Have been to both Nottingham & Sheffield many times.My point was one of the criteria apparently was green spaces so if you compare Sunderland to say Nottingham or Sheffield it probably would not score as well in that regard.But obviously Nottingham and Sheffield don’t have great beaches unlike Sunderland so therefore the city is at a disadvantage( unless they have counted beaches in with green spaces)
Lived in Sheffield previously. The main area is near the Town Hall which is similar to Keel Square. Think the nearest park is Weston Park which is about a mile away near the University.
It doesn’t have to necessarily be in the centre though does it-the criteria just is green spaces within the city.I just chose those two cities at random as they have no beaches-I could have said Derby and Bradford
I think Sheffield after Glasgow is the 'greenest' city in the UK (was on some poll or other) I think Sunderland is very green tbh, you can go from Mowbray to Herrington Parks and only have sporadic houses and roads in between and that includes the very edge of the city centre, if you drive over the A19 bridge and look west it's amazing how much trees and greenery there is (Penshaw/Cox Green/Washington) and doesn't include the various riverside walks which unlike Newcastle isn't overly built up, whoever wrote the article if they have been here didn't spend much time researching that's obvious.Nottingham has
Nottingham Arboretum - Visit Nottinghamshire
A historic, beautifully maintained park that is home to an important collection of over 800 trees, award winning Nottingham Arboetum is Nottingham's…www.visit-nottinghamshire.co.uk
But Sheffield is quite industrial, that said it is only a few mile drive from the peak district
Fuck tourist income
Not what I said, and not as simple and argument. But yeah go with the article.
Obviously never been to Middlesbrough
