenient option for travel. 
  • Leeds Bradford (LBA) - Located about an hour's drive from Sheffield, accessible by train or car.
  • East Midlands (EMA) - Also within a reasonable drive or train journey from Sheffield, offering another option for flights.

 

Source: cutlershall.co.uk


Novotel Sheffield Centre

4 star hotel

Average nightly rate, GBP: 96.00

Distance to the ASM venue: 0.5 miles / 10 minute walk

 

Best Western Plus Quays Hotel, Sheffield

4 star hotel

Average nightly rate, GBP: 105.00

Distance to the ASM venue: 0.6 miles / 12 minute walk

 

Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria, Sheffield

4 star hotel

Average nightly rate, GBP: 97.57

Distance to the ASM venue: 0.6 miles / 13 minute walk

 

DoubleTree by Hilton, Sheffield

4 star hotel

Average nightly rate, GBP: 154.00

Distance to the ASM venue: 1.1 miles / 24 minute walk

 

Halifax Hall Hotel, Sheffield

4 star hotel

Average nightly rate, GBP: 100.00

Distance to the ASM venue: 1.9 miles / 9 minute drive

 

Ibis, Sheffield

3 star hotel

Average nightly rate, GBP: 78.00

Distance to the ASM venue: 0.4 miles / 7 minute walk

 

Jonas Hotel, Sheffield

2 star hotel

Average nightly rate, GBP: 60.00

Distance to the ASM venue: 1.9 miles / 9 minute drive

 

Leonardo Hotel, Sheffield

4 star hotel

Average nightly rate, GBP: 115.00

Distance to the ASM venue: 0.5 miles / 11 minute walk

 

Leopold Hotel, Sheffield

4 star hotel

Average nightly rate, GBP: 105.00

Distance to the ASM venue: 0.1 miles / 3 minute walk

 

Mercure Sheffield Kenwood Hall & Spa, Sheffield

4 star hotel

Average nightly rate, GBP: 82.00

Distance to the ASM venue: 1.8 miles / 10 minute drive

 

Mercure St. Paul's Hotel, Sheffield

4 star hotel

Average nightly rate, GBP: 140.00

Distance to the ASM venue: 0.3 miles / 6 minute walk


Theatres

The Crucible and Lyceum are sibling venues, both Grade II listed... One’s a concrete build that’s very much a product of the 1970s, hosting world championship snooker and forward-thinking theatre, while the other’s a refurbished fairy tale Edwardian palace, the home to touring West End productions...

More information is available at welcometosheffield.co.uk

Source: welcometosheffield.co.uk

 

Chatsworth House

The home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire is set in the magnificent landscape of Derbyshire's Peak District National Park. The 1000 acre park and the farm-shop and its restaurant are open all year round. Chatsworth has a long tradition of welcoming local people and holiday makers from around the world...

More information is available at welcometosheffield.co.uk

Source: welcometosheffield.co.uk

 

Peak District

Right at the heart of England… The Peak District’s very special qualities are well known to the people who live in the towns and cities that surround the National Park but for visitors from further away, whether from Britain or abroad, the magic of the Peak District is just waiting to be discovered...

More information is available at welcometosheffield.co.uk

Source: welcometosheffield.co.uk

 

Peace Gardens

A central point for ambling through the city, the Winter Garden’s northern exit takes you directly to Sheffield’s theatreland in Tudor Square (the largest theatre complex outside of London), while leave to the south, and you’ll walk straight into the splendour of the Peace Gardens.

More information is available at welcometosheffield.co.uk

Source: welcometosheffield.co.uk

 

Meadowhall

Yorkshire's largest shopping centre! Just off junction 34 of the M1, Meadowhall is one of the UK's leading retail and leisure destinations...

More information is available at welcometosheffield.co.uk

Source: welcometosheffield.co.uk

 

Sheffield Winter Garden

Sheffield's impressive multi award-winning Winter Garden is one of the largest temperate glasshouses to be built in the UK during the last hundred years and is the largest urban glasshouse anywhere in Europe...

More information is available at welcometosheffield.co.uk

Source: welcometosheffield.co.uk

 

Sheffield Cathedral

Sheffield Cathedral is the oldest building in Sheffield still in daily use.  Formerly the Parish Church of Sheffield, it was granted Cathedral status in 1914 – however the history of Christianity on this site goes back over 1000 years...

More information is available at welcometosheffield.co.uk

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Kelham Island

Along lanes that cross the River Don, it's these buildings that give the area its distinct charm, except now they house everything from indie shopping arcades and food halls to microbreweries and galleries, while striking street art intersperses the spaces in-between...

More information is available at welcometosheffield.co.uk

Source: welcometosheffield.co.uk