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Sheffield Milk Trail

Thursday 20th March 2025 until Thursday 10th April 2025

What is the Milk Trail?

The Sheffield Milk Trail is a free, family-friendly activity that encourages you to explore Sheffield while visiting breastfeeding-friendly venues.

Whether you're breastfeeding or just want to show your support, the trail is for everyone. 

How to Take Part

  1. Pick up your Milk Trail map at any Family Hub in Sheffield, or download one online.
  2. The map includes a quiz about mammals and their milk.
  3. Visit the eight breastfeeding-friendly venues around the city and find the answers to the quiz questions.
  4. Record your answers on the map.
  5. Hand in your completed map at any Family Hub to receive your sticker and enter into a free prize draw

Who Can Take Part?

Anyone! You don’t need to be breastfeeding or supporting someone who is. This trail is for anyone who wants to help raise awareness about breastfeeding-friendly places and support families across Sheffield.

Breastfeeding in Sheffield

We're proud that 58% of babies in Sheffield receive some form of breast milk at 6 weeks old – higher than the national average! The Milk Trail is part of our efforts to keep improving breastfeeding support in our city.

Breastfeeding is proven to be the healthiest form of nutrition for babies in their early weeks, months and beyond. Breastfeeding helps with brain development and supports babies’ immune systems. It can also provide a range of health benefits for the mother too.

Breastfeeding friendly venues

Thanks to some of our breastfeeding friendly venues for their support with our milk trail.

In Sheffield, we are very lucky to have the support of so many businesses and public spaces that recognise how important it is for anyone who breastfeeds to feel confident and comfortable when breastfeeding in public.
Look out for the ‘Breastfeeding Friendly’ stickers in the window of local breastfeeding-friendly places.


And remember, you have a legal right to breastfeed anywhere.


If you wish to sign your public space up to the Breastfeeding Friendly Award, please complete this short form:

https://forms.office.com/e/GLTj2gcBVL

Prize Draw

Hand in your completed map by the end of April 2025 to your local Family Hub to be entered into the prize draw.

Prizes include: 

  • 2 tickets to a Sheffield United Game
  • 2 tickets to a Sheffield Wednesday Game
  • Family Tickets to Sheffield Steelers 
  • and more.....

Hull City Council launched a similar Milk Trail in 2024 and we thank them for the inspiration. 

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